Weekend Link Dump

 

"The Witches' Cove," Follower of Jan Mandijn

Our host for this week's Link Dump is Edwin!

I know nothing more about him, but he was obviously quite a charmer.

What the hell is the Baltic Sea Anomaly?

Where the hell is Mata Hari's head?

Why you wouldn't want to encounter ancient Indian snakes.

I admit, I like this guy's flair for self-promotion.

The hoax that got Franklin Pierce accused of treason.

So, kids, don't mess with ancient mummies.  Or elephants.

Uncovering an ancient city in Tonga.

Some lost, stolen, and unreleased music.

A haunted Louisiana courthouse.

The horror at Hillcrest School.

Prisons that have unusual rules.

The death of the publishing industry.

The King and the Vasa Knife Incident.

That time when over 29,000 pizzas were buried alive.

Getting the obituary right.

A look at 16th century "Spittle Fields."

A look at England's 1604 Witchcraft Act.

One of the odder "lost civilization" theories.

The origins of "flash in the pan."

Celebrating Passover during the American Civil War.

The sort of items that were unclaimed in the Bombay Custom House in the mid 19th century.

The oldest curse word in the English language.

Related: The oldest writing in the English language.

Quaker women gone wild.

Why the U.S. was unprepared for the Battle of the Atlantic.

The belief that animals have consciousness.  I'd actually be shocked if they didn't.

A famed 18th century opera singer.

The oldest known example of Neanderthal culture.

What makes a castle?

Yet another marriage that ends in murder.

Portraits of 1920s Londoners.

That's it for this week!  See you on Monday, when we'll look at a legendary ballerina's Fortean encore.  In the meantime, here's some Handel.