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The poachers claim that Rafiki charged on them, so they were forced to kill the endangered animal in self-defense. Uganda Wildlife AuthorityRafiki was 25 years old when he was speared to death in an alleged act of self-defense. Wildlife officials have arrested four people over the alleged poaching of Rafiki, a famous and rare silverback gorilla who lived in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A revered member of the Nkuringo gorilla group, Rafiki went missing on June 1 — and was found dead in the Hakato area the next day....

Photographer Alper Yesiltas uses artificial intelligence to imagine what departed icons like Princess Diana and Michael Jackson would look like if they’d lived — and the results are haunting. They may be gone, but their faces are forever frozen in time. Or rather, they were. When photographer Alper Yesiltas began dabbling in artificial intelligence, he quickly became aware of its potential. “Anything imaginable can be shown in reality”, he told Bored Panda....

In 1971, Donald Marshall Jr. was wrongfully convicted of killing his friend in Nova Scotia. And even after the conviction was overturned, he was still blamed for the judicial error. Sydney Police DepartmentPolice arrested Donald Marshall Jr. for a stabbing crime where he was the victim. On the night of May 28, 1971, Donald Marshall Jr. walked through Wentworth Park in Nova Scotia, Canada with his friend Sandy Seale. According to police, Marshall and Seale fought....

The theory that supports this is known as the “nocturnal bottleneck hypothesis.” Mammals were once nocturnal creatures, a new study finds, and it’s thanks to the dinosaurs that we no longer are. The study, published in the Nature Ecology & Evolution Journal, describes how the extinction of the dinosaurs drove mammals into the daytime. Because dinosaurs were primarily active during the daytime, ancient mammals would have been primarily nocturnal to avoid an unfortunate run-in with something that could eat them....

Dan Broderick and Linda Kolkena were happy newlyweds — until his ex-wife Betty Broderick shot them dead in a jealous rage. Linda Kolkena was an aspiring mom and housewife, and she had found love in lawyer Dan Broderick while working as his secretary at his San Diego law firm in 1983. But Dan was a married man, and his subsequent divorce to be with Kolkena saw them both killed on Nov....

This 512-acre plot of land in Utah known as Skinwalker Ranch is said to be cursed with UFOs, witches, and horrific cattle mutilations. Look inside if you dare. Since 1996, Skinwalker Ranch has established itself as a possible paranormal hotspot. For some theorists, the 512-acre plot of land in Utah potentially holds answers to UFO and crop circle phenomena. Some even believe extraterrestrial activity regularly happens there. The Ballard property derived its name from the Navajo folktale of the skinwalker....

In a show of great sportsmanship, the Irish team gave their World Games spot to the Iroquois. Now, the Iroquois have their sights set on the Olympics. IRQ_Nationals/TwitterThe Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team were nearly disqualified from participating in the 2022 World Games. All eyes are on the upcoming lacrosse championship at the 2022 World Games where the best teams from all over the world will compete against each other. But one of the best lacrosse teams in the world was almost left out of the games — and that exclusion could also keep them out of the Olympics....

The ruins of Pumapunku so impressed the Inca that they believed it was the place where the gods created the world. Wikimedia CommonsThe Pumapunku archeological site. In western Bolivia, a dramatic collection of stones, the remains of a vast temple complex, stand guard over an arid plane. They are what’s left of a stunning architectural feat accomplished by a society that predates even the Inca: the Tiwanaku. Pumapunku, a name that means “door of the puma,” was a holy site started between 500 and 600 CE....

Scientists recently found a strange sound emanating from the deepest part of the ocean, and a new study claims to have identified its source. A drone picked up the eerie 3.5-second-long noise deep in the Pacific Ocean’s Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (whose lowest points sit nearly seven miles below the ocean’s surface) multiple times between autumn 2014 and spring 2015. Now, according to a new study in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, researchers are saying that the mysterious sound is an unknown baleen whale call....

The supposed “nuclear button” isn’t a button at all. Instead it’s a “nuclear football” that comes in the form of a heavy briefcase. Photo by Olivier Doulier – Pool/Getty ImagesIn the background a military aid carries the ‘nuclear football,’ with launch codes for nuclear weapons. When North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un said in his annual address that “a nuclear button is always on my desk” and that the U.S. was within range, it was only a matter of time before President Trump responded to “Rocket Man” in kind....

