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Despite confessing to murdering his wife and dumping her body into a river, Andrew Wilhoite will advance to the general election in November. Boone County Sheriff’s OfficeAndrew Wilhoite is currently awaiting trial for murder. Andrew Wilhoite of Lebanon, Indiana, spent his days raising livestock, but he had far grander ambitions when added his name to the ballot for one of the three open seats on the Clinton Township Board in January....

The two men were wheeled in trash cans outside the jail by fellow inmates. Louisville Metro CorrectionsLeft: Justin Stumler’s mugshot, Right: Jeremy Hunt’s mugshot. Two Kentucky inmates are back in their cells just 48 hours after they escaped jail via trash cans. On the evening of Oct. 6, inmates Justin Stumler, 27, and Jeremy Hunt, 38, made a smelly and successful escape from jail with the help of their fellow inmates....

These giant “dinosaur birds” grew up to 10 feet tall and weighed in at a massive 1,800 pounds. Jamie Chirinos/NewsweekThe largest known species of elephant bird weighed up to 1,800 pounds and grew up to 10 feet tall. Scientists have resolved a decades-old debate over the largest bird to have ever existed with the discovery of the unprecedented species of elephant bird, Vorombe Titan. A new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science outlines what is likely the largest bird to have ever existed....

Whether they were weird, crazy or just a little bit bizarre, history’s most eccentric people make for hilariously unbelievable stories. Eccentricity is a loosely-defined term. Sure, it describes odd behavior, but who’s to say what’s normal and what’s not? We all have our own quirks and it’s those quirks that make us interesting. Luckily for us, history is full of eccentric people who’ve always kept us guessing. History’s Most Eccentric People: John “Mad Jack” Mytton John Mytton inherited a huge sum of money and a giant estate at a young age, allowing him to indulge all of his eccentric tendencies....

After a life of petty crime and several attempts to go straight, Buck Barrow joined up with Bonnie and Clyde for just four months before he was mortally wounded by a gunshot to the head. Bettmann via Getty ImagesMarvin Ivan “Buck” Barrow went from a small-time Dallas gangster to legendary status as a member of the infamous Barrow gang. Once a minor character in the sensational stories of his brother’s criminal exploits, Buck Barrow was both a victim of bad luck and a willing participant in the saga of Bonnie and Clyde....

This stone tells a dark tale of war, suffering, and murder — but is it legitimate or an astounding forgery? Brenau UniversityThis stone’s inscription may hold a message from the Lost Colony of Roanoke. “If this stone is real, it’s the most significant artifact in American history of early European settlement,” said Ed Schrader, a geologist and president of Brenau University in Georgia. “If it’s not, it’s one of the most magnificent forgeries of all time....

After a 12-hour battle involving over 400 firefighters and other brave volunteers, the Notre Dame fire was extinguished and many relics have been saved. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The True Story Of Rudy Ruettiger — The Notre Dame Football Legend Behind ‘Rudy’ Wall Made Of Human Bones Discovered Underneath A Cathedral In Belgium...

A research team in China found 10 fluid ounces of preserved rice wine. Turns out, it’s pretty similar to the stuff we drink today. Li Yibo, Xinhua/ sci-news.comThe 2,200 bronze kettle and the wine found in it. If it’s true wine gets better with age, the wine discovered by a team of researchers from the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology must be the absolute best. Discovered while excavating 56 ancient tombs in China’s Shaanxi province, the 2,200 year-old wine was found in a bronze kettle that dates back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)....

Victorian adventurer Richard Francis Burton was a poet, soldier, spy, and explorer — but that’s not even the half of it. Ernest Edwards/Getty ImagesSir Richard Francis Burton. Circa 1870s. Sir Richard Francis Burton’s obituary described him as “one of the most remarkable men of his time” and he certainly lived up to that distinction. A linguist, soldier, explorer, spy, and author (among many other things), Burton lived a life of almost unparalleled adventure that spanned nearly five continents and seven decades....

