Falling with style
Portable library, 1920s style Another idea in the early 20th century was the first book killer. Long before gadgets like computer...
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Jun 11, 20152 min read
Do you take this corpse…
By greyloch from Washington, DC, area, U.S.A. (The Corpse Bride) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons In Tim Burton’s film, Corpse...
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Jun 10, 20151 min read
You can see our museum, but then we have to kill you.
When visiting Austin, you must come by the Museum of the Weird to experience first-hand some of the strangest artifacts on earth. When we...
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Jun 9, 20151 min read
What is that in the sky?!
Imagine driving down the road and you see this up ahead. By Brady Smith; Coconino National Forest [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons...
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Jun 8, 20151 min read
AC vs DC: the Battle’s Not Over
You’ve probably heard about the epic battle between inventors, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla about how electricity would be delivered to...
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Jun 5, 20151 min read
Bizarre medicine
Punishment? No! Cure! This cage was a 1909 treatment for Arteriosclerosis. Click the picture for the article in a 1909 science magazine....
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Jun 4, 20151 min read
Loyalty cards for drug dealers
Example of a French loyalty card for drugs So, you go into your favorite sandwich shop and they punch your card with each purchase as you...
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Jun 3, 20152 min read
Are you experienced?
Are you a fan of paranormal reality shows? If you are, it may feel like the world is filled with psychics who are flooded with feelings...
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Jun 2, 20151 min read
Most interesting ways to die
Every state in the U.S. has it’s own claim to fame. Iowa has the lowest divorce rate and Maine has the least violent crime. Idaho is...
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Jun 1, 20151 min read
Gator:1, Pickup: 0
A man is driving his truck through some high grass and comes across an alligator. Of course, you’re going to take out your phone and film...
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May 29, 20151 min read
How would you like your steak? Vesuvius or Mt. St. Helens?
With summer upon us it’s time to break out the grill for some tasty steaks (or veggies). Of course, if you’re a science student at...
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May 28, 20151 min read
Boy genius
11-year-old Tanishq Abraham showed himself to be a very special young man. While many his age are tweeting about their favorite music,...
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May 27, 20151 min read
Rain of spiders
It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare… spiders literally raining from the sky, falling into everything and leaving a debris of web. That...
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May 26, 20151 min read
Munstrous Mansion in Texas
They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and that goes for fandom as well. In 2002, Sandra McKee and her husband Charles created a big...
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May 25, 20152 min read
Ghosts of Gettysburg
First, the Museum of the Weird and all our staff would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice...
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May 22, 20152 min read
Strange new creatures
Photo by NBC News In 1995, divers discovered bizarre configurations about 6 feet in diameter off the coast of Japan’s Amami-Oshima...
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May 21, 20151 min read
Sounds in the sky
People around the world are reporting a strange trumpeting sound that seems to come from the sky. It’s a massive droning unlike any...
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Apr 6, 20151 min read
Could Mysterious Radio Signals Be E.T.?
Is it possible that SETI has finally found what it’s been looking for — an extraterrestrial message from deep space? Apparently for some...
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Mar 24, 20151 min read
Thomas Edison Tried to Invent a Phone to Talk With Ghosts
Edison, well known for (kind of inventing, but also kind of stealing) the phonograph and the incandescent light bulb, had some less...
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Mar 6, 20151 min read
Sfanthor’s Grand Opening is Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the big day! At 11am tomorrow, Sfanthor is lowering the drawbridge. Come in and see what all the buzz is about!
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