Some moments in history make you wonder whether the universe is just playing tricks on us. There are events so bizarre, so ...

I don't care what the jocks in movies say — historical events are always cool to learn about. So, when I saw this post on the popular Ask Reddit page from user day-tripper96 asking, "What's a bizarre ...

A woman in Strasbourg began dancing in the street and couldn’t stop in 1518. Within days, dozens joined her in compulsive dancing. Within a month, approximately four hundred people danced ...

During a population explosion between 1800 and the 1850s, London found itself in a rather dire situation. The 2.5 million population at the time meant that the city had outgrown its waste disposal ...

1."In 1920, President Paul Deschanel of France fell through the window of the train while traveling on the Orient Express. He stumbled up to the nearest signal box in his pajamas and told the ...