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 […]
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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 […]
5 Dangerous And Illegal Drugs That Doctors Once Prescribed As Miracle Cures
This post was originally published on this siteFrom cocaine to heroin and beyond, here’s what we once considered medicine. Universal History Archive/ Contributor/Getty ImagesCigars de […]
21 Depictions Of Americans By North Korean Propaganda
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to North Korean Propaganda, Americans are blood-thirsty imperialists who love torturing and killing Koreans. 1 of 22 […]
Back In The Middle Ages, Naughty Animals Were Given Lawyers To Defend Them In Court
This post was originally published on this siteAnimals suspected of wrongdoing were entitled to lawyers and fair and speedy trials, not to mention human-like executions […]
Could You Pass This Literacy Test Designed To Prevent Blacks From Voting?
This post was originally published on this siteLiteracy tests were intended to make sure voters were educated enough to vote, but proved to be highly […]
Lyndon Johnson Orders Pants While Belching And Talking About His “Bunghole” [AUDIO]
This post was originally published on this site“And another thing…the crotch, down where your nuts hang, is always a little too tight.” [embedded content] Lyndon […]
When Women Could Take Their Husbands To Court Over Erectile Dysfunction
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia Commons An artist’s depiction of a dowry ceremony. Should a woman win her divorce case, the […]
The Story Behind The NYPD’s Crazy-Corrupt 77th Precinct
This post was originally published on this siteA group of crooked cops in the late 80’s were responsible for the NYPD’s entire anti-corruption policy. FlickrThe […]
10,000 People Died Because The Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition
This post was originally published on this siteWhen prohibition was at its height, the government resorted to a desperate plan to scare the public out […]