mental illness The bizarre mystery of "prairie madness" Jennifer Sandlin

new orleans Earliest known footage of New Orleans surfaces after decades-long search Rusty Blazenhoff

History Old folks born in the 19th century say hello from 1934 Séamus Bellamy

elderly Incredible footage from 1929 of old folks born in the 1800s Rusty Blazenhoff

cold Before refrigeration, one obsessive Boston guy sold winter to the tropics Jason Weisberger

marine biology Workers opened a whale in 1937 and found something inside that still doesn't have a name Ellsworth Toohey

Science No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow Ellsworth Toohey

History Get a university-level education on buried viking treasure for free Séamus Bellamy

art Ancient Peruvian textile features a feline spirit Popkin

History 18th-century Brits installed real hermits in their gardens as ornamental features Ellsworth Toohey

art Artist paints Lovecraft's Great Old Ones into all 46 of Hokusai's woodblock prints Ellsworth Toohey

History Clermont-Ferrand's cathedral is built entirely from black lava stone Popkin

books New book collects the weirdest forgotten stories of printing history Ellsworth Toohey

iceland 1893 photo shows man standing inside a volcanic "spiracle" in iceland Popkin

mcdonalds Hamburglar McWeevil joins "freaking creepy" Ronald McWeevil in Enterprise, AL Jennifer Sandlin

Science Beautiful scientific drawings that changed how we understand the brain Popkin

art Artist makes "schizophrenia simulation videos" to show others what its like Mark Frauenfelder

News Your immune system activates just by seeing sick faces, research shows Ellsworth Toohey

History Restoration of "Victorian biscuit tin" painting reveals 1570s masterpiece depicting Isabella de Medici Rob Beschizza

dog 35 stunning 19th-century portraits of people and their beloved dogs Popkin