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| "The Witches' Cove," Follower of Jan Mandijn |
Our host for this week, Strange Company HQ staffer Ernie, is enjoying the first week of spring.
One more time: What the hell was Oumuamua?
Who the hell was "Harriet Cole?"
How the hell did the Neanderthals die out?
Why suicide was a sin in medieval Europe.
Some stories about cats. (Warning: not all of them good.)
WWI's mercy dogs.
I love spicy food, but I don't think it should be an instrument of torture.
The hazards of visiting a New Zealand beach.
What it's like being a bartender in Antarctica.
The earliest known stone technologies are even older than we thought.
The earliest known wooden statue is even older than we thought.
While we're at it, the Black Death may have been even older than we thought.
Curing cancer with...carrots.
Money in medieval London.
The mansions of London's Strand.
A tale of a 'appy release.
So maybe it really is aliens.
Remembering the Goat Man.
The mystery of the disappearing Roman legion.
The "Tooth Fairy" and some 800-year-old bones.
A very strange psychic.
Some spectacular nature photos.
The Birdman of Stirling Castle.
That time Bach got into a sword fight.
The life of Jumbo the elephant.
A 1905 submarine disaster.
Tower of London graffiti.
The dogs of Old London.
A Los Angeles traffic jam from over 100 years ago:
A brief history of the harmonica.
A brief history of the refrigerator.
A police surgeon and a particularly grisly murder.
Another especially awful murder.
An interesting theory about the Egyptian pyramids.
Some manuscripts relating to the Franklin Expedition.
The mystery of the Flying Farmer.
Caesarean sections in the Georgian era.
The hanging of a child killer.
The hazards of courting Belle Gunness.
It only took 17 minutes to kill off Pompeii.
Some mysteries surrounding a suicide.
A quilt commemorating a convict ship.
Clever Hans the Wonder Horse.
That's a wrap for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at a murder mystery from Tudor England. In the meantime, here's another historical dance party.
It was great to read about the Goat Man. It really took me back in time. I never saw him but over the years i have met a few true originals who seem to live in a parallel world. Mostly they are "old-timers ". I hope there will always be a place for them.
ReplyDeleteA large number of interesting articles. The 'carrots for cancer' article was good. I have to say that that Dr Gibson was admirable: he knew what had to be done but was willing to try alternative medicine - something more modern surgeons seem more reluctant to do.
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