Weird but True

How a hidden note survives long enough to be found You open a wall and there it is: a scrap of paper that shouldn’t still exist.

A quiet contradiction Fire usually announces itself. You smell smoke, you hear a crackle, you see flames climbing a curtain.

People renovate old buildings and assume the walls are just walls. Then a stud bay opens up and there’s a small bundle sitting where insulation should be.

Why a city would ban gum at all It’s easy to think of chewing gum as harmless until you picture it after it’s been chewed.

A weird rule that isn’t one clear law People hear this story and picture a Victorian lawbook that says, plainly, you can’t die inside the Palace of.

Seeing seafood in a place meant for snacks Most people picture a vending machine as chips behind glass.

It’s hard to picture on a normal day: a wheel of cheese rolling downhill fast enough that grown adults can’t keep up, and yet they still try.

How toys end up inside walls People rarely ask a simple question about old houses: where did the small things go.

A mailbox is supposed to be boring Most mail disappears into a slot and never comes back.

How a face ends up on a latte People don’t usually expect coffee to look back at them.