Since the introduction of GPS satellite navigation systems, drivers have become increasingly reliant on the devices to get from A to B. The days of executing a meticulously planned road trip from map reading and navigational skills alone have become a thing of the past. Okay, maybe we weren’t all great navigators like Christopher Columbus.

Ancient Rome has a captivating aura that lures modern people despite the empire’s fall centuries ago. It rivals the fascination of ancient Greece. The ancient Romans gave us Roman numerals, sewer systems, and Julius Caesar. No doubt they were an influential people with all their contributions and heroes. But they had a dark side that

This is a list that looks at the stupendous escapades of the world’s most misunderstood superhero—Florida Man. In reality, Florida Man is an Internet meme popularized in recent years that makes fun of the disproportionately large number of bizarre crimes perpetrated in the state of Florida. The idea behind the running joke is that the

Size really does not matter. Invisible specks of bacteria hold the power to put mankind out to the extinction pasture. In the peaceful meantime and plagues aside, scientists have a new love affair with the tiny organisms. A lot of recent studies found that bacteria have a weird talent for producing clean energy, gold, and

Far too often, the media has a tendency to focus on negative or violent events while positive news items take a back seat. That’s not the case here as this list covers only stories that inspire, amuse, and uplift. If weirdness is more your thing, you can check out the offbeat list right here. This

There are lots of ailments that affect humans. But what about animals? As it turns out, they have their own afflictions, too, and they can be just as strange, or downright ridiculous, as anything that strikes us. Take, for example, the syndrome that causes hedgehogs to blow up like beach balls or the condition that

Most people who go missing turn up safe and well, within a few hours or days. Some, unfortunately, are found dead. When people do leave, the reason is often obvious, too—because they are running away from something (debt or the police, for example) or to something (a new partner or a fresh start). It is

Medicine has come a long way from the “good old days” of garlic-filled masks and astringent herbal teas. Even in relatively recent times, drugs have been used which have horrific effects on the human body. But—and this is a big but—they can and often do work. At the time, they were the best we had,