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After Robin Williams died by suicide in his California home on August 11, 2014, an autopsy revealed that he had Lewy body dementia. Peter Kramer/Getty ImagesFans were shocked when they learned about how Robin Williams died — and the disease that led up to his death. On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams was found dead in his home in Paradise Cay, California. The actor was discovered with a belt around his neck, and investigators later found cuts on his left wrist....

Roberto Canessa and Nando Parrado were members of the ill-fated Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, whose survivors had to resort to cannibalism. A decomposing body lies in snow outside the wreckage of the charted Uruguayan plane that crashed in the Andes on Oct. 13, 1972. Roberto Canessa and Nando Parrado were two of the 45 passengers who boarded Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 on Friday, Oct. 13, 1972. They and 17 of the other passengers were members of a Uruguayan rugby team....

Smuggled Komodo dragons either become exotic pets for the rich or are killed for their unique medicinal properties. Wikimedia Commons Nothing is off limits for some smugglers looking to illegally sell rare animals for profit — including stealing dragons. A ring of at least nine Komodo dragon traffickers were recently busted by local authorities in Indonesia. The sting operation found 40 Komodo dragons and other Indonesian wildlife held captive all the way across the archipelago in Surabaya, the capital city of East Java....

The bones recovered from Canada’s Cap-des-Rosiers beach indicated a diet low in protein and severe malnutrition, confirming they were very likely victims of the Great Famine of Ireland. Rodney Charman‘Below Deck’ by Rodney Charman depicts what life for emigrants at sea might’ve been like. Following a storm in 2011, the bones of three children washed ashore Canada’s Cap-des-Rosiers beach. When the remains of 18 others, mostly from women and children, were discovered by archaeologists on the same beach in 2016, experts knew something important was afoot....

Transylvanosaurus only grew to be about six-and-a-half feet long and lived alongside prehistoric crocodiles and turtles. Peter NickolausAn illustration depicting Transylvanosaurus platycephalus. Transylvania is most famously known as the land of Dracula. But according to a group of researchers who recently identified some dinosaur bones found there, a “dwarf dinosaur” species once roamed prehistoric Transylvania, making its claim on the land long before the vampiric count did. Dubbed Transylvanosaurus platycephalus in a study published with the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the newly discovered species was a member of the herbivorous Rhabdodontidae family that lived around 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period....

The life of Sable Starr seemed glamorous from the outside, but before long the child groupie found it to be more than she could handle. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesSable Starr, left, and fellow groupie Lori Maddox, right, pose with Dave Hill, the guitarist from Slade. A lot of people dream of being rock stars. Often, it’s not the music that makes the idea so appealing, it’s the lifestyle. For a certain type of person, the groupies are a big part of the allure, though like with many things about the rock star lifestyle, the stereotypical image of the groupie isn’t exactly the truth....

We shudder to think about what parasites can do to the human body – and these six grotesque, fascinating creatures explain why. Katja Schulz/FlickrBotfly The thought of parasites in humans quickly lends itself to nightmares — except worse because for some, it’s not a mere thought but an actual reality. Here’s everything you need to know about the most terrifying parasites of them all: Parasites In Humans: Acanthamoeba Keratitis Wikimedia CommonsAn eye infected with Acanthamoeba keratitis causing corneal melting...

Unexploded Vietnam War bombs found, gigantic saber-toothed tiger skull unearthed, worm-like ancestor of all life on Earth uncovered. Almost Half Of The U.S. Bombs Dropped On Cambodia During The Vietnam War Could Still Be Live Today AP PhotoU.S. bombing of Cambodia near Phnom Penh on July 25, 1973. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. dropped some 2.7 million tons of bombs on Cambodia, more than all the Allies combined dropped throughout the entirety of World War II....

Though Albert DeSalvo confessed to murdering 13 women in the early 1960s, some believe that the “Boston Strangler” was really multiple serial killers. On July 8, 1962, readers of the Sunday edition of the Boston Herald opened their papers to a shocking headline: “Mad Strangler Kills Four Women in Boston.” The article warned that a “mad strangler is loose in Boston” who has “slain four women during the past month.” Several women in the greater Boston area called the police in a panic, saying a man claiming to be “The Strangler” had called their homes to tell them “You will be next....

