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Each day, millions of golden jellyfish follow the sun and migrate across the beautiful Jellyfish Lake on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Lake Natron, The Bird-Calcifying Lake That’s Actually Teeming With Life Lindy Hop: The Dance That Defined The Golden Age of Jazz 35 Truly Mesmerizing Jellyfish Photos And Facts...

Jodi Huisentruit was a 27-year-old rising star at a local news station in Mason City, Iowa, when she suddenly went missing less than two hours before she was scheduled to anchor the morning news one day in 1995. When Jodi Huisentruit didn’t show up for work as a morning anchor at KIMT-TV on June 27, 1995, her producer didn’t worry. She called Huisentruit, who answered, apologized, and said she was running late....

The children were between the ages of four and 14. On Palm Sunday, April 15, 1984, Christopher Thomas entered a railroad style two-family home in Brooklyn, New York and shot 10 people in the head at close range with two .22 caliber pistols. In January 2018, the 68-year-old Thomas was released on parole from Shawangunk Correctional Facility in upstate New York and returned to his mother’s home in Brooklyn. Just a few days prior to committing the murders, Thomas had gone to the home of his estranged wife and assaulted her in a fit of jealousy....

Each year, the Monkey Buffet Festival gives the monkeys of one ancient temple four and a half tons of fruits, vegetables, and candies. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 2 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 3 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 4 of 24SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images 5 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 6 of 24SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images 7 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 8 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 9 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 10 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 11 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 12 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 13 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 14 of 24SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images 15 of 24SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images 16 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 17 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 18 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 19 of 24AFP/Getty Images 20 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 21 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 22 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 23 of 24PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images 24 of 24Like this gallery?...

As smart phones have turned photography on its head, the Saatchi Art Motion Photography Contest looks to the masses for understanding the medium’s future. Pending your artistic persuasion, the smart phone is the best–or worst–thing that has happened to photography since, well, maybe the daguerrotype. Whatever your thoughts on its implications for the art form’s future, one thing is irrefutable: the smart phone has democratized photography, allowing all sorts of people from varied backgrounds to capture bits and pieces of their lives and share it with the world....

Earlshall Castle in Leuchars, Scotland, was built in 1546 and has 10 bedrooms, six bathrooms — and the ghost of “Bloody Bruce” that allegedly haunts its stairs. SavillsThe property spans 53 acres total, with 34 acres comprising the castle and its immediate grounds and an additional 19 acres for grazing. Earlshall Castle wasn’t always haunted, but the Scottish fort is undoubtedly said to be so today. While the sprawling property currently sits empty, some say the ghost of its former owner still resides within....

The world’s greenest cities are doing their part to reduce global temperatures’ ascension into the red. Which cities do you think are leading the way? While many in the world are still throwing their soda cans out of the car window, the Scandinavians are leading the green movement globally. According to a Green Global Economy Index report published in 2014, four of the top ten greenest cities are located in Scandinavia....

Safe to say, most mayors don’t spend their days conducting opening ceremonies for brothels. But in Amsterdam, one of the only cities in the world where prostitution is legal, it’s a political move that many consider humanitarian. Which is why a new brothel, which is being opened today in the Netherlands capital, was approved by the city council members in an effort to improve working conditions for local sex workers....

Nicholas Barclay went missing in 1994 and turned up three years later. But after being reunited with his family, not all was as it seemed. YouTubeNicholas Barclay as a young boy before his disappearance. Nicholas Barclay was a 13-year-old boy from Texas who went missing in 1994 after a basketball game with his friends at the neighborhood park. Frederic Bourdin was a 23-year-old man from France who had grown up in a home without love or affection and had taken to a life crime to keep himself afloat....

Blind since birth, Michael Hingson relied on his guide dog Roselle to lead him down 78 floors of the North Tower during the 9/11 terrorist attacks — and she did. On September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson was in his 78th-floor office in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. He was preparing for the workday when he suddenly heard a muffled boom. The building shuddered. Then, he felt it moving....

