World’s Strangest

Does the Pope smell good? That’s like asking the question whether he’s Catholic – of course he smells good, thanks to a custom cologne developed just for him: The cologne is meant to reflect the [...]

Prehistoric bird remains found in a cave suggest their feathers would have been once used for decoration. In a Veronesi cave in Northern Italy archaeo…

The world’s first tram sauna unveiled in Milan. Unfortunately this real tram is no longer in operation and sits in one place at the spa resort in northern Italy. But, created by public transport designers QC Termemilano, it has all the features of the original carriage – except now it’s a bit more wooden inside, a [...]

You see them littering strip malls, and you know they allegedly pay top dollar for scrap gold. How well do you know the history and nuances of your local pawn shops, though? Let’s take a look behind the pawnbroker’s counter. © Owaki/Kulla/Corbis Pawning Some History Pawnbroking may not be known as the world’s oldest profession, but it [...]

World’s longest table seats 2,700 for lunch In further proof that some people will go to great lengths to break world records, chefs in Italy have attempted to break the record for the world’s longest table – servig lunch on a table over a mile long.The 1,760 metre-long spread was laid on in Bosco, near [...]

It has been one of the 20th century’s most intriguing artifacts, a shroud measuring 14 feet, 4 inches by 3 feet, 7 inches, with what appears to be an imprint of Jesus Christ.  The so called Shroud of Turin shows an image of the front and back of a man with long hair, with arms [...]