That I Didn't Know

Myths, Legends, Folklore, Historical Oddities, Space, Supernatural and Other Tales

Originally from the North of England. Growing up my mother had a huge leather bound book full of stories of ghosts, alien sightings, spontaneous combustion, fairies, ghouls and more. You name it, it was in there. And I was fascinated. I've often thought about that book. I'd love to ask my mother about it but alas, she is no longer with us. So I resolved to create this site. It's the closest thing to it I could get. I hope that some of the joy I had reading that book is passed on to you here today.

Charge of the Dead Men

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August the 6th, 1915. The Great War is in full swing. A ragtag band of Russian soldiers, numbering less than a 1000 are holed up in Osowiec Fortress in Northern Poland. Comprised of 500 soldiers from the 226th Infantry Regiment and 400 militia, they have so far held the Fortress against all the odds. Facing […]

Greek Myth / Legend

Give Me A Clew

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No, it’s not spelt incorrectly. Clue really did used to be spelled that way. But here’s where it gets interesting. Clew or clewe actually means a ball of yarn or thread. So how did we go from the word clue meaning a ball of thread to a sign or information that leads to an answer […]