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When Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and John Swigert famously said “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” the mission’s troubles were just beginning. We’ve all heard the phrase “Houston, we have a problem,” that comes from the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the moon. But what most of us don’t know is that it’s actually a misquote. The expression was popularized when it was uttered by Kevin Bacon in the classic 1995 adventure-drama based on the mission, but the truth is, astronaut John “Jack” Swigert, who Bacon portrayed, never said this — and neither did Tom Hanks who played astronaut Jim Lovell when he repeated it....

Du now drives around in a flamboyant purple Tuk Tuk, a motorized rickshaw popular in many parts of East Asia. <WTSPJan Du. A transgender woman in Florida who goes by the name “Jan Du” identifies as a Filipino person, even though she was born White. Jan Du, a white transgender woman born with the name “Adam,” now considers herself Filipino according WTSP News Tampa Bay. She now drives around in a flamboyant purple Tuk Tuk, a motorized rickshaw popular in many parts of East Asia, and more usually referred to as a “tricycle” in the Philippines....

Discover what Bill Clinton, John Wayne, and others were called before their names were changed. There are plenty of reasons to change your name — especially when you’re in the public eye. Maybe your birth name is too hard to pronounce, too long, or in some cases, already belongs to somebody else. Whatever the reason, there are a surprising number of well-known figures throughout history and into the present day who aren’t quite who you think they are — or at least aren’t using the names their mommas gave them....

The families of 9/11 victims are suing the Suadi government over their government’s alleged involvement and aid in the terrorist attacks. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes September 11, 2001 in New York City. The families of 9/11 victims have filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia in an attempt to hold the country culpable for the 2001 terrorist attack. Registered in a Manhattan federal court, the suit represents 800 victims who died that day....

Experts are now calling for a further $6.5 million to stave off the possibility of “catastrophic” collapse. Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem shows the renovated Edicule of the Tomb of Jesus (where his body is believed to have been laid). The tomb is being unveiled again following nine months of restoration work that will be highlighted at a much anticipated ceremony on March 22, 2017....

The so-called Old Continent could just as easily be called the “Creepy Continent.” After you check out these spots, you’ll understand why. Source: Flickr.com The heavy chains of superstition weigh on European history like the shackles of a Dickensian ghost. When a place is continuously inhabited for thousands of years, a few spooky stories will eventually get lodged into the collective memory. Add to these a handful of cults that build their chapels with bones and skulls, and the result is a pretty creepy continent....

She covered these pages over with adhesive paper and now we know why. Wikimedia CommonsAnne Frank in Amsterdam, 1940. The Diary of a Young Girl remains one of the most powerful and poignant firsthand accounts of the Holocaust ever written. But these newly-revealed pages are not at all what you’d expect. More than 70 years after Anne Frank wrote in her diary for the last time while hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, the Anne Frank House has announced that they’ve finally been able to decipher two hidden pages....

Born in 1913 on the Crow Reservation in Montana, Joseph Medicine Crow was raised in the warrior tradition of his people — which he put to good use while serving in France and Germany. Joseph Medicine CrowJoe Medicine Crow became the last Plains Indian war chief by stealing horses from the Nazis. When Joe Medicine Crow died in 2016, he was the last living Plains Indian war chief, ending a tradition that stretched back hundreds of years....

On the day after Christmas in 1997, John Ramsey found his six-year-old daughter JonBenét dead in the family basement with duct tape across her mouth and a garrote around her neck, mere hours after reporting her missing. Pinterest John Bennett Ramsey sits next to his wife, Patsy, as they plead for information about their daughter, JonBenét Rmasey’s, death. When John Bennett Ramsey and his wife, Patsy, had their daughter in 1990, they decided to name her after John — JonBenét....

Also known as the blowfish, the pufferfish is 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. But in Japan, it’s also a pricey dish called fugu. Experts believe that pufferfish developed their peculiar “inflatability” as a result of their slow swimming style. Once pursued, the animal fills its remarkably elastic stomach full of water to scare predators off. With 120 pufferfish species in the Tetraodontidae family, however, features may vary. Some pufferfish have an extra defense against attacks — spines on their skin that jut out when they inflate....

