Friday, July 4, 2025

Weekend Link Dump

 


The Strange Company staffers wishes all our fellow Americans a happy Independence Day!


The dark side of the Tower of London.

The dark side of small town America.

A 16th century manuscript about Robin Hood.

The mock mayor of Stroud Green.

Once upon a time, there was an ancient Roman with really freaking big feet.

Something that is not--in no shape or form, absolutely not, no way in hell--a photo of a Native American with a wolf.  So there.

The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916.

Neanderthal "fat factories."

A deadly circus fire.

The unsolved murder of an unidentified man.

July-related customs and folklore.

A very shocking teacher.

Remembering a cat's summertime.

The real Lady Macbeth.

A destitute man gets aid from the India Office.

The tragedy of the human lightning rods.

Forgotten figures of the American Revolution.

So, basically, we have no idea why we call it "iceberg lettuce."

How Ancient Greeks thought you should throw a dinner party.

Fats Domino and Hurricane Katrina.

An ancient temple from a lost civilization.

The myth of Phineas Gage.

The artists who promoted the American Revolution.

A forgotten explorer.

A brief history of Tarot.

Anarchism in 19th century France.

A radical hostess.

The science behind Agatha Christie's poisons.

How Ice Age people harvested teeth.

The oldest known mummy.

The female doctors of WWI.

Could the Epic of Gilgamesh be even older than we thought?

That's it for this week!  See you on Monday, when we'll look at a mysterious serial poisoner.  In the meantime, here's a rendition of the national anthem I remember from '77.

1 comment:

  1. Agatha Christie knew her poisons. Her plots were ingenious, but her continuity and the editing of her books sometimes bothered me. The "Wisconsin Death Trip" is a spooky story. As for the giant Roman feet, maybe they came from one family, a set of brothers who had enlisted in the army...

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