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On a 4,000-mile sailing trip from Tahiti to San Diego, Tami Oldham Ashcraft and her fiancé got caught in a category-four hurricane. YouTubeTami Oldham Ashcraft and Richard Sharp, just before setting out on their fateful trip. The last thing Tami Oldham Ashcraft remembered before being knocked unconscious was hearing her fiancé scream. When she awoke 27 hours later, she was in the cabin of their 44-foot yacht, laying in several feet of water, surrounded by debris....

After years of struggling with drug addiction and overeating, John Candy died of a heart attack on March 4, 1994. John Candy’s death stunned the world, but the comedian himself had anticipated his demise for decades. Ever since the death of his own father by heart attack 38 years earlier, the beloved comedian believed that he would meet a similar fate — and he did. Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty ImagesJohn Candy’s cause of death would probably have come as no surprise to the comedian himself, who predicted he’d die much like his father....

D-Day audio brought to light, hidden Renaissance masterpiece found, Pompeii scrolls virtually unraveled. This Historic D-Day Audio Captured From Inside A Landing Vessel Was Found By Accident In A Basement Robert F. Sargent/National Archives and Records AdministrationU.S. troops arriving on Normandy’s shores on D-Day. “Here we go again; another plane’s come over!” reporter George Hicks yells as anti-aircraft fire erupts in the background. “Right over our port side. Tracers are making an arc right over our bow now,” the radio correspondent warned....

On April 18, 1943, the eve of Passover, the Nazis stormed the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. After sending between 250,000 and 300,000 of Warsaw’s Jews to their deaths at the Treblinka extermination camp the previous summer, the Nazis had returned to finally empty the largest ghetto in Europe for good. Share Flipboard Email This time, however, the Jewish resistance fought back like never before. With approximately 1,000 Jewish fighters battling against approximately 2,000 Nazis over the course of four weeks, this clash was far more intense than any such battle yet fought....

From start to finish, 2019 has been an exciting year full of science news stories that’ll continue to fascinate us well into 2020. Scientists at NASA watched as a black hole ripped apart a sun-sized star. The year started off with a bang in January when NASA scientists watched a black hole consume a sun-sized star. From there, this year’s science news just got even more interesting. From record-breaking facial transplants to bio-hacking a human body to become a cyborg, the medical profession saw some incredible milestones, proving that medicine is advancing even more than the layperson knew....

From his love of pigeons to the original idea for his facial tattoo, these facts about Mike Tyson will change how you see the legendary boxer. Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty ImagesMike Tyson looks down at a defeated competitor in this undated photo from early in his career. Mike Tyson has fascinated the world since he first rose to prominence as a seemingly unbeatable boxer in the 1980s. Since then — as these Mike Tyson facts prove — he’s made waves both in and out of the ring....

From World War II onward, these star-studded shows lifted a nation’s morale. “Until everyone comes home” is the motto of United Service Organizations (U.S.O.) and since 1941, the nonprofit organization has stuck to that motto, doing its best to bring support and entertainment to American military personnel around the world. Share Flipboard Email Founded at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a means of providing a morale boost to U....

Women didn’t win the vote by holding up signs and waiting for men to give them permission. They took the fight to the streets – and, though history usually brushes over the dirty details, it was sometimes violent. Some of the more militant suffragettes smashed windows, set buildings on fire, and once even tried to assassinate Britain’s Prime Minister. Share Flipboard Email These women largely came from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), one of the leading organizations advocating for women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom in the early 1900s....

These photographs of the seven most beautiful national parks in the United States will make you want to travel off the beaten path. Source: Awesome Design Inspiration There are more than 400 national parks in the United States, each either representing a place of great scientific, educational or recreational value, or being known for their exceptional beauty. Covering all climates and land types, these national parks are some of the most breathtaking locales in all of the world....

The remains of two women and one man were uncovered between the foundation and the wall of the 5th-century Wolseong palace complex in southeastern Korea. Gyeongju National Research Institute of Cultural HeritageThe woman died in her 20s, and was buried with a necklace and bracelet as denoted by the circles. The notion that ancient Koreans engaged in human sacrifice during large-scale construction projects has been a mere myth for centuries, relegated to folklore and legend....

