From the Giant Leshan Buddha in China to Italy’s Appennine Colossus, these are some of the most amazing sculptures and cool statues that the world has to offer. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Discover Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji, The Buddhist Temple ‘Guarded’ By 1,200 Whimsical Statues 44 Vintage Photos Of Sideshow “Freaks” That Will Leave You Unsettled...
These famous assassinations didn’t just end the life of a single political figure. They sparked conspiracy theories, civil, and world wars — and would ultimately reroute the course of history. ProKeX HD/YouTubeJacqueline Kennedy panics seconds after her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr. is fatally shot. Nov. 22, 1963. History can be shaped in an instant by one squeeze of a trigger. Indeed, as in the case of these famous assassinations, that one fatal instant can bring on a cataclysm....
Source: NY Post Humans are designed to compartmentalize objects, ideas, and experiences. It’s how we survive. Our early ancestors’ ability to instantaneously decide a whether a situation was safe or dangerous was imperative if they wanted to keep their weak, hairless little bodies alive long enough to pass along their genes. As societies developed, understanding our place within that structure, as well as everyone else’s, became just as important. We wanted to look at somebody and immediately know certain things about them (namely, were they trying to have sex with us, and were we trying to have sex with them)....
The grave he discovered belongs to one of the primary suspects in the Jack The Ripper case. Ferrari Since the horrifying murders that occurred in Whitechapel in 1888, people have theorized on the identity of the man dubbed ‘Jack The Ripper.’ The Mirror reports that author David Bullock, who has been researching the murders for over 20 years, says he has discovered the final resting place of who he believes is Jack The Ripper....
Africa lost 30 percent of its elephants to illegal poaching between 2007 and 2014. Drones may be the solution. AFP/Getty Images Africa lost a little less than a third of its elephant population between 2007 and 2014 thanks to illegal poaching, and conservation groups have brought in new tools to improve the situation. African Parks is currently undergoing a test program in Liwonde National Park, Malawi to use thermal sensitive drones to catch illegal poachers entering the park at night....
Bruno Dey was tried as a juvenile because he was only 17 when he began working as a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp. YouTubeThough purportedly remorseful, Bruno Dey shielded himself from the press while attending court. In what may be one of the last verdicts doled out to a living participant, 93-year-old Bruno Day was found guilty in a Hamburg state court last Thursday — of 5,230 counts of accessory to murder....
From Jonestown to Heaven’s Gate, discover the harrowing stories from people who escaped history’s most infamous cults. From the Peoples Temple to Children of God, the most famous cults in the world have captivated — and manipulated — countless people for years. Though it might be hard for the average person to believe they could ever fall for the tricks of a cult, it’s a lot easier than you’d think....
Learn how Hacienda Nápoles went from Pablo Escobar’s house to a family-friendly theme park in Colombia. If you were to drive about 93 miles east of Medellín, Colombia, you would eventually make it to a town called Puerto Triunfo. Before long, you’d come across the legendary Hacienda Nápoles. Today, Hacienda Nápoles is a family-friendly theme park with water attractions, a wildlife sanctuary, and museums. But this is no Disneyland. Timothy Ross/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty ImagesAn aerial view of Pablo Escobar’s house, Hacienda Nápoles....
Experience the terror of the Mermaid Inn, the Hotel Cecil, and more of the world’s most haunted hotels — and learn their stories of murder, mayhem, and mystery. To this day, scores of hotels around the world purport to be haunted. Some claim that malevolent spirits stalk their grounds. Others claim that the grisly crimes that unfolded in their halls in decades past left an evil energy behind. And some claim to house guests who checked in decades or even centuries ago — and never checked out....
In the late 1970s, an ordinary North London home was allegedly haunted by a poltergeist — which tortured the family who lived inside. In The Conjuring 2, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to England to investigate the Enfield haunting. Though the film is fictional, the alleged haunting in North London did take place in the 1970s. Graham MorrisMuch of the true story of The Conjuring 2 centered around 11-year-old Janet Hodgson....
As one of the most ruthless villains of the Wild West, John Joel Glanton and his gang terrorized the Apache for cash throughout the 1840s. For a time in the early years of the Mexican republic, scalps became the basis of a grisly trade for men like John Joel Glanton. As much as we’ve romanticized the American West for the opportunities it symbolized, the frontier was also the backdrop for some of the most horrific and violent stories in American history....
