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What the hell are the carved stone balls of Scotland?
How the hell did Saladin die?
If you're a bilious noble, watch out for those bread crusts!
Watch out for those haunted forests!
Watch out for Gliese 710!
A wronged husband's bloody revenge.
19th century exercise programs for women.
Captain Cook's house, then and now.
A 19th century dog cemetery.
How a first-century Pope allegedly wound up in the trash bin.
Man is bamboozled by fortune teller. World's sympathy goes to fortune teller.
Of all the ways you don't want to be executed, this is probably at the top of the list.
Hunter S. Thompson was a wild and crazy guy. But I guess you didn't need a new book to tell you that.
A fountain that is a tribute to a dog.
The Irish rebels who fought for Israel.
A bit of real estate with a long history.
Beau Brummell, the first metrosexual.
Publicity stunt of the week.
How to eat like a Templar.
Ivan the Terrible's lost library.
Victorian etiquette for breaking engagements.
Using a Ouija board to solve a murder.
A nearly century-old disappearance may be solved.
Corporal punishment in Victorian England.
A wingless Queen Bee gets her own hotel. No, I'm describing the story quite literally.
A famed "silhouette artist."
If you're keeping a scorecard on human feet being washed up in British Columbia, it's time for an update.
Yes, there is a machine that resuscitates canaries.
Just so you know that people are spending their lives arguing about how many spaces to put after a period.
The rise and fall of the Queen of the Moulin Rouge.
Who doesn't love haunted asylums?
Shorter version: your salad sees you as the enemy.
The funeral service of a police dog.
The Robin Hood of Ceylon.
The bad news: we're not finding MH370. The good news: we're finding a whole lot of other stuff.
Dolphins are searching for alien life.
Carnivore horses.
Medieval fitness programs.
A mysterious case of attempted murder.
An ancient carriage burial.
Holidays of old London.
Daniel Defoe on ghosts.
Elvis Presley's senior prom.
Napoleon's favorite actor.
Ghosts give racing tips.
That's all for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll be looking at the legal hazards involving haunted real estate. In the meantime, let's consider the cat, Jeoffry:
Oh, I do so love Smart's poem for Jeoffry.
ReplyDeletecarved stone balls of Scotland = early fidget spinners?
ReplyDeleteIt's sad about Captain Cook's house; I suppose London's government has never been more callous than other local authorities when it comes to preserving the past, but it seems like it because they have so much more they should be saving. I have a book called 'Lost London', heavily illustrated, and it makes for sad reading.
ReplyDeleteThe Knights Templar, on the other hand, seemed to have eaten better than I do - but then, I don't have to fight hand-to-hand wearing sixty pounds of armour.