History The last Salem "witch" has been cleared Devin Nealy

COVID-19 My Life on the Road: The Jinn Séamus Bellamy

paranormal Celebrate Friday the 13th with "The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural" (1977 ) David Pescovitz

Japan Have you ever heard of the superstition "Don't Pee on the Worm"? Thersa Matsuura

Japan Don't Press My Whorl: a hairy superstition in Japan Thersa Matsuura

music Theme music for today courtesy of Harry Manfredini, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross David Pescovitz

music Listen to the theme music for today, Friday, October 13 David Pescovitz

happy mutants The demons of Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal Cory Doctorow

snakes Want to avoid an arranged marriage? Just transform into a snake Rob Beschizza

law Medieval France put pigs on trial for murder — complete with lawyers, judges, and executions Ellsworth Toohey

American Heart Association adds Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" to growing repertoire of hands-only CPR songs Jennifer Sandlin

worms This spinning machine separates worms from soil in seconds Popkin

folklore The Angel Crown: Appalachian death omen found in feather pillows Popkin

urban legend South Korea's most peculiar health myth: the deadly electric fan Popkin

Nature Peru's seven-headed palm: tree of prophecy Popkin

crime Church of England bishop Martyn Snow accused stalking victim of "witchcraft" Rob Beschizza