Mary Todd Lincoln led a tragic life and suffered through the deaths of her mother, three of her children, and her husband. Today, she also suffers from history’s cold gaze. As the Civil War drew to a close on April 14, 1865, Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s wife, scolded her husband for being overly affectionate. Lincoln told his wife that the others in their box at Ford’s Theatre would think nothing of it....
A look at the 1980s mafia, when drugs, informants, and money ruled the day – and the organization’s downfall was just around the corner. The 1980s mafia operated in stark contrast to the values presented in The Godfather movies. Gone were the bonds of loyalty and the aversion to attention; instead, narcotics — and the money and glamour that came with it — ruled the day. At the same time, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act gave law enforcement increased powers and resources to combat organized crime....
Shark finning — removing the fin for food — is wreaking havoc on shark populations worldwide. Recent footage of for-sale Hammerhead sharks at a Chinese fish market has made headlines — and reignited discussion about the problem of shark finning. On the morning of April 9, hammerhead sharks were spotted for sale at a wharf in Sanya, Hainan province. The video quickly circulated online, mainly because hammerhead sharks are considered a globally endangered species — and because it called to mind how consumer tastes have seriously threatened shark populations over the years....
Source: Entrez Les Bois Sainte Chapelle, France Source: Life Aperture While many claim that Paris’ must-see cathedral is Notre Dame de Paris, Sainte Chapelle should also be high up on the list. This stunning Medieval Gothic gem was commissioned by Louis IX in 1239, who, in a typical, decadent monarchical fashion, required nothing short of an opulent cathedral to store his vast collection of Christian relics. Within the highly-vaulted ceilings of the church are fifteen of the world’s finest stained glass windows, all of which depict highly saturated and detailed scenes from the Old and New Testament....
Vikings’ true genetic makeup uncovered, first-known human anatomy chart found, overlooked Black World War II hero slated to get his due. New DNA Study Proves That Vikings Weren’t All Blonde-Haired, Blue-Eyed Europeans Västergötlands MuseumViking remains found in Sweden that number among those used in the recent DNA study. A groundbreaking genetic analysis of Viking DNA has found that these legendary warriors were much more diverse than once thought. Long believed to be a homogeneous group of fair-haired Scandinavians, Vikings in fact hailed from Southern Europe and even Asia, according to the new research....
From shipwrecks to sunken tanks to human remains, Truk Lagoon is among the biggest and eeriest underwater graveyards on Earth. Stephen Frink/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesA scuba diver finds a human skull in Truk Lagoon. From massive wreckage, a diver’s paradise is born. Truk Lagoon, a small part of Micronesia located about 1,100 miles northwest of New Guinea in the western Pacific, has been home to several tribes since at least 1528, when Spanish explorers made the first recorded sightings there....
Amy Carlson, the 45-year-old “Mother God” of the Love Has Won cult, had been dead for at least four weeks before police discovered her mummified body. Love Has Won/FacebookAmy “Mother God” Carlson, the former leader of Love Has Won who claimed that she is the Hawaiian goddess of fire. The Love Has Won cult first made national headlines in September 2020 when Hawaiian officials sent them back to Colorado following three days of volatile protests over their presence....
New Zealand has hundreds of varieties of earthworms, some of them quite large, but most live far away from human society. CHRIS DOMIGANBarnaby Domigan with the giant earthworm he found in New Zealand. Nine-year-old Barnaby Domigan was digging around a riverbed at the edge of his parents’ property in Christchurch, New Zealand, recently when something caught his eye. There, in the water, was the biggest earthworm he’d ever seen. Unlike the tiny worms that sometimes wriggle out of the dirt, this one was about three feet long....
From how and where it sank to the few people who survived, these facts about the Titanic illustrate the true tragedy behind one of history’s most infamous disasters. Wikimedia CommonsThe tragic facts about the Titanic and its sinking present a tale of both great heartbreak and astonishing heroism amid disaster. As the RMS Titanic sank into the icy black waters of the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, it took more than two thirds of its 2,200 passengers and crew along with it....
