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The well-off meat magnate was luxuriating in his outdoor sauna hut with his girlfriend when the two masked intruders showed up. YouTubeVladimir Marugov was owner of Russia’s Ozyorsky Sausages and Meat Empire sausage factories. It’s not every day that you hear of a Russian oligarch dubbed the “Sausage King” getting murdered with a crossbow — but that’s exactly what transpired on Monday morning. Living high off the hog as the owner of two prosperous sausage factories, Vladimir Marugov died in his own home sauna....

Think Bigfoot is the best mythology’s got when it comes to quiver-in-your-boots cryptids? Think again. Cryptids Cooler Than Bigfoot: Wolpertinger Horned rabbits have a long, mythical history with many parts of the world from the North American jackalope to the Arabian al-mi’raj. Though a bunicorn might naturally seem like the cuddly cousin of the equine unicorn, legends of its brutal ferocity are so common that the creature has even made its way into a famous video game....

“The surgical operation is the most complex I have ever seen in my 40 years of working with anthropological materials.” Anagnostis P. Agelarakis/Adelphi UniversityThis ectocranial view of the skull shows evidence of the rather precise surgery, with both red and yellow arrows indicating areas of approach. Archaeologists on the Greek island of Thasos have uncovered 10 skeletal remains of mounted archer-lancers and their kin. These are the first forensically-assessed remains of this group from the Proto-Byzantine period — and one skull shows clear evidence of brain surgery....

The quaint-looking house at 112 Ocean Avenue was the scene of the grisly DeFeo murders before the Lutz family claimed to endure paranormal terror there that inspired The Amityville Horror. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Chilling History Of Murder And Hauntings Inside Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel The Horrific True Story Of Ronald DeFeo Jr....

From their roots in ancient pagan celebrations of the winter solstice to their ban in colonial America, the history of the Christmas tree is longer and more complicated than most people realize. Few symbols encapsulate the Christmas season quite as well as the Christmas tree. Each year, homes around the world are illuminated by their festive lights. Strands of tinsel and ornaments reflect brightly in the window as the people inside warm themselves by the fire, sipping eggnog and awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus....

From the dreaded rack to the head crusher, take a look at the most grueling and painful torture devices of the Middle Ages. Torture Devices Of The Middle Ages: The Saw Before the saw was given its perfunctory role to slice through wood and thick material, it was used to slice through humans for torture or execution. The victim would be held upside down, allowing the blood to rush to their head, and then the torturer would slowly start slicing them between their legs....

Events like this are not only incredibly rare but difficult to capture. NASA managed it with a state-of-the-art satellite and a network of robotic telescopes. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center A computer-generated image of a black hole shredding a star. Have you ever wondered what a star looks like as it’s ripped apart by a black hole? Probably not. But thanks to NASA and Ohio State University, you don’t have to wonder at all....

Summer Myomick, 24, and her 1-year-old son, Clyde Ongtowasruk, were both killed by the bear in the remote town of Wales, Alaska. PixabayThe fatal January 2023 attack was the first in Alaska in more than 30 years. Alaskan state troopers were dispatched to the remote village of Wales this week after reports of a vicious polar bear attack on a mother and her young child. The woman, Summer Myomick, 24, and her one-year-old son, Clyde Ongtowasruk, were reported dead by authorities after they were attacked by a rampaging polar bear near the local school....

Many commenters wondered if Chanelle Helm’s post was satire, only to find that no, it’s quite sincere. YouTube Louisville-based Black Lives Matter leader Chanelle Helm has some pretty radical suggestions as to what white people can do to improve race relations in the United States. Writing in LEO Weekly, Helm addresses “white people” directly, and rattles off “things I’m thinking about that should change.” Several of these changes involve white people giving away property and homes to people of color....

The drinking hall, researchers believe, may have been used by the mighty Norse chief Earl Sigurd, who was a powerful figure during the 12th Century, and his high-ranking officers. Archaeologists discovered this Viking drinking hall on the island of Orkney in Scotland. The Vikings are not only known for their prowess in war but also their penchant for drinking — with a particular fondness for beer and mead. The latest archaeology discovery reinforces the latter notion as archaeologists have uncovered a massive Norse hall dating back to 1,100 years ago....

Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 27A “powder monkey” aboard a ship, identified in some places as the U.S.S. New Hampshire and, in others, as the U.S.S. Pawnee. Charleston, South Carolina. Circa 1864-1865.Library of Congress 2 of 27Little Johnny Clem became the youngest soldier in the Union Army to kill a man when he put down his drum, grabbed a rifle, and shot a Confederate officer....

From the Navajo to the Eskimo, these colorized turn-of-the-century photos of Native Americans wearing their sacred masks provide a revealing look at their unique cultures. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Stunning Native American Masks Of The Early 20th Century 44 Striking Portraits Of Native American Culture In The Early 20th Century 44 Historic Photos Of Native Americans Brought To Life In Striking Color...

Celebrate the life and legacy of the international civil rights activist with these thought-provoking Nelson Mandela quotes. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: When The Freedom Riders Rode Through The South For Racial Equality — And Faced Violence 21 Inspiring Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes 21 Bill Gates Quotes As Inspiring As They Are Funny 1 of 34"Our human compassion binds us the one to the other — not in pity or patronisingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future....

Using his ultranationalist terrorist group known as the Ustaše, Ante Pavelić orchestrated a horrific genocide of nearly one million ethnic Serbs, Jews, and Romani people. Getty ImagesAnte Pavelić, the genocidal Croatian ruler responsible for the deaths of nearly one million people. On October 9, 1934, King Alexander of Yugoslavia was assassinated in Marseille, France. The assassin was an agent of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) — but another group had been working behind the scenes to orchestrate his death: the Ustaše, a Croatian ultranationalist regime led by an unhinged fascist named Ante Pavelić....

When Cadwallader Colden Washburn built a mill in Minneapolis in 1874, it was the largest ever constructed. Just four years later, a blast caused by excess flour dust reduced it to rubble. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Ancient British Mill-Turned-Museum Is Making Flour Again To Help With COVID-19 Shortage The Halifax Explosion: 33 Photos Of History’s Worst Explosion Before Nuclear Weapons...

In 1766, Jeanne Baret secretly joined the first French naval voyage around the world by pretending to be a cabin boy. Wikimedia CommonsAn posthumous portrait of Jeanne Baret from 1817. Jeanne Baret was pioneering botanist born in an age of exploration that was reserved almost exclusively for men. But in spite of this, she participated in the first scientific voyage conducted by the French navy and in doing so became the first woman to ever circumnavigate the globe in 1774....

In a 24-hour window, inmates won’t earn more than $26 for an entire day’s work and are likely not to become firefighters after their release. FlickrCalifornia fire-fighting inmate. California has had to face its fair share of devastating wildfires lately. While local fire departments risk their lives in an effort to protect their communities, another overlooked group of brave individuals is working alongside them: state prison inmates. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) runs a program where inmates can volunteer to fight active wildfires....

In the 1960s, Floyd McKissick laid out a plan for a utopian, black-managed town in the American South that he called Soul City. Here’s how it happened – and what became of it. Monica Berra/Vimeo FOR DECADES, Warren County, North Carolina was a site of extraction. Acres upon acres of tobacco plants wrested nutrients from the soil; plantation owners wrung wealth from the labor of slaves. While the plantations eventually shuttered and slavery came to an official close, the county — and others like it — continued to dwindle as many of its residents abandoned it for economic opportunity elsewhere, often in Northern, urban environments....

The billion dollar Ireland Strategic Investment Fund will no longer invest in fossil fuels. With a 90 to 53 vote, the Irish Parliament passed a bill on January 26 ordering the state-run Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to divest from fossil fuels. If the bill passes review and is signed into law, which The Independent expects to happen in the upcoming months, then Ireland will have become the first country ever to cut itself off from fossil fuel investments completely....

The Zibello transported wood during the war and sank in 1943. Alessio BoninThe drought exposed a barge that sank in 1943. A terrible drought in Italy has revealed a relic lost by history — a barge that sank in Italy’s Po River during World War II. “In recent years you could see the bow of the boat, so we knew it was there, but to see the vessel so exposed in March, when it was essentially still winter, was very dramatic,” Alessio Bonin, an amateur photographer who took pictures of the barge, told The Guardian....