Even for famous figures like these, these ten weird funerals here are as unexpected, eye-catching, and puzzling as they come.Yamil Lage/Getty ImagesA guard of honour stays by the tomb of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba on December 4, 2016. Fidel Castro — the controversial former ruler of Cuba — was laid to rest on Sunday after a four-day funeral procession across the country.

From "jumbo" to "namby-pamby" to "nimrod," these interesting words have surprisingly fascinating backstories. Jumbo The word "jumbo" was most likely originally the word for "elephant" in a certain West African language. It took on the meaning of "large" in English when an elephant in a London zoo was named Jumbo in 1860 (pictured).Wikimedia Commons Avocado The word "avocado" is derived from "ahuacatl," a word in the Aztec Nahuatl language that means "

He was born during a lightning storm Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia, reportedly in the midst of a lightning storm — perhaps foreshadowing his future obsession with electricity.According to family legend, a midwife claimed that this bad omen destined him to be a child of the dark, to which his mother replied, “No. He will be a child of light.” Pictured: Tesla's birth certificate Wikimedia Commons He wasn't the only inventor in his family Tesla's mother sparked his interest in inventing early on.

The 28,000-year-old woolly mammoth was dug out of Siberian permafrost in 2011. Now scientists have found that its DNA is partially intact.Kindai UniversityYuka, the 28,000-year-old mammoth. Eight years ago, an impressively well-preserved woolly mammoth was dug out of the Siberian permafrost. With the species having met its extinction some 4,000 years ago, finding such a relatively pristine specimen was an astounding feat — particularly since this one was 28,000 years old.

Is the My Lai Massacre the greatest shame in the history of the U.S. military? Women huddle together during the massacre, desperately trying to keep their children safe. Son My, South Vietnam. March 16, 1968. Wikimedia Commons An officer feeds the fire that he had set on a villager's home. Son My, South Vietnam. March 16, 1968. Wikimedia Commons Two Vietnamese children lie on the ground as they're about to be shot.

We've still got a long way to go in helping the mentally ill, but this look at bizarre historical cures for mental illness show just how far we've come.In the 21st century, mental illness is mostly treated with a combination of therapy and medication, often with excellent results. But it wasn’t always this way: Centuries of trial and error led us to the point where we can successfully assist the mentally ill with their chronic conditions, and help them live in relative harmony with the world.

Between the incense and the bell-bottom pants, the drugs and the flowers in their hair, the youth of the 1960s had a vision for the world — and you'll be surprised to see just how little has changed. A corner store in 1960.reddit The Beatles come to Seattle, Aug. 21, 1964. Getty Images Some light reading on a Plymouth in New York, Circa 1962.Ernst Haas / Contributor / Getty Images Two happy golden girls by a motorcycle, late 1960s.

From the "BBC Spaghetti Tree" to the "Cardiff Giant" to the "Taco Liberty Bell," these famous hoaxes are the ones that truly bamboozled the world.It’s not every day, or even every April Fool’s Day, that a hoax makes the history books. Yet there have been a few famous hoaxes that have fooled the world just enough to make them eternally hilarious (at least in retrospect) and/or endlessly fascinating. From the “BBC Spaghetti Tree” to the “Taco Liberty Bell,” these especially famous hoaxes are the ones that truly bamboozled and confounded the world:

Italy’s Colonia Felina Di Torre Argentina Or ‘Colony Of Cats’ The ancient ruins of Torre Argentina in Rome, Italy has become a city-sanctioned sanctuary for stray cats.DrJEBall/Twitter The Largo di Torre Argentina is known as the site of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar's brutal assassination. The site dates back to 44 BC. Now, it's one of the most famous places overrun with cats. Archaeology_IN/Twitter There are roughly 250 cats that have made the historic Roman ruins their home.

Elizabeth Thorn Scott Flood: The Educator Who Founded Schools For Children Of Color California State LibraryElizabeth Thorn Scott Flood revolutionized the educational system in California. Elizabeth Thorn Scott Flood didn’t take “no” for an answer. When she moved to Sacramento in the 1850s and found out that her young son couldn’t attend the segregated schools in the city, Flood responded by opening up her very own school for him — and other children of color.