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From technicolor tutus to dark styles more gothic than Notre Dame, a look at the current trends in Japan street fashion. Source: Tokyo Fashion Japan Street Fashion: Ganguro Hitting its peak in 2000, ganguro was a huge trend in the Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo. The trend–marked by excessive amounts of skin bronzer, bleached hair and the layered ornamentation of neon and plastic accessories–translates literally as “charbroiled face”. Which makes sense, given that it is speculated that the men and women who sport this look are trying to emulate what they think is a sun kissed California style....

Kyle Craven, the face of Bad Luck Brian, shares what it’s like to go viral, which of his own memes he likes best, and the one thing he’d do differently. Photos courtesy of Kyle CravenLeft: The original photo of Kyle Craven used to create Bad Luck Brian memes. Right: Craven today. ONE MORNING IN JANUARY 2012, 22-year-old Kyle Craven woke up famous. He didn’t feel any different — or even know he was famous....

Nicolás Escobar had lived in his uncle’s former apartment for five years before he says a vision led him to open up the wall. Red+Noticias/SIPA Press/ShutterstockPablo Escobar’s nephew shared his discovery of his drug lord uncle’s hidden stash in one of his old homes. After the death of the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar during a police shootout in 1993, rumors that he hid millions of his drug money at his numerous properties have remained alive....

A new study used alligators to reconstruct the bite power of the most fearsome dinosaur. Wikimedia Commons It seems obvious that you wouldn’t want to get caught between the banana-sized chompers of the history’s most famous dinosaur. Until recently, though, scientists were unsure of just how thoroughly a Tyrannosaurus rex could mash your bones into pulp. Thanks to a new paper in Scientific Reports, that mystery has been solved. “What we came up with were bite forces of around 8,000 pounds,” one of the study’s authors, Gregory Erickson, told NPR....

Still one of the deadliest disasters in American history, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 left one of the United States great cities in ruins. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: When The City Of Angels Burned: 50 Photos Of The 1992 LA Riots 55 Harrowing Photos Of The Great Depression In New York City...

After the war, many Japanese soldiers claimed they only ate human flesh because they were starving. But in most cases, the evidence tells a different story. Wikimedia CommonsRobert L. Hite was a U.S. Army Air Force aviator who was captured by the Japanese in 1942. While Hite fortunately survived this ordeal, many of his comrades met a far grislier fate. In 1945, a first-year medical student named Toshio Tono stood in the halls of Kyushu Imperial University as two blindfolded American prisoners were led into a pathology lab by Japanese soldiers....

Discover the story behind street artist Keith Haring’s iconic “Crack Is Wack” mural in New York City. Crack Is Wack is arguably known as Keith Haring’s most legendary work and the most iconic mural in New York City. The double-sided mural’s location in Manhattan on 128th street, next to the incessant passing of cars on Harlem River Drive, possibly plays a huge role in this, gathering more daily views than any other mural in the city....

The robots’ massive battle will be streamed on Twitch on Tuesday, October 17. Two years ago, an American robotics company challenged a Japanese robotics company to a robot duel. However, this would be no ordinary robotics face off — the key players in this fight were two giant robots, each over 10 feet tall. After an initial agreement and build, the two massive bots finally met in September for their fight which was taped and will be shown Tuesday night via the online streaming site Twitch....

At least 11 women were killed and then buried in the desert during the West Mesa murders that took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico between 2001 and 2005. Wikimedia CommonsDowntown Albuquerque as seen from the West Mesa. At first, it was like any other Monday night, but Feb. 2, 2009, would stick with Christine Ross forever. Ross walked her dog, Ruca, along along a dried-out wash in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Then, Ruca found a bone resembling a femur....

What’s that bright blue speck of water in the middle of Utah’s desert? The potash evaporation ponds may look bizarre, but they have a very specific purpose. A brilliant blue series of man-made ponds punctuates Utah’s reddish-brown desert landscape, adding a touch of the bizarre to an otherwise barren region. Known as the potash evaporation ponds, these bodies of water aren’t for swimming—they are actually used to isolate a specific type of salt that contains potassium....

