Just in time for the spoopy season, the Lizzie Borden house is back on the market. It’s not the house where the infamous murders took place, but Maplecroft. It’s where Borden lived in Fall River, following her acquittal for the ax-murder of her parents. It sold most recently in 2018 to Donald Woods and Leeann …
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In the public mind, Japan is often perceived as a place where weird stuff goes down. The stereotype is not entirely misplaced, what with all the drive-through haunted houses and men-only naked festivals. But this time, they may have crossed some border of good taste. A group of artists and architects from Japan has designed …
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Do you know where dumplings originate? What about cheeseburgers? Here are a bunch of your favorite foods and where they’re from, because, who doesn’t want to talk about food? Cheeseburgers No one can specifically agree which state the cheeseburger came from in the United States, but one thing we can agree on is that it …
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Curious how the other half lives? Want to live as the other half live? Make a move to one of these small towns in America. According to Bloomberg’s Richest Places index, these are the richest of the rich. They’re the towns where a $500,000/year salary is paltry. Okay, so maybe you don’t want actually to …
Drones flying overhead are commonplace in my neighborhood. According to my neighbors on Nextdoor, they’re either a creepy violation of privacy or just a fun hobby for families. A drone has followed me while walking my dogs occasionally or hovered over my backyard while I’m gardening. I found it uncomfortable but not creepy. At least, …
Imagine you’re reading the morning newspaper and you hit the classifieds section. Or if you’re too modern for that, maybe you’re on Craigslist. Suddenly, you notice a strange ad. A Wild West town for sale, lightly used, comes with a saloon. Alright, that’s an exaggeration, but it’s not too far from reality. For the meager …
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Eating out is such a thing of normalcy. Or at least it was until COVID, when all restaurants, bars, and eateries shut down. Many businesses quickly went the way of takeout and curbside service, but now many localities are slowly allowing dining out. This is the perfect time to search out and eat at some …
Forget the Bermuda Triangle, have you heard of the Alaska Triangle? It’s the place where two thousand ordinary people a year disappear. It’s so strange and unexplained that the Travel channel made a show, The Alaska Triangle, to investigate weird occurrences like Bigfoot and UFOs. The 32,0000 square mile triangle cuts through the state’s middle, …
Whether you grew up in a weird place, moved to a weird place, or just know of a weird place, they are everywhere. Here are the weirdest places to live on Earth. 24 Hours of Day No, that’s not a typo. In Anchorage, between June 8 and July 5 there are 24 hours of daylight …
Eating out in a restaurant has become a distant memory of a simpler time before the terms “flatten the curve” and “essential workers” were part of our daily vernacular. If you’re lucky, your favorite restaurant is offering curbside pickup and delivery so you can still take a break from the constant drudgery of cooking three …
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