Despite its monstrous jaws and teeth, the wolf eel is actually a gentle giant that’s even known to cuddle with divers. Few beasts strike more fear into the hearts of humans than those that make their homes in the unknown darkness. One of the most terrifying of these is the wolf eel of the North Pacific — a remarkably ugly creature that can grow up to eight feet long and sports powerful jaws and sharp teeth....
For most people, the thought of science fairs conjures sentiments of general anxiety as well as images of Styrofoam planets and toilet paper tube volcanoes. But then again, most of us don’t consider science fair projects to be an opportunity to take on the task of killing biological weapons or coming up with cheaper ways to travel through space. Using the science fair project as their point of entry, the students featured here have developed technologies that may change the tapestry of science forever....
A new discovery shows that these enormous megafauna went extinct far later than researchers had thought. Contrary to prevailing thought, new research shows that early humans in Australia lived alongside giant reptiles, marsupials, and birds for thousands of years before these megafauna went extinct. Researchers had assumed that these enormous animals went extinct soon after the arrival of the first Australians 50,000 years ago. But research from Griffith University, published in the Quaternary Science Reviews, has now dated the upper jaw of a Zygomaturus trilobus — a large, lumbering, wombat-like marsupial that was bigger than a bull — and found that it perished only 33,000 years ago....
Born into slavery, Bill Richmond managed to get to England where the free man became the country’s biggest and potentially first, African-American athletic celeb. Wikimedia Commons Bill Richmond in a boxing pose, circa 1810. Bill Richmond was born into slavery in New York in 1763 — until he gave himself a fighting chance to win his freedom. Richmond fled to the U.K. where he fought professionally against racial bigotry: and become one of the biggest sports celebrities of his day....
In August 1955, Carolyn Bryant claimed that 14-year-old Emmett Till sexually harassed her — which led to his horrific lynching days later. But more than 60 years later, she finally admitted that her accusation was a lie. On August 28, 1955, a 14-year-old African-American named Emmett Till was kidnapped from his relative’s home in Mississippi by two adult white men, who brutally beat him to death. His badly disfigured body was found in the Tallahatchie River three days later....
From Nazi love affairs to partnerships with the Abwehr, Coco Chanel kept more than little black dresses in her closet. Wikimedia CommonsGabrielle “Coco” Chanel. 1920. During World War II, many well-known fashion brands were accused of collaborating with the Nazis. However, Coco Chanel, the iconic founder of the luxury brand, is not only accused of fraternizing with high-level Nazi officials but that she capitalized on her powerful connections to oust Jewish business partners in her company....
After being kidnapped by Native Americans in 1697, Hannah Duston brutally killed her captors with a tomahawk — including six children. Colby College Museum of Art, Gift of R. Chase Lasbury and Sally Nan Lasbury.Long celebrated as a hero, Hannah Duston’s legacy had been reexamined in recent years. In 1861, a small new England town erected a monument to Hannah Duston — possibly the first in the U.S. to honor a woman....
Bob Marley died at just 36 in Miami, Florida on May 11, 1981 after the skin cancer that had been found under his toenail spread to his lungs, liver, and brain. Mike Prior/Redferns/Getty ImagesBob Marley died the year after performing in the show pictured here at the Brighton Leisure Centre in the U.K. in 1980. Days after Bob Marley played Madison Square Garden to thunderous applause in September 1980, the singer collapsed while jogging in Central Park....
Born into slavery and then sold into the circus, Millie and Christine McKoy ultimately took back their own destiny. Wikimedia CommonsThe McCoy twins, circa 1871. Known by many as “The Carolina Twins,” “The Two-Headed Girl,” and “The Two-Headed Nightingale,” conjoined twins and former slaves Millie and Christine McCoy became stars on the 19th-century circus circuit both in the U.S. and overseas before ultimately perishing in obscurity and being buried in an unmarked grave....
Created with psychology and science in mind, the Stanford Prison Experiment turned regular people into monsters. In October 2004, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ivan “Chip” Frederick was facing some hard time. He had been one of the accused in the notorious torture scandal that erupted in March of that year from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, and his court-martial saw disturbing details aired about prisoner abuse, sleep deprivation, and sexual humiliation....
