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The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous is a 2020 book by Harvard professor Joseph Henrich that aims to explain history and psychological variation using approaches from cultural evolution and evolutionary psychology. In the book, Henrich explores how institutions and psychology ...
The global statistical data on missing persons throughout the world from the late 20th and early 21st centuries are unreliable due to a number of factors, [1] including international migration, travel capabilities, [2] and legal protection for individuals who may have chosen to disappear intentionally. [3]
Strange Deaths: More Than 375 Freakish Fatalities. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7607-1947-3 – via Google Books. Sieveking, Paul (1998). The Fortean Times Book of More Strange Deaths. John Brown. ISBN 978-1-902212-02-9. Sieveking, Paul (2011). The Fortean Times Book of Strange Deaths. Russell Blackman.
“In the weirdest way, being the toughest, most stressful thing on my body, it’s brought me such peace and relaxation." Elite runner and Peloton instructor Becs Gentry ran 7 marathons in 7 days ...
From UFOs and flying snakes to smoke from Canadian wildfires bathing U.S. cities in a postapocalyptic glow, 2023 had more than its share of weird news. Here are just some of the strange things ...
Stacker explored Fodor's Travel, Culture Trip, and other sources to develop this list of 11 of the strangest theme parks around the world.
The majordomo of Prince Louis II de Bourbon-Condè was responsible for a banquet for 2,000 people hosted in honour of King Louis XIV at the Château de Chantilly, where he died.
"James Otis, American patriot, struck and killed by lightning." - Nothing unusual there: lightning kills about 500-700 people a year. In the world it's said to be 1171 a year. However in a year something like 57 million people die. Although things like getting crushed by reptiles is far rarer, lightning deaths are unusual.--