Though the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite was discovered in 1984, scientists have not been able to determine if the organic matter came from Mars or Earth — until now. NASAThe meteorite is four billion years old and crash-landed on Earth around 15 million years ago. About 15 million years ago, a chunk of 4-billion-year-old rock broke away from the surface of Mars and crash-landed on Earth. While the meteorite’s 1984 discovery in Antarctica was remarkable enough, a new analysis of the rock has yielded traces of carbon and nitrogen — essential ingredients for life....

Between 1987 and 1990, Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo murdered three girls along with his wife Karla Homolka as part of the “Ken and Barbie Murders.” Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, his wife and later accomplice, were a seemingly unlikely pair of Canadian killers. They may have looked like a normal young couple from the outside, but the “Ken and Barbie Killers” were anything but. Before Paul Bernardo was put behind bars for multiple murders, tortures, and rapes, he was a salesman by trade that lured his female victims using pickups and pitches he learned on his day job....

Both the LAPD and FBI have since launched investigations to find out who exactly was manning the jetpack — and how they managed to reach 3,000 feet. Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Airlines flight 1997 was the first to spot the aerial individual — with two further planes reporting sightings. On Sunday evening, airline pilots landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) reported a remarkable sight. Not only was there “a guy in a jetpack” flying about 300 dangerous yards off their wings during final approaches — but he was maneuvering at an altitude of 3,000 feet....

A study examined master meditator Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s brain development since he was 27 years old. Edward Wong/South China Morning Post via Getty ImagesYongey Mingyur Rinpoche (left) and Richard Davidson (right), who runs the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin. There’s no definitive secret to aging gracefully, but scientists may have found a way to keep our brains young. Over the course of 14 years, a group of scientists from the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison followed the brain development of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher who has been practicing since he was nine....

“It was shocking. We couldn’t believe what was happening. You could smell the blood. The lions got shot in the camp and then were all brought into this one room. The flies were terrible.” Screengrab/Lord Ashcroft and WildlifeA South African “lion farm.” These caged animals have nowhere to roam and nothing to hunt. South Africa’s pastures have been a longstanding battleground for poachers, trophy hunters, and the conservationists urging against the business of killing animals....

These powerful historical photos reveal the how and the why behind the fall of the Soviet Union like never before. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Where Al-Qaeda Began: 48 Photos From The Soviet-Afghan War The Soviet Union Once Tested A Nuke That Was Too Big For War Vintage Mongolia: Photos Of Life Before The Soviet Purge...

Jack London became so enamored with a dog he met while prospecting for gold in the Yukon Territory that he used their bond to create one of the 20th century’s most iconic works of literature. Jack London’s The Call of the Wild is one of the American literary icon’s most beloved works. It was considered an innovative work of experimental fiction because it is told from the perspective of a domesticated Saint Bernand and Scotch Collie mix named Buck....

Candace Newmaker was supposed to be reborn through an alternative therapy treatment, but the rebirthing process ultimately led to her death. Wikimedia CommonsCandace Newmaker shortly before her death. When Jeane Newmaker adopted her five-year-old daughter, Candace Newmaker, she knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but she never expected it to be so hard. She had spent months trying to bond with the seven-year-old but to no avail. Her daughter simply wasn’t forming an attachment to her....

While Muzak’s background music was easy to ignore, the company’s surprising story says a lot about postwar America. Source: Flickr Although it might be easier to ignore in an age where nearly ever American carries thousands of songs in their pocket, the unmistakable sound of Muzak still haunts us all. An estimated 100 million people (nearly a third of America’s population) are exposed to Muzak’s background music each day, whether in an elevator, on hold with the cable company or elsewhere....

Anna Maria Radclyffe likely embroidered the message with the hair of her husband, James Radclyffe, who was executed in 1716 for rebelling against the King of England. Museum of LondonThe note reads: “The sheet OFF MY dear dear Lord’s Bed in the wretched Tower of London February 1716 x Ann C of Darwent=Waters” After her husband was executed in 1716, Anna Maria Radclyffe sat down to do some embroidery. But she used unusual tools....