Perhaps the most famous European sea monster, the kraken, is a favorite pirate myth. The giant squid-like creature was said to live off of the Norwegian coast.
London's Brompton Cemetery inspires some strange beliefs. It's the final resting place of Hannah Courtoy, who had a well-known respect for ancient Egyptians' astrological (and perhaps mystical) knowledge. She's buried there, along with two of her daughters, in a massive 20-foot granite mausoleum that includes a pyramid peak and a bronze door decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphs. The entryway also features a keyhole, but the key that unlocks it was lost, which—along with Courtoy's history—sparked the tomb's peculiar reputation. Because no one can get inside to confirm or deny superstitious suspicion, there's a local legend that says it isn't a tomb at all, but a time machine. However, historian Stephen Coates told Mental Floss, "It's not a time machine. It's a teleportation chamber."
Hair colour may affect pain tolerance. Redheads, for example, tend to be more sensitive to pain because they have a mutation in a gene called MCrR. This gene is responsible for red hair and belongs to a group of receptors that includes pain receptors.
Ancient Native American tribes in North America practiced a mix of magical and religious healing. However, many of their techniques were rather sophisticated, such as midwives being able to check fetal positions, watching and monitoring the mother's diet, and speeding the birthing process with infusions.
Oppenheimer had a younger brother, Frank, who was also a physicist.
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