Jerry Westrom intends to plead not guilty, but the evidence — undeniable, genetic material left on the victim’s towel and comforter — will be difficult to fight against. Hennepin County Sheriff’s OfficeJerry A. Westrom. Jerry Westrom likely thought nothing of the napkin he used to wipe his mouth with after eating a hot dog at a Minnesota hockey game last month, but for the Minneapolis Police Department, that very napkin provided the DNA sample they’d been searching years for....
As a member of the French Resistance, Marcel Marceau first developed his miming skills in order to keep children quiet while they evaded Nazi patrols on their way to the Swiss border. Wikimedia CommonsBefore Marcel Marceau charmed international audiences as the world’s foremost French mime, he played a heroic role in the fight to save Europe’s Jews. At the mention of the word “mime,” into most people’s minds leaps a picture of a slight figure in white face paint making precise, mesmerizing movements — the very image of Marcel Marceau....
The Sisters of the Valley, also known as the “weed nuns,” believe in the healing powers of marijuana — to a spiritual degree. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1924 Owens Valley Protests Foreshadow California’s Scary Drought Problems “It Was The Biggest Grow I’ve Ever Seen” – Suburban Mom Busted For Running Multimillion Dollar Weed Operation...
The first survey of Denmark’s Kalvestene Viking ship burial site in nearly 100 years used a 17th-century illustration to reveal the presence of two additional ships, bringing the total number to 12. Flinders UniversityThe Viking-age ship burial mounds of Kalvestene, on the Danish island of Hjarnø. In 1650, University of Copenhagen antiquarian Ole Worm made drawings of a Viking ship burial site on the small Danish island of Hjarnø. His depictions showed more than 20 ship burial mounds....
In 1944, the Allies seemed to have the upper hand in the war — until they attempted to take three cities at once from the Germans in Operation Market Garden. Wikimedia Commons American troops from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute into The Netherlands on September 17, 1944. Every American student learns about the D-Day landing at Normandy, but very few could tell you the details of Operation Market Garden, the disastrous operation that followed closely on its heels....
The investigators believe that the sub could provide clues as to where Escobar’s missing multi-billion dollar fortune was stashed. YouTubeThe box found at the scene, that likely fell from the submarine. After years of searching, one of Pablo Escobar‘s famed drug-smuggling submarines has been found. Former CIA agents Doug Laux and Ben Smith reportedly located the submarine off the coast of Colombia (the exact location has not been disclosed) and have been sending divers down in the hopes of locating Escobar’s rumored $50 billion fortune....
How did Henderson Island become a hub for 18 tons of plastic? RSPB Centre for Conservation ScienceEast Beach on Henderson Island. When researchers arrived on the shores of Henderson Island, a tiny and uninhabited piece of land in the middle of the Pacific, they were shocked at what they saw. Toothbrushes, dominos, hardhats, toy soldiers, cups, bags, water guns, board games, lighters and containers littered the shore — all adding up to an estimated 38 million pieces of garbage....
With his partner Willy Falcon, Sal Magluta made a name for himself as a drug lord and powerboat racer — until it all came crashing down. In the early 1980s, Miami was a violent, chaotic place. The South Florida city had the highest murder rate in the nation and was plagued by a drug war between various cartels and authorities. This era led to the emergence of several drug lords known as “cocaine cowboys,” including Sal Magluta....
Before moving images existed, photographers used a technique called stereoscopic pairs to add movement to an otherwise static photo. If you’ve seen photos taken before the year 1900, you may notice that some are displayed in identical pairs. It’s not the work of a wasteful photographer, but a specific kind of photo known as stereoscopic pairs. These images are kind of like the proto-GIF: If you alternated opening and closing your left and right eye, you would see the images “move” in one fluid scene....
The man was seen hanging from the railing atop a nine-story parking garage moments before he fell and killed Taylor Kahle. FacebookTaylor Kahle (center) with friends. With the pandemic slowing and restrictions easing, Taylor Kahle was having a beautiful Sunday on April 25. The 29-year-old San Diego woman went on a second date with a charming man and visited the zoo. After dinner, they walked along 10th Avenue and J Street — when a falling man who leapt from a building killed her....
