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“I consciously elevated the energy field and entrained her to a theta state.” Posted by Lauren Taylor on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 A woman in Oregon recently discovered a mountain lion in her living room, which would naturally freak out most people. But instead, this woman says that she “communicated trust through blinking” and used telepathy to get the feline safely out of her home without harming anyone. Posted by Lauren Taylor on Tuesday, July 10, 2018...

In 1949, the military told 500 families that the bodies of their loved ones were still on the island of Betio in the Tarawa atoll, and couldn’t be recovered. That never sat well with History Flight president Mark Noah. ERIC ALBERTSON/DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY/HISTORY FLIGHT The remains of 30 service members buried under the water table. They are to be transported to a Hawaiian lab in July for identification. June 1, 2019....

The single-edged sword was found among the ruins of a monastery near Thessaloniki, Greece and likely dates back to a battle in the 14th century. E. Maniotis & T. DogasThe saber is in poor condition and appears to have been bent during the attack on the monastery. Hundreds of years ago, a battle broke out at a monastery along the Greek coast. There, raiders — likely from Turkey — clashed with Byzantine locals....

After her husband died, firearms heiress Sarah Winchester built a “mystery house” — allegedly to escape the ghosts of people killed by Winchester rifles. The Winchester Mystery House is famous amongst history and mystery aficionados alike with its winding staircases, doors that lead to nowhere, and reported hauntings. But while the house remains a popular destination, its fascinating owner Sarah Winchester is often an afterthought. Sarah Winchester made headlines during the construction of her mysterious, labyrinthine mansion, but apart from the rumors of her psychotic demise and paranormal obsession, much about the woman remained unknown....

Shannon Richardson appeared in shows like “The Vampire Diaries” before mailing letters laced with ricin to Barack Obama and Michael Bloomberg in 2013 — then framed her husband for it. Leslie Morris/Getty ImagesShannon Richardson mailed ricin to President Barack Obama, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the head of a nonprofit organization for gun control. When Shannon Richardson contacted the FBI in May 2013, they had no immediate reason to doubt her....

Inside the Isdal woman’s luggage, police found wigs, money, and fake passports with different aliases. Stephen Missal/Bergen PoliceA forensic sketch of the Isdal Woman, whose body was found burnt and dead in the Isdalen Valley in Norway. On November 29, 1970 two young girls and their father were hiking through the Isdalen Valley, a few miles outside the city of Bergen, Norway, when they came upon a horrific sight: a woman’s body lying on its back, burned beyond recognition....

Cherokee Freedmen’s rights finally recognized, Pompeii chariot unearthed, Al Capone’s Prohibition-era moonshine still found. The Black Descendants Of Cherokee-Owned Slaves Just Won Their Citizenship After 160 Years Apic/Getty ImagesCherokee delegates negotiated with the U.S. government in 1866 to guarantee tribal citizenship to Black slaves freed from their tribes. After 160 years, those promises are now being honored. Though marginalized, enslaved, and killed en masse themselves for centuries, a number of Cherokee grew very wealthy by the mid-1800s, and began buying Black slaves in the decades before the Civil War....

Source: Paradise Pin Tourists have quite a journey ahead of them if they want to reach Hawaii’s Papakolea Beach. If traveling by foot, they should prepare themselves for a three-mile trek in the blazing sun. Getting there by car isn’t much easier: beach enthusiasts will need a tough 4×4 and an experienced driver who knows how to navigate the rugged terrain. Despite this—and the fact that Hawaii is filled to the brim with beautiful beaches–people still make these sorts of efforts every day....

The 1947 murder of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short has baffled investigators for over 75 years. Was one of these jealous, criminal, or even famous men the Black Dahlia’s killer? Bettmann/Getty ImagesElizabeth Short was just 22 years old when she was gruesomely murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. On a winter’s day in January 1947, a housewife out for a walk with her child in Los Angeles stumbled upon the gruesomely mutilated body of a young woman....

These haunting Crimean War photos represent some of the first battlefield photos ever taken and reveal the history of this overlooked conflict that shaped Europe for decades. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 31 Imperial Russia Photos That Reveal History In Stunning Color 44 Historic Photos Of Native Americans Brought To Life In Striking Color...