Starting in 2004, the residents of Canneto Di Caronia, Sicily began seeing everyday objects burst into flames — and everyone from arson investigators to exorcists were baffled. The village of Canneto di Caronia prides itself on its tiny size. Nestled in the municipality of Caronia, in the northeastern Sicilian province of Messina, the 2010 census revealed that the village was home to only 136 Sicilians. Most people who visited the island used to drive through the province without giving it a second look....

When Dutch spectacle-maker Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope at the end of the 16th century, he had no idea that he was opening the door to a brand new, tiny–and yet seemingly infinite–world. Since then we have been able to study this microcosm that has provided us with insight into virtually every scientific field ever devised: physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and a host of others. Over the centuries the technology behind microscopes has improved to an almost unimaginable degree....

English researchers have discovered a way to keep growing stem cells indefinitely, allowing them to mass-produce blood. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images Researchers at the University of Bristol and NHS Blood and Transplant have discovered a way to mass produce red blood cells. While current technologies already allow scientists to create red blood cells in laboratories, they couldn’t produce them on a large enough scale to use them for blood transfusions. That’s because the current method relies heavily on stem cells, which can only produce a certain amount of blood before tapping out....

The wife of Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh accomplished incredible feats both in the air and on the page that all too often went overshadowed by both her husband’s success and the personal tragedies she endured. Too often, history remembers women for their relationship to the men in their lives. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of FDR. Jennie Jerome, mother of Winston Churchill. Such is the case of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who most know as the wife of aviator Charles Lindbergh and the mother of the infamous Lindbergh baby....

Archaeologists found a gold-decorated spearhead, a bronze sword, a pin, fur skins, and scabbard fittings. GUARD ArchaeologyA bronze sword. Archaeologists recently found a treasure trove of ancient 3,000-year-old Bronze Age weapons during a dig in Carnoustie, Scotland. Commissioned by the local council to evaluate land getting developed into a public sports court, GUARD Archaeology found a gold-decorated spearhead hiding just beneath the surface. It is one of the few gold-decorated bronze spearheads ever unearthed in the United Kingdom....

Based in Tombstone, Arizona, C.S. Fly documented the peace treaty between Apache Chief Geronimo and the U.S. Army in 1886, as well as other iconic moments of the Old West. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 48 Snapshots Of Life In The Real Wild West Meet Big Nose George, The Wild West Outlaw Who Was Killed And Turned Into Shoes...

Shanteari Weems allegedly shot her husband at least twice in a Washington, D.C., hotel room — and now he’s being charged with child sexual abuse. Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare CenterA headshot of Shanteari Weems from her daycare’s website. On July 21, Shanteari Weems drove to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. to meet her husband. But their rendezvous wasn’t for a romantic date night. The Maryland woman brought two firearms with her, allegedly planning to shoot her husband of five years, James Weems Jr....

For Watergate ringleader E. Howard Hunt, the crimes he committed on behalf of Richard Nixon pale in comparison to the crimes he committed on behalf of his country. Saint John Hunt, the eldest son of “retired” C.I.A. agent E. Howard Hunt Jr., had spent most of his adult life running from his father’s legacy. In 1972, not long after the Watergate break-ins, Hunt woke his son up in the middle of the night to enlist his help in wiping fingerprints off listening devices....

Erin Corwin thought her lover Christopher Lee was going to propose to her on June 28, 2014 — but instead, he strangled her and threw her down a mine shaft near Joshua Tree National Park. FacebookErin Corwin, seen here not long before her murder in a photo posted on her Facebook. On June 28, 2014, Erin Corwin disappeared from her home near Joshua Tree National Park in California. Right up until that fateful day, her life seemed happy, at least from the outside....

From Game of Thrones to Lord of the Rings, castles are a permanent part of the fantasy canon. Five of the most incredible castles are featured here. Source: My Tapin Although we all know fairytales don’t exist (unless, of course, you’re Kate Middleton), there will always be something magical and intriguing about castles. Whether it is their incredible history, grandeur or stunning architecture, they remain one of the top tourist destinations throughout the world....

When Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler had American bomber Charlie Brown’s defenseless plane in his sights in 1943, he not only let him go but then escorted him out of danger. A half-century later, the two men became close friends. Public DomainU.S. Air Force Lt. Charlie Brown (left) and German Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler. German Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler had an American B-17 piloted by Lieutenant Charles “Charlie” Brown at his mercy....