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| "The Witches' Cove," Follower of Jan Mandijn |
Enjoy this week's links!
There'll be a winter skating party afterwards!
I don't care what they say; I refuse to eat soup that is older than I am.
The "Old Shakespeare" murder case.
A very well-traveled Viking woman.
Some new photos of Saturn's moons.
When you think you have a mysterious 280 million year old fossil but you find that all you have is a bunch of black paint. Bummer.
The last place you want to go for a pleasure cruise.
This may be our oldest story.
The legends surrounding a Los Angeles bunker.
The history of "The Muffin Man."
A 12-year-old just invented a death ray, which should ensure him the title of Schoolkid Least Likely to Be Bullied. I'll bet he gets a raise in his allowance whenever he wants, too.
A human fossil discovery that helps prove we really don't know jack about our history.
Bang Go, the dog of FDNY Engine 56.
The codpiece, that fashion fad which inspired a million smutty jokes.
The birth of the modern detective.
How we came to say, "Don't sweat the small stuff."
The significance of an ancient Roman egg.
A reclusive New York heiress.
America's oldest legible, dated tombstone.
The lesser-known side of Sojourner Truth.
Why we "sweat like a pig."
Peru's Ransom Room.
Owls are weird. Probably even weirder than you think.
The first couturier.
A post for everyone who hates Valentine's Day.
Florence's last Medici heir.
The adventures of an archaeological journalist.
A mysterious phantom isle.
A Scottish monkey is vanquished by Yorkshire pudding.
In search of the lost aviators of WWII.
The priest who invented bulletproof vests.
A history of toilet paper.
A history of Leap Year marriage proposals.
The life of Cecily of York.
How Carnival is celebrated around the world.
That's all for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at a particularly odd kidnapping of a child. In the meantime, here's some Handel.
A most interesting story of the Pleides; can a myth sustain itself for 100,000 years? Vidocq is an interesting fellow. I'm surprised a tv series hasn't been created to ruin the fascinating truth of the man's career. Hurrah for the Electress Anna Maria Luisa! She was a woman who knew the artistic value of art - which is a rare thing among people. And there is something particularly unsettling about axe-murders, I think, as opposed to other kinds. Shiver...
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