Legionnaire’s Disease seems to be making a comeback in New York City. But what exactly is it? TEM image of L. pneumophila, responsible for over 90% of Legionnaires’ Disease cases. Source: Wikipedia Almost 40 years to the day that a mysterious illness broke out at an American Legion conference in Philadelphia — and changed the CDC forever — the culprit appears to be making a comeback in New York City. Legionnaires’ Disease seems to have returned, but just what exactly is it?...

Percy Fawcett set out to find the mythical city of El Dorado in 1925 – and never returned. Wikimedia CommonsColonel Percy Fawcett. The legend of El Dorado has captivated explorers for centuries. And how could it not? The legendary city is said to be made of solid gold. But like all great mysteries, El Dorado demands a heavy price from those who would search for it, as adventurer Perry Fawcett found out in 1925....

There are a few things wrong with this photo. Want to guess which one we’re about to seize upon? Image Source: www.tested.com Hollywood is, of course, a source of entertainment, not facts. More often than not, movies and TV shows tamper with the truth in order to create a more exciting product. And while that’s all well and good–reality can be pretty dull–it has created numerous myths about the way the world works that are now believed across the globe....

Forget genius. A happy combination of dumb luck and coincidence was all it took for these accidental inventions to exist. Accidental Inventions: Coca-Cola In the 1880s, Coca-Cola was originally intended to be consumed as a syrup to cure common ailments, and even once contained up to nine mg of cocaine (coca) per serving. Eventually, the creators, namely John Pemberton, realized that while it didn’t do much to cure ailments, when mixed with soda water it produced a delightfully sweet, fizzy drink....

“We are doing what human beings have always done but we are doing it on an unprecedented scale with materials that are going to take hundreds, if not thousands of years, to biodegrade.” Trustees of the British MuseumThe ancient clay cup is 3,500 years old and was likely used to drink wine at Minoan feasts. The discovery of thousands of ancient 3,500-year-old disposable cups seems to have put a swift end to the notion that modern civilizations introduced the throwaway cup....

Until the mid-20th century, colonial powers made these films to convince Africans that they deserved to be oppressed. Starting in the 1890s, when the Lumière brothers pioneered the medium as we know it today, the motion picture embarked upon a long journey from obscure invention that no one knew how to monetize into the predominant medium for mass communication and global entertainment. As motion pictures spread from the brothers’ native France throughout Europe, the United States, and eventually the rest of the world, its path took some unusual twists and turns....

These vintage photos will take you back to a time when Pac-Man and Donkey Kong were the absolute pinnacle of gaming technology. Maybe you can predict the moves of those shifty Pac-Man ghosts, smell the metallic odor of the tokens, or hear the symphony of sound effects ringing in your ears. But even if you rarely set foot inside an arcade yourself, you can still appreciate the cool, neon-flashing, vintage arcade aesthetic....

The haul is estimated to be worth more than $195,000 and believed to be the biggest of its kind in the United Kingdom in the last decade. EnglandsHistory/SWNSThe group of amateur metal detectorists, known as the the “Metal Detectives Group”, discovered 557 gold and silver coins that date back to the 14th century. A group of amateur metal detectorists uncovered 557 rare gold and silver coins during an annual event. The hoard of coins is estimated to date back to the 14th century around the height of the Black Death....

99 percent of the world’s supply of opioids are consumed in America. Scott Barbour/Getty Images As the opioid crisis becomes increasingly apparent across the country, researchers are continuing efforts to understand its roots and effects. Several new studies out this month suggest that even when used for medical purposes, the drug’s negative consequences are more widespread and harmful than most Americans realize. It’s true that the use of opioids to manage pain has declined in recent years as legislators work to address mounting addiction with stricter prescription guidelines....

In these abandoned photographs, time is the ultimate source of authority: it weathers trains, sinks stadiums, and causes castles to crumble. Looking at abandoned photographs, we are reminded of how quickly paint cracks and peels, and we, too, grow old and fade away. To view an abandoned space is to acknowledge the existential emptiness that defines us and yet drives us to fill it with the company of others, a good book, and a handful of living, breathing memories....