From the infamous Alcatraz
prison to a haunted prison in West Virginia, a fascinating look at the creepiest abandoned prisons in the world. The Creepiest Abandoned Prisons: Tuchthuis Prison Built in 1779, the Tuchthuis Prison was once the biggest institution of its kind in Belgium. Throughout it’s years in operation, the building was utilized as a prison, a hospital and a military school and was occupied by German forces during the World War 2....

From The Associated Press on May 13, 1994: Not the expectant mothers huddled outside the maternity clinic, not the families squeezed into the church, not the man who lies rotting in a schoolroom beneath a chalkboard map of Africa. Everybody here is dead. Karubamba is a vision from hell, a flesh-and-bone junkyard of human wreckage, an obscene slaughterhouse that has fallen silent save for the roaring buzz of flies the size of honeybees....

We’ve written before on the ways war has inspired countless technical innovations that we take for granted every day, but haven’t focused too much on the ways it has transformed the home and its accompanying gender roles. In this arena, one surprising “accomplishment” of World War II was the way it catalyzed the average American woman’s move from the home and to the marketplace, where she found remunerative work–and where she more often than not stayed....

“I don’t have a nose. I’m 28 years-old and I don’t have a nose anymore.” KTRKCollins was charged with assault and released on bond. A woman in Texas wasn’t happy when a friend of a friend refused to give her cigarettes and alcohol. According to police, the 41-year-old woman bit off and ate a large piece of the acquaintance’s nose in retaliation. Jessica Collins was temporarily staying with the next-door-neighbor of a woman who is only being referred to as “Tatiana” in Spring, Texas – a suburb of Houston....

British law dictates that people must report finding “treasure,” which includes metal items more than 300 years old. They didn’t. SWNSTwo metal detectorists who found $3.8 million worth of historical treasure are facing jail time for their indiscretion. Two British metal detectorists who came across a 1,000-year-old treasure haul and failed to report their discovery to local authorities are facing jail time because of it. According to The Guardian, it all started when George Powell and Layton Davies were hunting for treasure in the fields of Herefordshire....

48-year-old Kevin Pope was charged with assault after he beat, threatened, and robbed the 16-year-old student. Michael Schwartz for New York Daily News, Google Earth48-year-old high school teacher Kevin Pope arrested Sept. 21 from the Bronx charter school. A teacher at a Bronx charter high school assaulted one of his students because the student apparently owed him thousands of dollars worth of marijuana. According to the New York Daily News, 48-year-old Kevin Pope, a science teacher at the John V....

Investigative journalist Dorothy Kilgallen was probing the John F. Kennedy assassination when she suddenly died under strange circumstances on November 8, 1965. Bettmann/Getty ImagesDorothy Kilgallen was investigating the JFK assassination when she died from an overdose of alcohol and barbiturates. By the time she died in 1965, Dorothy Kilgallen had made a name for herself as a journalist, a radio broadcaster, and a popular game show panelist. But she planned to become known as something else: the reporter who revealed the real story behind the John F....

Gambling genius and Chicago Outfit associate Frank Rosenthal made a fortune for the mob while running Las Vegas’ Stardust casino in the 1970s. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesFrank Rosenthal adjusts his tie while refusing to answer questions before a Senate subcommittee on gambling and racketeering. Washington, D.C. Sept. 7, 1961. In the 1995 film Casino, director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro gave us the fictional story of Sam “Ace” Rothstein, a mob-affiliated casino operator who always knows just how to manipulate odds and maximize profits on behalf of the murderous gangsters he works with....

“There is today one state in which at least weak beginnings toward a better conception are noticeable. Of course, it is not our model German Republic, but the American Union.” – Adolf Hitler American Philosophical Society/WikimediaWinners of a Fitter Family contest stand outside the Eugenics Building at the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka, KS, where families are registered for the contests judging which family was most likely to produce good children....

Israel Keyes raped and murdered victims at random after stashing murder kits around the country — until he died by suicide in December 2012 before even facing trial. Wikimedia CommonsIsrael Keyes was finally captured in 2012 — although he would take his own life before facing justice. Serial killer Israel Keyes could have had a normal, all-American life. He was a former army infantryman who served his country proudly at Fort Hood and in Egypt....