The 15 Creepiest Ghost Ships Ever Found On The High Seas
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 16 SV Mary Celeste After passing Santa Maria Island in the Azores on Nov. 25, […]
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Charles Darwin Not Only Discovered Species, He Also Ate Them In A Glutton Club
This post was originally published on this siteDarwin described a 20-pound rodent as the “very best meat I had ever tasted.” Wikimedia CommonsCharles Darwin Charles […]
How The C.I.A.’s Project Azorian Attempted To Steal The Soviet K-129 Nuclear Submarine
This post was originally published on this siteDiscover the unbelievable story of Project Azorian, the CIA’s Cold War effort to steal the K-129 nuclear submarine […]
The Story Of Henri Landru, France’s Charming Bluebeard Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteFrench charmer and serial killer Henri Landru got his nickname from the old French folktale of Bluebeard. Wikimedia […]
28 Horrifying Photos Of Holodomor — The Ukrainian Famine That Killed Millions
This post was originally published on this siteThe Ukrainians call the famine the “Holodomor,” a name that means “murder through starvation.” 1 of 28 People […]
Oskar Dirlewanger — The Nazi Who Even Other Nazis Thought Was Cruel And Depraved
This post was originally published on this siteOne historian has called him “an expert in extermination and a devotee of sadism and necrophilia.” Wikimedia CommonsOskar […]
Vlad The Impaler Was Much Worse Than Dracula Ever Was
This post was originally published on this siteThe legend of a vampire Count living in gloomy foothills of Transylvania stems from the real, bloody life […]
5 Of The Strangest Weapons From World War II
This post was originally published on this siteWorld War II was one of the most transformative conflicts in history. And out of the desperation of […]
The Last Public Guillotine Execution Is More Recent Than You Think [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe last execution took place after the first Star Wars movie was released. Wikimedia Commons The execution of […]
The Horrifying “Cures” Of Dr. Henry Cotton — America’s Biggest Quack
This post was originally published on this siteDuring his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in […]
The Unsolved Tylenol Murders — Why Pills Now Have Tamper-Resistant Packaging
This post was originally published on this siteThe murders convinced the government to make tampering with pill bottles illegal. Wikimedia Commons Tylenol in “caplet” form, […]
Centralia, Pa — The Town That’s Been On Fire For More Than 50 Years
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the fire began, residents began complaining of foul odors entering their homes, and soon, wisps of smoke […]
This Man Claimed To Be 137-Years-Old — Here’s What The Evidence Says
This post was originally published on this siteJohn Smith claimed to be 137, but ever since his death people have been trying to prove him […]
The Story Behind America’s Infamous “Operation Wetback”
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1953, INS commissioner Argyle Mackey said that “the human tide of ‘wetbacks’” was the “most serious enforcement […]
5 Creepy Remedies From The Nightmarish Annals Of Medical History
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the sun ray to the skin tube, these haunting vintage medical treatments actually inspired techniques still in […]
The Cat Telephone: How To Scientists Turned A Live Cat Into A Working Phone
This post was originally published on this siteErnest Glen Wever and Charles William Bray set out to learn more about how sound is perceived by […]
The True Story Of The Conjuring: The Perron Family And Enfield Hauntings
This post was originally published on this siteThe actual true story of The Conjuring, featuring the Perron family and Enfield haunting, is scarier than the […]
For Two Years, Americans Could — And Did — Mail Their Children Through The Post Office
This post was originally published on this siteA four-year-old child was once mailed from her parents’ home to her grandparents’ house which was 73 miles […]
The 6 Most Evil Human Experiments Perpetrated By The U.S. Government
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia Commons Science is hard, and good science requires a lot of work to control variables and […]
A Medieval Pope Exhumed The Body Of His Predecessor So The Corpse Could Go On Trial
This post was originally published on this siteThe macabre spectacle was one of the more noteworthy events of the papacy in the Middle Ages. Wikimedia […]
The Story of America’s Creepiest Unsolved TV Hack
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1987, Chicago TV stations were overtaken by a masked man who continues to baffle authorities to this […]
Ouch! The Chainsaw Was Originally Invented To Deliver Babies
This post was originally published on this siteThe original chainsaw was used in a symphysiotomy, the preferred method for quickly removing a child from a […]
How Kim Jong-il Kidnapped A Director To Make The Most Ridiculous Movie Ever
This post was originally published on this siteWhat’s more insane: This movie or its backstory? Poster for the Japanese release of Pulgasari. In the late […]
The Reckless History Of U.S. Nuclear Testing, In 55 Unbelievable Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe U.S. has detonated more than 1,000 bombs, killing more than 2 million of its own people — […]
The NASA-Funded Experiment That Led To Sex Acts Between A Woman And A Dolphin
This post was originally published on this siteHow scientists obsessed with LSD and extraterrestrials organized one of history’s weirdest experiments. [embedded content] When a young […]