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…
You’ve got to admit, these things look like something you might see used decoratively in someone’s home! Technically, these things are known as tentacled polyps (sounds like something that might be removed from your colon!) that have formed little communities and joined together to create these cool-looking formations. It’s too bad these have to be hidden away underwater since it would really be cool to things like this growing in your backyard.
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.

