When Summer Never Came: The Global Chill After Mount Tambora’s Cataclysm
— April 28, 2026In 1816, much of the world experienced a year so strange and unsettling that…
Don’t be asking why we are picking creatures with names that contain words like “frilly” and “leafy,” OK? Now that that’s settled, let’s get back to business. Where camouflage is concerned, this guy would be hard to beat! He looks a bit like a living ghillie suit (look it up). Looking more like a casual bit of seaweed floating about in the waves, this stealthy critter has no predators, which leaves us wondering if that is because it’s so well camouflaged or whether nothing finds it tasty enough to eat, which would make the camouflage somewhat pointless. Before our heads explode, we’ll leave you with the fact that this is creature that’s found in the waters around Australia.
In 1816, much of the world experienced a year so strange and unsettling that…
On a chilly November morning in 1970, a 45-foot, eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore…
In the rolling hills of Bath County, Kentucky, an ordinary spring day in 1876…
Odd or what? That, presumably, is a matter of opinion, but despite your thoughts regarding what's found here, you know you just have to look! We scour the web looking for things that make you question your own version of reality and present them here for your perusal.