On April 1, 2014, Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon left their host family’s home to take the family’s dog on a walk through the Panamanian jungle. It would be the last time anyone would see them. Lisanne Froon, left, and Kris Kremers, right. On April 1, 2014, Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon left their host family’s home to take the family’s dog on a walk through the scenic forests around the Baru volcano in Boquete, Panama....

Theo Van Gogh was murdered for his art, which depicted a woman trapped by the rigidity of the Islamic religion. Wikimedia Commons Theo van Gogh as an impressionable young man in 1984. Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, much like his famous relative Vincent (perhaps you’ve heard of him), was controversial in his day. Although Theo didn’t cut off an ear in the name of art, he had a penchant for insulting everyone imaginable in the name of free speech....

In November 1963, President Kennedy was shot and killed as his motorcade passed in front of the “Umbrella Man.” Did this shadowy figure conspire in the President’s assassination? The afternoon that President John F. Kennedy was shot was a sunny one. The skies were clear with no clouds in sight. So when investigators pouring over the footage of the horrific assassination noticed a man opening a large black umbrella and waving it toward the heavens, they took an interest....

In just one year between 1979 and 1980, “Freeway Strangler” William George Bonin murdered at least 21 victims, though some suspect he killed over a dozen more. Los Angeles Public Library ArchivesPedophile and serial killer William George Bonin raped and murdered up to 36 victims while prowling the freeways of southern California. In 1979, dozens of murdered teenage boys were uncovered on California’s sprawling freeways, with one victim as young as twelve....

These Nazi propaganda posters are as repugnant in their message as they are impressive in their artistic craftsmanship. In order to control a population, you must first control the population’s minds. Adolf Hitler knew this well — and knew that propaganda was a politically expedient instrument to impose anti-Semitism onto the German populace. As he wrote in Mein Kampf, “Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea....

Buried by time, these lost cities were consigned to the realm of legend — until their locations were finally rediscovered. Andrew Hyde/FlickrThe lost city of Santa Marta, Columbia. The exact locations of many lost cities from history are long forgotten. Some cities became lost due to natural disasters, war, or economic upheaval. However, others are lost with few clues leading to the cause of their decline. Yet others still are only the products of myth or legend....

From “Cannibal Holocaust” to “The Blair Witch Project,” these movies were so extreme and realistic that they fooled countless people into thinking the onscreen carnage was real. Roger Ebert once described movies as “the most powerful empathy machine in all the arts.” The late film critic certainly had a point, as films bring people together to relate to simulated experiences not their own. It’s also why audiences of ultra-realistic gore in horror movies demand to know they’re fake, and not real snuff films — or, real-life footage of a murder deliberately carried out on camera....

“It would be an honor to the type of work my dad did throughout his life.” The Doe FundMembers of The Doe Fund celebrate their extensive new donation before handing items out to determined ex-convicts looking for work. It’s only been a few months since beloved “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek died, but his relatives and former producers are finding a way to keep his legacy alive. According to The New York Times, 300 neckties, 58 dress shirts, and 14 suits that the game show host donned over his show’s 37-year run will be donated to New York City’s The Doe Fund, which is an organization that provides ex-convicts and the homeless with housing and career opportunities....

On a pig farm in La Porte, Indiana, Belle Gunness killed two of her husbands, a handful of single men, and several of her own children before mysteriously disappearing in 1908. To outsiders, Belle Gunness might have looked like a lonely widow who lived in the American Midwest during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But in reality, she was a serial killer who murdered at least 14 people. And some estimate that she may have killed as many as 40 victims....

“In my heart, Garlic is irreplaceable… [But] Garlic didn’t leave anything for future generations, so I could only choose to clone.” Yan Cong/The New York TimesGarlic, who is a little less than two months old, is China’s first cloned cat. For pet owners, the loss of a furry friend can be devastating. But now, advances in technology have allowed grieving pet parents to reclaim their lost animals — by cloning them....