This week's Link Dump is sponsored by these cats immortalized by Goya. I'm sure you'll agree they make perfect mascots for this blog.
What the hell happened at Masada?
What the hell happened to Greenland's Vikings?
What the hell was the "Tully Monster?"
Why the hell do we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
Where the hell is Zerzura?
Watch out for the Monster of Swatara Creek!
Watch out for the Monster of Osage River!
Watch out for the Sasquatch of Sunnyslope!
Watch out for the Sea Serpents of Cork!
Watch out for the Whyos!
Watch out for those tooth ants!
Watch out for those ghost planes!
The notorious Countess of Blessington.
How Lady Jane Franklin boosted polar exploration.
One of my favorites from this week: Tasteless funeral wreaths.
A look at Napoleon's son.
The hazards of pretending to be a ghost.
18th century nighties.
Some strange ancient animal burials.
The princess who wrote military history.
The dreadful lives of Georgian chimney sweeps.
How about a self-opening coffin?
Old English "spell books."
We are not alone! Well, maybe.
Science: "Hey, you know something? The Universe is really freaking weird." Me: "Well, duh."
Georgian-era female misers.
Some wills that rhymed.
A scandalous bachelor's ball.
A British soldier photographs 1930s India.
A famed 1903 road trip.
Medical folklore and public executions.
Wheelbarrows full of tripe, anyone?
Ale, sodomy, the noose, and a gravestone.
That time one Pope executed another.
Early 19th century child care tips.
An avoidable tragedy at sea.
The "Plymouth Hum" is upping its game.
The minister and the marquise.
Victorian Paris ballerinas had to do a lot more than dance.
A police station with a haunted painting.
Photographing a death's head.
An Egyptian sacred cat rug.
A civilian's view of the Napoleonic Wars.
A how-to guide for witch bottles.
What we can learn from an ancient cauldron.
Indian soldiers in WWII.
A brief history of the tooth fairy.
1940s Americans loved their ghosts.
So now I need another excuse.
Mary, the saddest Tudor.
A particularly pesky ghost.
A tragic Icelandic witchcraft case.
That time people listened to radio on their telephones.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette quarrel.
Here. Just in case you're looking for one more thing to worry about.
This week in Russian Weird: that time they shot down a UFO.
And that's that for this week. See you on Monday, when we'll visit the world of opera. Here's a musical preview:
The photographs of 1930s India are interesting. I like photos of ordinary life; that's where the real history is.
ReplyDeleteAnd I recall how neat it was when I learned about 'Pancake Tursday' as a boy; learning that Mardi Gras meant 'Fat Tuesday' gave me a clue.
Lovely, lovely links . . . so much more nutritious than breakfast sausages. (Or sausage-shaped tofu items.)
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