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BBCAt 114, Fredie Blom thinks it may be time to quit smoking. In 2015, after turning 111, Cape Town, South Africa’s Fredie Blom said that the only birthday wish he wanted was to die and that he was eager to meet his maker. Now, three years later, it appears that his wish never came true. According to his birth certificate, Blom turned 114-years-old on May 8, 2018. Though his age hasn’t been verified by the Guinness World of Records yet, if all checks out, Blom will officially be the world’s oldest man....

Ancient Maya drug containers unearthed, mysteries of dinosaurs’ bodily functions solved, Roman-era French grave of a child and their puppy found. 1,000-Year-Old Drug Containers Found In Mexico Reveal What The Ancient Maya Were Smoking Washington State UniversityTwo of the ceramic Maya containers analyzed in the new study. Workers on the outskirts of Mérida, Mexico were clearing land to build a housing complex when they unearthed a collection of 1,000-year-old Maya containers....

In 2002, Ward Weaver III went on TV and proclaimed his innocence in the disappearances of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis — while standing on the very spot where he’d buried Pond. Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office/GettyWard Weaver III is shown in this photograph from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. In August 2002, Francis Weaver, the son of Ward Weaver III, contacted Oregon City Police to report his father had raped his 19-year-old girlfriend....

What truly triggered six days of rioting and rebellion in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles in August 1965 remains somewhat hazy. It depends, largely and predictably, on who you ask. Share Flipboard Email History has proven that deep-seated racial tensions and a legacy of police brutality were major causal factors. But, unlike the infamous video evidence that initiated the riot that Los Angeles would see 27 years later, what happened during the inciting incident behind the Watts riot isn’t entirely clear....

Because hangover cures don’t always have to involve eggs or lining your armpits with lemon juice — six of the world’s weirdest hangover cures. Source: Wikipedia Hangover Cures: Pickled Herring Move over bacon and eggs, it’s time for KaterFrühstück, Germany’s famous pickled or marinated herring. Sounds pleasant enough for the Saturday night sinner to sink his or her teeth into on Sunday morn, save for the fact that the herring fillet is raw and wrapped around chunks of onion and gherkin....

Each week, we bring you an incredible experience from someone who lived it. In this edition, New York native Tina Trachtenberg — AKA “Mother Pigeon” — tells us how she came to dedicate her entire life to NYC’s most hated animals: rats and pigeons. It’s Autumn..i will be in Washington square park untill 6! A photo posted by mother pigeon (@motherpigeonbrooklyn) on Sep 22, 2015 at 11:08am PDT In urban contexts, the pigeon is often regarded as the unsightly, disease-ridden cost of culture....

Borobudur boasts more than 500 life-sized Buddha statues over a sprawling 27,000 square feet. 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 Inside The Statue Of Zeus At Olympia, One Of The Breathtaking Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World 25 Breathtaking Photos Of Chefchaouen, Morocco’s Mysterious Blue City...

Following in the footsteps of British occultist Aleister Crowley, Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan with an impressive talent for showmanship. In 1966, a young American occultist named Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan in California. While the name of his church alone was controversial, that was just the beginning. From hosting wild orgies to publishing a Satanic Bible, Anton LaVey became infamous in the press as the “Black Pope” and the “evilest man in the world....

The boy’s father, Kehinde Omosebi, claimed to be a “religious minister” but police found no evidence that the organization he named exists. Rob Schultz/Wisconsin State JournalThe right-side unit of this duplex on Alexander Avenue in Reedsburg is where the Omosebi family lived. A father and mother in Wisconsin have been arrested after their 15-year-old son died during a 40-day religious fast. On September 2, the boy’s father, 49-year-old Kehinde Omosebi, walked into the Reedsburg police station to report the death of his son, Ayanfe Omosebi, according to the Chicago Tribune....

The legendary half-god Cú Chulainn was a staple in ancient Irish mythology because of his Herculean strength — and rage. The legend of Cú Chulainn is among the most popular in Irish folklore. His epic is the center of many hallowed stories in the Ulster Cycle, a collection of first-century mythic legends in Irish literature. The mythical hero, gifted with great strength and fighting talent, and by some accounts considered a sort of Irish Hulk, lived only 17 years but made a mark on Ireland that survives to this day....

