Kanita Bajrami
Kanita is a wanderlust-fueled traveler with an inclination for unraveling the mysteries of history, the paranormal, and the bizarre world of medicine. As a true crime buff, Kanita's nights are often spent delving into the depths of chilling mysteries. Yet, it's not just the paranormal that captivates her—her background in medicine fuels a fascination with the weird and wonderful world of medical oddities, from twisted historical practices to the myths and legends that shroud the field. From exploring haunted locales to uncovering the strange and morbid tales of medical history, Kanita is your guide to the unconventional, the unexplained, and the downright eerie.
The Spotted Lake of British Columbia: The Lake That Dries Into Polka Dots Every Summer
There is a lake in British Columbia’s Similkameen Valley that, for most of the year, looks like any other body of water. Then summer arrives, temperatures climb into the high desert heat, and the water starts to evaporate. What it leaves behind is one of the strangest surfaces in North America: hundreds of shallow circular…
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The Will-o’-the-Wisp: The Ghostly Light That Has Lured Travelers to Their Deaths Across Every Culture
Late at night, somewhere in a marsh or bog, a flickering light appears. It is the right height to be a lantern. It moves in a way that suggests purpose. You follow it. The path you were on disappears behind you. The light keeps moving. Eventually you realize the ground beneath your feet is not…
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Varosha: The Cyprus Beach Resort Abandoned Mid-Season in 1974 and Untouched Ever Since
In August 1974, approximately 15,000 people left Varosha, a beach resort district on the eastern coast of Cyprus, in under 24 hours. They expected to return in a few days. What they took was whatever they could carry. Furniture stayed in the houses, clothes in the wardrobes, food on the tables. Cars stayed in the…
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The Smell of Rain Has a Name and a Science: Everything You Need to Know About Petrichor
I want to start with the word itself, because the word is genuinely beautiful and the etymology makes it better. Petrichor. It comes from two ancient Greek roots: petra, meaning stone, and ichor, the mythological fluid that flows through the veins of the gods. So the name for the smell of rain translates, roughly, as…
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Cymatics: What Sound Actually Looks Like When You Can See It
There is a simple experiment you can do right now. Fill a plate or a shallow pan with fine sand. Place it on a speaker or hold it over a vibrating surface. Play a single sustained tone. Watch what happens to the sand. It moves. It organizes. And it arranges itself into a precise geometric…
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Kolmanskop: The Namibian Diamond Town the Desert Is Slowly Swallowing
One evening in 1908, a Namibian railway worker named Zacharias Lewala was shoveling sand off the train tracks in the Namib Desert when he noticed some stones shining in the low light. He showed them to his German supervisor, August Stauch. Stauch had previously worked for De Beers. He knew exactly what he was looking…
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