Morgellons: Those Bloody Fibres From Your Skin
Some people insist colourful threads crawl out of their skin; labs mostly find cotton, but the suffering is very, very real and gloriously baffling.Read More 
When Wood Grew Hair
Twig hairs are not a prank; a fungus and freezing physics conspire to knit real 'hair ice' on dead wood like a ghostly wig.Read More 
Victorians Unwrapped Mummies For Fun
They hosted drawing-room soires where the evening's entertainment was peeling ancient bandages off a corpse and calling it science.Read More 
The Beaumont Children Who Vanished
Three kids disappeared from a packed Aussie beach on Australia Day 1966 and the country has been whispering ever since.Read More 
Kea The Alpine Car Vandals
These clever New Zealand parrots treat rubber seals and windscreen wipers like a late-night snack and absolutely mean it.Read More 
That 'Sonic Attack' Was Probably Just Crickets (And Panic)
Back in 2016 the world panicked at the idea of a secret sonic weapon - turns out a cricket and mass hysteria did all the heavy lifting.Read More 
Victorian Doctors Invented the Vibrator (and Didn't Mention It at Dinner)
In the late 19th century respectable physicians treated 'female hysteria' with manual pelvic massage, then invented noisy mechanical contraptions to stop their hands aching - and yes, the machine was called a medical instrument.Read More 
That Tiny Hole in Your Sternum Nobody Mentions
Some people carry a perfectly ordinary secret doorway in their breastbone and acupuncture enthusiasts should mind their manners.Read More 
Puckle's Revolver: The 1718 Machine That Misfired
In 1718 a well-meaning inventor built a cranky 'repeater' that promised to rain lead and instead delivered embarrassment, pamphlets and a few sad test firings.Read More 
Hag Stones: Holey Rocks That Outsmarted Witches
Tiny holed stones were hung in cradles, stables and boats as talismans against curses, lightning and bad luck-people even peered through them to glimpse fairies.Read More 