The Green Children of Woolpit: A Medieval Enigma
— April 17, 2026In the mid-12th century, during the tumultuous reign of King Stephen of England, the…
OK, so the fact that Becky Martz collects labels from bananas is a bit odd to begin with, but to learn that she has over 11,000 unique banana labels in her collection is just insane. Who knew there were that many companies that sell bananas or that many different types of bananas to be had? Or perhaps there aren’t even that many different types of bananas and perhaps companies that distribute bananas like to change their labels a lot. We were surprised enough to learn about Becky’s banana label collection, but we found it completely mind-blowing when we learned that she acquired many of her labels by trading with other banana label collectors! There’s more than one person in the world who collects banana labels? Who knew?
In the mid-12th century, during the tumultuous reign of King Stephen of England, the…
In the dead of winter 897, inside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, one…
Just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 1916, New Yorkers were jolted from…
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.

