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General Roméo Dallaire’s peacekeeping mission in Rwanda ultimately failed when the United Nations ignored his warnings about the coming genocide in early 1994. Getty Images/Scott PetersonGeneral Roméo Dallaire shaking hands with Tutsi refugees in May, 1994. With the world’s attention elsewhere and with woefully inadequate resources, Dallaire’s peacekeepers were forced to watch genocide unfold in Rwanda. “From the moment I first glimpsed its soft, mist-covered mountains, I loved Rwanda,” wrote Roméo Dallaire over a decade after he’d first arrived in the tiny East African country....

Jean-Baptiste Carrier, appointed by his government during the French Revolution, personally oversaw the execution of 13,000 counterrevolutionaries. 4,000 of which were sent to slow, watery deaths. Wikimedia Commons The Drownings at Nantes in 1793, painted in 1882 by Joseph Aubert. The bloody French Revolution saw the end of the monarchy and the emergence of peasants, military men and landowners as authorities over a bankrupt government. The harrowing revolt lasted for years, and it saw its share of horrible crimes against humanity....

Would you lick the scabs and wounds of Lepers for your beliefs? Read more about the most unusual religious rituals across the planet. The Most Unusual Religious Rituals: Baby Throwing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbOsEmHzq1c The Grishneshwar Temple in Indian state of Maharashtra is the site of a very unusual – and potentially dangerous – religious ritual. As the name suggests, babies between the ages of one and two are thrown from a 50-foot tower, with men positioned beneath to catch the babies on sheets....

Before there was modern-day adoption, there was the Orphan Train, which transported kids around the country and into the arms of families more often looking for laborers than children. Kansas State Historical SocietyAn orphan train arrives in Kansas. The Orphan Train started out as a humanitarian endeavor to pluck children out of the slums and off of the streets and send them to good homes in the Midwest. There, they would learn to work, gain skills, and ultimately populate an otherwise underserved area of the nation....

If the Hope Diamond curse is to be believed, it has been responsible for revolts, decapitations, and bankruptcy. Deep in the heart of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C., there lies a diamond. Share Flipboard Email It’s huge, heavy, and cool to the touch. It’s a deep, inky blue color, but hit it with ultraviolet light and it emits an eerie red glow that lingers long after the light source has been switched off....

Items found with the skeletons — including iron arrowheads, horse harnesses, and a broken vase — helped researchers trace back the burial to the 4th century B.C. Institute of Archaeology RASThe oldest woman found in the grave wore a calathos, which is a ceremonial headdress. Published by the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a new study estimates one girl to have been between 12 and 13 years old when she died....

The two women were babysitting the three children for a family friend when the video was taken. WXII-TVOne of the three children smoking an apparently drug-laced cigar. Two women in North Carolina are in hot water after a video showed them helping three small children smoke an apparently drug-laced cigar. 21-year-old Michaela Pearson and 18-year-old Candice Little were arrested earlier this week after a Snapchat video showed them passing a cigar around to three children from which all three take puffs, according to the Associated Press....

Why Vercingetorix was Julius Caesar’s arch-rival and is still regarded as a national hero in France to this day. Wikimedia Commons Vercingetorix and Caesar face off. In stories of ancient Rome, Julius Caesar is obviously a central figure. Throughout his tenure as a politician and fighter, Caesar made a name for himself fighting against and alongside some of the most important leaders the world had seen: Antony, Pompey the Great, and Cleopatra....

MarvelThe wedding of Northstar and Kyle Jinadu. Upon its birth in 1961, Marvel Comics transformed its industry by introducing realism, heroes with more complex, flawed personalities — and politics into the mix. In the 50 years since, Marvel has transformed the pop culture landscape, bringing forth iconic characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, The Avengers, X-Men, and so on. What is comparatively little known is the way that Marvel has often used the comic book medium and its characters as a venue for progressive politics....

From ancient Greek warriors to Japanese samurai, see some of the most exquisite pieces of body armor from centuries past. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 29 Pieces Of Erotic Art That Prove People Have Always Loved Sex The Fascinating History Of The Drinking Horn, The Thirst-Quenching Vessel Of Viking Legend 46 Fascinating Photos Of 1960s Afghanistan Before The Taliban...