Eli Gregg was running around with a 10-inch knife when he fell, directly impaling his face with the blade, and rushing to his mom for help. Fortunately, ingenious doctors knew exactly what to do. University of Kansas Health SystemWhen Jimmy Russell heard her son scream, she assumed he was just playing around with his friends. She quickly learned otherwise. The odds of surviving a 10-inch knife to the face are fairly slim, with one family in Kansas seemingly drawing the lucky straw....

Westley Allan Dodd estimated that he’d molested at least 175 children before he was hanged in 1993 for killing three boys in Vancouver, Washington. On Nov. 13, 1989, 28-year-old Westley Allan Dodd was arrested for trying to kidnap a young boy from a movie theater in Camas, Washington. However, when police brought him in for questioning, they discovered something far more sinister — Dodd had sexually abused and murdered three other boys in recent months....

From her World War 2 service to her coronation, these photos of a young Queen Elizabeth II capture her transformation from princess to queen. Princess Elizabeth, a 2nd Subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service , wearing overalls and standing in front of an L-plated truck. In the background is a medical lorry.Public Domain Princess Elizabeth (center) with officers of the ATS Training Centre, 1945.IWM Left to right: Mr. Alexander with Princess Elizabeth, Admiral Sir Andrew B....

They were abused by men. Then they underwent special forces training. Now they’re stopping the men who are illegally killing protected animals. Kate Bartlett/Picture Alliance/Getty ImagesDamien Mander and the Akashinga rangers. Zimbabwe. 2018. Animal poaching in Zimbabwe has become untenable, but the country’s rhino and elephant populations have now found a powerful ally in the all-female group of abuse victims-turned-sharpshooters that calls itself Akashinga, or “the Brave Ones.” For Victor Muposhi, an ecologist at Chinhoyi University, time is of the essence....

These Joseph Stalin facts reveal the man who wrote the history of 20th-century Soviet Union in blood. Every consequential figure in history leaves their mark not just in their actions, but in the public fascination that they inspire years after their death: How did this person rise to the top? What compelled them to act in a certain way? Could childhood events have shaped this person’s future? Would things have been different if he or she had just done one thing differently?...

“Leave it as it is,” implored Teddy Roosevelt in 1903. “You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it." Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Vintage Photographs From The Grand Canyon’s Historic Kolb Studio Parts of The Grand Canyon Were Just Discovered On The Australian Island Of Tasmania...

The Battle of Gettysburg was the pivotal moment of the Civil War and the bloodiest hour in American history. These photos tell its story. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: America’s Darkest Hour: 39 Haunting Photos Of The Civil War 28 Haunting Photos From The Battle Of Kursk: The Clash That Changed WWII Why The Victims Of Agent Orange Are Still Suffering To This Day...

Australian scientists surveying the ocean floor near Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands have uncovered a number of incredible deep-sea creatures that have never been seen before. There’s no question that the ocean’s depths contain scores of mysterious creatures. And one Australian deep-sea expedition has just discovered a number of fantastic and bizarre beasts during a surveying expedition near Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. According to a Museums Victoria press release, a team of scientists from Museums Victoria Research Institute set out on Sept....

Attorney Bill Bufalino represented Jimmy Hoffa for decades until his mobster cousin Russell Bufalino wanted the union president gone. We all love a good mobster movie, especially when it reveals some of the most cold-blooded players of America’s underbelly enjoying the most mundane aspects of everyday life. This is the idea behind a scene in Martin Scorsese’s new film, The Irishman, which depicts a mobster-filled wedding hosted by mob lawyer and cousin of the Pennsylvania godfather, Bill Bufalino....

“The animal lifted him by the neck and threw him on to the ground, chewed the body and severed the head,” a bystander said. davidevison / Getty Images This past Saturday, an Indian man paid with his life for leaving his camel in the heat all day. When he went to untie the camel, it viciously attacked him, severing the man’s head. “The animal lifted him by the neck and threw him on to the ground, chewed the body and severed the head,” villager Thakara Ram told The Times of India....