Finally past the midpoint of the decade, today Weird History travels back to the year 2006! Some funny reporter named Borat graced the silver screens across America, beloved Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin left us, and SO much more! Take a trip with us as we look at all the news, […]
Most people will, at one point or another, wonder about the worst and most painful ways to die – which includes scientists. But these particular scientists decided to think outside of the box. Through this work, they have realized these excruciating ways to die are incredibly unlikely to happen. Still, […]
A Golden Age is defined as being a period of “peace, prosperity, and happiness.” Early Greek and Roman poets used the phrase to describe how people lived in an almost idealized time and place. It is a point in history where art, science, and philosophy thrive, and where economic growth […]
Most history classes leave out one of the best parts of the past: all the crazy parties. The biggest bashes in history included a punch bowl so huge that a boy rowed a boat in it and an ancient Egyptian tradition where everyone got black-out drunk on beer – and […]
These days, when people think of reality TV, shows like The Bachelor and Love is Blind typically come to mind. The genre is associated with heightened interpersonal drama – often centering around romance, competition, or lifestyles that are slightly out of the ordinary – yet there’s been a slew of […]
Built during the 1st century CE, the Colosseum attested to the power and gravitas of the Roman Empire. Events at the Colosseum, originally called the Flavian Amphitheater, entertained the masses in Rome and often featured elaborate spectacles. Details from Roman gladiatorial combats, mock battles, and raucous celebrations are full of […]
Today on Weird History we are diving into the year 2007! This is the year! The year that The Sopranos ended, Phil Jackson got his 900th win with the L.A. Lakers, Rihanna released her massive single ‘Umbrella’, and so many, many other things happened in the span of 365 days! […]
When the body of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado, home in the winter of 1996, her murder captivated and horrified the US. The tragic and premature death of a young girl, the investigative errors associated with the case, the false confession from a […]
One thing most ancient civilizations share is a fascination with the afterlife. The art of necromancy, communicating beyond the grave through messages to ghosts or the reanimation of deceased flesh, has long been regarded as a deviant way to find answers in the realm of the underworld. Although it has […]
The true crime genre has proven to be a rich source of material for filmmakers throughout the decades, and perhaps none more so than the 2000s. That decade brought to life classic unsolved cases such as the murder of Elizabeth Short in The Black Dahlia and the search for the […]