How the jazz-obsessed Axeman of New Orleans brought a city to its knees — and got away with it. Wikimedia CommonsThe cover art for sheet music written in responses to the killings committed by the Axeman of New Orleans. Jazz music blared into the New Orleans air from both crowded clubs and homes where families huddled inside throughout the evening of March 19, 1919. Why? It’s what the Axeman requested....

Source: Wikimedia Thanks to modern medical technology and the pervading cultural ideal that doctors should be formally educated and trained, we no longer have to worry about being buried alive. For much of history, however, it was actually a legitimate concern for a person to have, particularly if they suffered from episodes or “attacks” of a condition called catalepsy. Similar to narcolepsy, catalepsy (not to be confused with cataplexy) is a state of uncontrolled muscle rigidity and unresponsiveness that is often linked to episodes of catatonia....

Circus Roncalli founder Bernhard Paul spent more than $500,000 of his personal finances to perfect this modern, humane approach. Circus Roncalli/FacebookThe holographic portion of the Circus Roncalli show currently includes elephants, horses, and even a goldfish. Circus Roncalli was once like any other — a gathering place for the young and old alike to take in clown and trapeze shows, and marvel at Earth’s majestic creatures. According to Metro, however, the German circus has now decided to take a stance against wildlife abuse by replacing real animals with 3D holograms....

A lab experiment modeled off conditions on the two planets showed the high pressure underground likely produces diamonds that fall to the planets’ cores. PixabayA new study found that Neptune and Uranus likely have showers of diamonds underneath their surfaces. Being the most outer planets in our solar system, Neptune and Uranus have often been pushed to the wayside — at least when the latter isn’t mentioned as the butt of a joke....

The dog, Cesar, tumbled down a pit at a Pasadena construction site but was safely rescued by local firefighters. Pasadena Fire DepartmentCesar the dog with his human rescuers. When a Pasadena, California, resident named Mary heard one of her dogs barking on Sept. 20, 2022, she realized that something was wrong. Indeed, Mary’s 13-year-old blind dog Cesar had wandered out of the yard and fallen into a pit at a nearby construction site — and the local fire department quickly came to the rescue....

The prolonged campaign of Guadalcanal saw repeated, ferocious attempts by the Japanese to retake the island and its strategic airfield from the United States. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 35 2 of 35A machine gun captured from the Japanese at Guadalcanal is being used by two American Marines. Fox Photos/Getty Images 3 of 35U....

Though Lake Charles officials voted in favor of keeping the 105-year-old Confederate monument, the Category 4 storm ripped it from its pedestal. TwitterTwo weeks ago, a local police jury voted in favor of keeping the 105-year-old statue. This summer has seen dozens of American Confederate memorials toppled or defaced in wake of nationwide protests against white supremacy and police brutality. The 105-year-old South’s Defenders Memorial Monument in Lake Charles, Louisiana, however, remained standing — until Hurricane Laura arrived....

The Bishop of Noto in Sicily used his sermon during a winter arts festival to tell children that Santa was imaginary and that his image was invented by Coca-Cola. Diocesi di Noto/FacebookAntonio Staglianò told a group of school children, all of whom were younger than 9, that Santa Claus is a consumerist lie. With Italy’s Christmas spirit in full swing, parents are purchasing presents, putting up trees, and gamely allowing their children to believe in Santa for one more year....

“Something happened with that spear and he lost control of it or it turned, hit the ground, and as his horse was moving, the tip of it went into him.” FacebookLate reenactor, Peter Barclay. A Virginia man inadvertently killed himself during a Medieval reenactment performance after he impaled himself with his 7-foot-long lance. Peter Barclay, 53, was competing in an equestrian game in front of a crowd in Williamstown, Kentucky. He performed under the stage name “Master Terafan Greydragon....

Scientists say your body acts and feels 70 years older than it actually is in Everest’s high-altitude “death zone.” And Min Bahadur Sherchan was already very old. Wikimedia CommonsMin Bahadur Sherchan Conditions at the top of Mount Everest are so severe that the area near the peak is widely referred to as the “death zone.” The lack of oxygen at such high altitudes (above 26,000 feet) has caused some scientists to estimate that a climber at that height temporarily has the body of someone 70 years older than they actually are....