Every structure serves a purpose, even if that purpose is just to look pretty. With some buildings, however, you might find yourself at a loss when trying to divine why they’re there. Certain structures are built for such hyperspecific reasons that they end up looking completely alien. In other cases, you can tell what the …
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Some kinds of accidents happen every day. Every so often, though, unfortunate events come together in a way that feels less like reality and more like a cruel, universal prank. When the stars align just wrong, everyday items can turn deadly, normally benign natural phenomena become killers, and usually reliable machines fail horribly. That, or …
Have you ever heard of these crazy instruments? Or maybe you have played some of them and have something to add to the list! Hydraulophone Imagine an instrument played by sticking your fingers into streams of water. A hydraulophone uses flowing water to control sound, making it look more like a bizarre scientific experiment than …
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It’s not nice to call someone ugly. Fortunately, animals won’t understand or care if we do so. There are plenty of critters out in the wild whose looks don’t exactly align with human aesthetic preferences. Of course, each of them looks the way it does for a reason and might be very attractive to members …
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The loss of human life is a tragedy, but it does make for a good story. Some of the most popular tales ever written are absolutely littered with cruel and unusual deaths. However, you don’t need to go into the realm of fantasy to find bizarre ways to die. Some people die in just such …
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Every dog is a good dog. But that doesn’t mean some of them aren’t a little weird. Since their ancient domestication, dogs have been bred for wildly varying tasks. This has resulted in some distinctly unusual pooches. Yet, they’re still good dogs. Here’s a look at eight strange dogs that you may not have known …
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Strange islands are a staple of seafaring literature. You never know what shipwrecked sailors, treasure-hiding pirates, and other salty sea dogs might find upon landing on an unknown island. As bizarre as those tales might be, they’re not always all that far from reality. There are some truly weird islands out there on the seven …
Many eras of human history have been recorded as having been particularly strange. However, you don’t need a span of many years for things to get weird. Sometimes it takes just one particularly bizarre day. Whether it’s due to politics, natural events, or something you’d never see coming, some days have gone down in history …
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These wild brain things can actually happen and that makes them even more wild. Do you think you know what they are? The Belief That You’re Already Dead: Cotard’s Delusion Some people with Cotard’s delusion genuinely believe they have died. They may insist that their organs are missing, their body has stopped functioning, or that …
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Remember Google Glass? If not, I can’t blame you. It was a short-lived, futuristic device in the mid-2010s that was supposed to integrate a computer into eyeglasses, allowing you to perform searches and such wherever you went. The Glass died, partially because the technology just wasn’t there yet. Now, it is – and that’s becoming …
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