“Hindsight says that was the wrong thing to have done,” says Reverend J.C. Shoaf, owner of the monument company that repossessed the marker. After a North Carolina family was unable to pay their bills, the grave marker for their 5-year-old son was repossessed, leaving the grave only covered with a plywood slab. The Charlotte Observer reports that earlier this month, the parents of Jake Leatherman visited his gravesite only to discover that the monument marking their son’s grave had been removed, and the only thing remaining covering his grave was mud and a slab of plywood....

Wes Anderson’s “bizarre meets whimsical” aesthetic isn’t confined to the silver screen. Source: Cannes Film Festival A safe first date conversation topic for hipsters around the world, Wes Anderson’s signature aesthetic has delighted, confused and annoyed audiences and critics alike for nearly 20 years. With recent hits like ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and the classic ‘The Life Aquatic’ under his directing belt, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Anderson deals exclusively in the silver screen....

From the killer fish that can live on dry land to the thousand-pound wild pigs with teeth to match, here are nine of the most terrifying invasive species that are threatening American wildlife–and humans. Image Source: National Geographic Channel As pest-infested ships from distant lands pull into port and uncaring pet owners release their imported animals into the wild, a number of invasive species have made their escape onto American soil....

She told the cops she was innocent. Then they found this selfie that she took with the victim and the murder weapon just hours before the crime. Cheyenne Rose Antoine/FacebookCheyenne Rose Antoine (left) took this photo of herself with Brittney Gargol, while wearing the belt that she used to kill her just hours before the crime took place. Mere hours before the murder, they were two good friends smiling together in a Facebook selfie....

Molly Gibson’s birth is believed to have set a world record for the oldest-known frozen embryo to result in a successful delivery. Tina Gibson/The National Embryo Donation CenterMolly Gibson was born in 2020 from an embryo that had been frozen since 1992. An embryo that was frozen in 1992 was implanted into the uterus of a woman earlier this year — and now, that embryo has just successfully been born as a healthy baby girl named Molly Gibson....

First discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922, the tomb of King Tut has recently been restored to its ancient glory. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: After 3,300 Years, King Tut’s Coffin Leaves His Tomb For The First Time Ever Photo Of The Day: The First Look Inside King Tut’s Tomb Hunt For Secret Chamber Inside King Tut’s Tomb Set To Begin...

Wysoccan, Algonquin Indian Tribe In Quebec, young boys of the Algonquin Indian Tribe were caged and fed the hallucinogen, wysoccan, to usher them into manhood. Considered more powerful than LSD, the drug was used to force adolescents to forget memories of their childhood. Unusual Rites Of Passage: Teeth Filing, Bali In Bali, it is customary for boys and girls to have their upper teeth filed as part of their coming of age rites....

The 2,000-year-old gold coin is one of just three known to exist. Courtesy of Numismatica Ars ClassicaThe coin features an image of Caesar’s assassin Marcus Junius Brutus on one side. After leading a group of Roman senators to assassinate Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 B.C.E., Marcus Junius Brutus minted a coin to mark the occasion. Now, one of these coins is set to be auctioned off by Numismatica Ars Classica, who expects it will attract bids in the millions of dollars....

From the bowler to the bonnet to the baseball cap, see the fascinating history of hats unfold before your eyes. History Of Hats: 18th Century From the dawn of the century, milliners took the idea of the hat as mere sun shade and turned it into an ever-evolving fashion accessory. Most commonly worn by military and naval officers, the classic tricorne (three-cornered) hat added function to form: the hat acted as an early umbrella via its brim-forming gutters that tilted rain away from the wearer’s face....

From Jimi Hendrix to Kurt Cobain, some of history’s most iconic rock stars left this world far too soon thanks to addiction, suicide, and other tragedies. But these revealing mock-ups give us a glimpse of how they’d look if they’d lived. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Lee Morgan Was One Of Jazz’s Biggest Stars — Until His Wife Shot Him In The Middle Of A Show...