Scout, who’s now maybe the most expensive golden retriever alive, will star in the 30-second ad titled ‘Lucky Dog.’ UW Madison/YoutubeScout was diagnosed with an advanced stage of cancer in summer 2019. Now, the good boy is cancer-free. When the golden retriever of WeatherTech CEO David MacNeil was declared cancer-free this year, the veterinarian group that saved the pup was graced with what is certainly the most expensive “thank you” they’ve ever received: a $6 million Super Bowl ad showcasing their work....

In the last few years, enterprising thieves have preyed on the booming $5.2 billion nut industry, with Alberto Montemayor the latest to be charged. PixabayThe 42,000 pounds were found in the process of being repackaged into small bags for resale. It was only because of an audit earlier this month that the Touchstone Pistachio Company realized what had happened. There were 42,000 missing pounds of pistachios to account for — with the bizarre heist meaning serious profit loss for the company....

In court yesterday, Hirst pleaded guilty to ‘committing an act outraging public decency by behaving in an indecent manner.’ Youtube A British couple was recently arrested for having sex in a Domino’s pizza parlor in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The couple, Daniella Hirst, 29, and Craig Smith, 31, can be seen drunkenly entering the Domino’s on security camera footage from the location. FacebookDaniella Hirst, 29, and Craig Smith, 31. The two order a 12-inch pepperoni pizza with stuffed crust, before Hirst begins drunkenly playing with the phone next to the teller....

The teeth also confirmed that Hitler was a vegetarian. TwitterThe four teeth of Hitler’s that were analyzed. Ever since the Fuhrer allagedly perished by his own hand, conspiracy theories have abounded. From believing that Adolf Hitler is alive and well in Argentina to believing that he escaped to the dark side of the moon, it seems more people believed that he was alive than that he was dead. However, a new study claims it will shut down those rumors for good....

By mapping out how the Walsh glacier had moved over the past eight decades, the expedition was able to pinpoint where explorers had abandoned their equipment, including cameras. Leslie Hittmeier/Teton Gravity ExpeditionIn addition to the cameras, the expedition also found cooking items and climbing gear. Eighty-five years ago, explorers Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates were forced to abandon a number of their supplies, including cameras, as they attempted to summit Canada’s Mount Lucania....

After seven Braxton County, West Virginia residents reported seeing the Flatwoods Monster while investigating what looked like a UFO crash, local authorities scoured the scene — but they found nothing and reportedly “laughed off the reports as hysteria.” One clear evening in September 1952, several boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia spotted a strange object streak through the sky. It appeared to land in a nearby field, so they headed over to investigate — and reportedly came across a 10-foot-tall creature that’s since become known as the “Flatwoods Monster....

Just 45 minutes after arriving at a California hospital on February 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez was pronounced dead — but strange fumes from her body inexplicably made her doctors sick. YouTubeKnown as the “Toxic Lady,” Gloria Ramirez emitted strange fumes that left her doctors ill. Gloria Ramirez was an ordinary woman living in Riverside, Calif. with two children and a husband. Rev. Brian Taylor called her a friend to everyone she met and a joker who brought joy to others....

If you think 2018 is bad, this new research will prove that things could be much worse on planet Earth. Pixabay If you feel like now is the worst time in history to be alive, scientists are here to tell you that times have actually been worse. Harvard University archaeologist and medieval historian Michael McCormick will tell you that 536 A.D. was the worst year in history to be alive....

How the search for enlightenment — and lots of drugs — sent scores of young seekers through Europe and Asia along the hippie trail. Bruce Barrett/FlickrFive hikers rest on the hippie trail in Afghanistan. 1977. The sight of brightly-painted vans with psychedelic designs and peace signs plastered all over their exteriors became an increasingly common occurrence throughout the United States in the late 1960s and 1970s as more and more people were embracing the freewheeling, sometimes nomadic lifestyle of the counterculture and traveling wherever the winds (or drugs) led them....

She was not only the first female surgeon in the U.S. Army, but Dr. Mary Edwards Walker also managed to survive a Confederate prison and overcome extreme misogyny to earn herself a spot in American history. Women of the 19th century were expected to wear corsets, bear children, and pursue domestic arts. But Mary Edwards Walker refused to conform to these gender norms. Instead, she attended medical school and became a physician....