books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn

weird history Iowa's weirdest uprising: The great Cow War of 1931 Ellsworth Toohey

agriculture Only in Alabama: the town that built a monument to the insect pest that destroyed It Ellsworth Toohey

History Exclusive interview with Matt LaCroix and Kaedrich Olsen about Gaia's Ancient Civilizations fourth season Devin Nealy

medieval Medieval English people used to pay their rent in eels Thom Dunn

Food Road trip alert: The weirdest fast-food landmarks across the USA Popkin

Games A24 to produce Elden Ring film adaptation Grant St. Clair

Weird This man died in 1902 and then sat in a chair for three months, looking more alive than you do right now Popkin

politics YouTube's favorite money-throwing manchild learns that Mexico's president doesn't appreciate his temple tourism tomfoolery Grant St. Clair

television Watching Kojak at half-speed is like an opioid fever dream Allan Rose Hill

art Cock fight: professors dispute Bayeux Tapestry penis count Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Remember when people paid real money to watch bug apocalypse documentaries? Mark Frauenfelder

drugs Eighty-two years ago, a weird and wonderful bicycle ride changed culture forever (video) Allan Rose Hill

chemistry Silica gel's secret history and path to worldwide ubiquity Allan Rose Hill

star wars I pick Star Tours over Smuggler's Run every time Jason Weisberger

mistakes Forest resort chain Center Parcs learns why you don't just delete your account Rob Beschizza

rock and roll Shortnin' Bread may be the greatest song of all time Bob Knetzger

madagascar The lowland streaked tenrec uses its spines to communicate via ultrasonic noises Jennifer Sandlin

graphic novels An exclusive peek at The Folio Society's new edition of "Perdido Street Station" Gareth Branwyn

viral videos The secret history behind that infamous "Jesus Is My Friend" song Thom Dunn