6 Bizarre Things People Have Invented and Patented

A patent is the highest seal of approval an inventor can hope for. It means you’ve created something no one’s done before, and you have the exclusive right to that design. People associate patents with decidedly high-brow, sophisticated inventions. But considering that anyone can apply for a patent for pretty much anything, that’s often not …

7 Most Bizarre Mythological Creatures from Around the World

When you think about mythological creatures, you’re probably picturing dragons, unicorns, dwarves, giants… You know, stuff you could find in your regular fantasy novel. But it’s a wide world out there, and the generic mythic creatures are only a small sliver of everything people have come up over the ages. And some of that other …