Category: Interesting Stories

Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada is known for its beautiful desert vistas, sand dunes, deep valleys, and extremely hot weather. It is also known for rocks that seemingly move on their own. These ambulatory rocks have been the subject of much debate and mystery, so much so that they have been named […]

Throughout the 1970s, a rash of bizarre incidents occurred in western states of the U.S. that involved the untimely deaths of cattle and other farm animals. Animals dying on farms is nothing new, but the manner in which they died was. These animals were often found with some of their organs removed, seemingly with medical […]

During the late 1970s and early ’80s, Americans’ love of all things kitsch combined with optimism for the year 2000 to create what was perhaps one of the most bizarre chapters in American pop culture and architectural history—the Xanadu houses. You see, in the late 1970s, most of us were under the impression that by […]

In northern Chile and the extreme southern tip of Peru is the six-hundred-mile strip of land known as the Atacama Desert. It is by far the driest place on the planet, receiving less precipitation than even the polar regions. Very little grows in this desert and some areas can go decades without seeing any measurable […]

You’ve no doubt heard or used the phrase “raise the tally” or “split the tally” plenty of times. Even if you don’t know the origin of these terms, you can probably gather from the context that they have something to with accounting and are often money related. A tally refers to a count, but it […]

Today, Major League Baseball pitchers are known for their power, striking out batters with pitches that register around one hundred miles per hour. Sure, they throw the occasional curveball, slider, and changeup to keep the hitters guessing, but the majority of top pitchers rely on their fastball. But this hasn’t always been the case. As […]

Before the First Transcontinental Railroad was finished in America in 1869, pioneers in the 1840s and ’60s who wanted to travel from the east to the newly developed territory of California had to do so on a “wagon train.” The wagon trains were led by experienced frontiersmen and military veterans who knew the rugged west […]

The circumcision of male children is ritually required in the Jewish religion and has become common among all religious communities in the United States over the last fifty years. The practice has its supporters and detractors: Supporters claim it is hygienic, while those against circumcision claim that the benefits are negligible and the procedure runs […]

On August 8, 1963, a gang of well-organized criminals robbed the Royal Mail train headed from Glasgow, Scotland to London, England of £2.6 million, or about $3.2 million. This daring heist became known around the world as the “Great Train Robbery” and was the subject of numerous movies, books, and documentaries. Most of those involved […]

Modern Western society is often highly sexually charged, pitting men against women. We can see these dynamics play out in our homes and families. No doubt, if you are a man reading this who has been in a serious relationship with a woman, you know how these things can happen. I’m not being judgmental here, […]