Censorship's nothing new... but how do you manage to get an instrumental piece of music banned? Just ask the iconoclastic Link Wray.

Bet you didn't know there used to be a Corduroy Day, not to mention a Corduroy Appreciation Club. Turns out there's a reason it translates as 'cloth of the king'...

New South Wales shows off its post-apocalyptic side with these haunting, not-quite-abandoned settler huts from the 1920s.

The Phoenix might be the strangest (read: coolest) looking camper van we’ve ever seen. And with these recently unearthed instructions (and a working knowledge of your local wreckers), you can even build your own.

He’s supposed to be the very definition of rugged masculinity. But Barbie’s beau has led a surprisingly fluid life throughout the ages.

In the 20^th century, architects designed towers that reached for the skies. But in 17^th-century Sweden, they steered their constructions in the other direction: underground. 

Before Google, our inane questions were answered by patient librarians. The New York Public Library unearthed a box of these questions from the '40s – and they’re amazing.

From the original Joffrey to Russia’s craziest tyrant, here are five Great Villains of History who could have done with a good hug.

One of the original greats from the 1950s shows us how it's done. 

Everything you wanted to know about water monsters, from island-sized turtles to evil, sexy horses.