In an affluent New York suburb, 17-year-old Ricky Kasso brutally murdered a fellow teen fueled by LSD and an obsession with Satan. Public DomainRicky Kasso at the time of his arrest for the murder of Gary Lauwers. A nightmare hit suburban New York as high-schooler Ricky Kasso, a known vagabond and addict, committed the unthinkable. His murder of a fellow teenager — purportedly in the name of the devil — had Long Island parents convinced that the “devil’s music” was bringing their children to sinister ideas....

Authorities found a map in Robert Hansen’s Anchorage home marked with tiny “X” symbols, showing where the so-called “Butcher Baker” killed and buried his victims in the wilderness. In the 1924 short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” author Richard Connell recounts the tale of a wealthy Russian aristocrat who, bored with trapping animals, lures a big-game hunter to his island and hunts him for sport. Ever since the story was published, the perverse idea of humans hunting humans has captivated people....

This prehistoric whale ancestor was about the size of a city bus and would have been the most fearsome predator in its ecosystem. ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty ImagesThe fossil remains of a Basilosaurus skull found in Ocucaje, Peru, are displayed at the National University of San Marcos. Paleontologists digging in Peru’s Ocucaje Desert have made a monster of a find: the complete skull of an “archaic” whale that once reigned at the top of the prehistoric food chain....

Alan Freed, the “father of rock ’n’ roll,” didn’t just come onto the scene during a new era. He helped define it. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesAmerican disc jockey and radio performer Alan Freed (1921 – 1965) who coined the term rock ‘n’ roll sits in a 1010 WINS sound studio during a radio broadcast. In his short life, Alan Freed was many things. A beloved disk jockey, a proponent of early integration, a television personality, a controversial figure, and a songwriter....

For three months, Allied soldiers faced off against a relentless Imperial Japanese Army on the island of Okinawa in the last battle in the Pacific Theater. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Inside The Pacific Theater: The World War II Horror Show History Wants To Forget Remains Of 30 World War II Service Members From The Bloody Battle Of Tarawa Uncovered In The Pacific...

The Nazis suffered 80 percent of their casualties on World War II’s Eastern Front, the deadliest theater in the history of war. World War II was won on the Eastern Front. In the West, when we think of the end of the Second World War, we think of soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy on D-Day or the nuclear bombs falling over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But when the Nazi army fell, their greatest losses came from the Soviet Union in the easter – more than 80 percent of Germany’s military deaths in World War II occurred on the Eastern Front....

Some 40 percent of people’s “first memory” happened at an age when it wasn’t possible to create memories. PixabayA large percentage of people have a fake recollection of their first memory. You know that very first memory you have and love to use as a charming party anecdote? Well, there’s a solid chance it’s not real. Published in the journal Psychological Science, researchers conducted one of the largest surveys every done on early memories and found that nearly 40 percent of people had a fictional first memory....

These killers are either dead, incarcerated, or disappeared — though it won’t really matter. You’ll still want to lock your doors after reading this. Nothing strikes terror in a person quite like a serial killer. Just reading about these notorious killers will make you want to lock your doors, even if it’s been years since the killer was caught or executed. Indeed, these 11 American serial killers are a special kind of terrifying....

The highly contested soccer match between Argentina and England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals is to thank for the “Hand of God” goal in which Maradona used his hand to place the ball into the net. The goal was allowed, and led to Argentina’s victory there and in the final against West Germany. This image from May 1965 shows the towering great Muhammad Ali standing over his opponent, Sonny Liston, yelling “get up and fight” after his first-round knockout....

As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.Corbis Historical To sum up: 1. The cosmos is a gigantic fly-wheel making 10,000 revolutions a minute....

Though they’re not all the most well-known events, that doesn’t make them any less interesting. Wikimedia CommonsAmerican troops land on Slapton Sands in England during rehearsals for the invasion of Normandy. April 1944. Since the dawn of time, there have been certain interesting historical events that have changed the world. The Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Apollo 11 landing, and the fall of the Berlin Wall are just a small few of history’s most defining and interesting historical events....