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Ireland’s Dooagh Beach reemerged with hundreds of thousands of tons of sand in just ten days after having disappeared for over 33 years. Achill Island Tourism/FacebookThe Atlantic dumped hundreds of thousands of tons of sand on this stretch of Irish coastline in less than ten days, bringing back Dooagh Beach, a beach that had been lost for 33 years. All of the sand at Dooagh Beach suddenly vanished in the winter of 1984, when huge storms blew it all into the depths of the ocean....

Before World War II, Jimmy Doolittle was already a world-famous aviator, but it was his daring raid on Tokyo following the attack on Pearl Harbor that cemented his place in history. Hulton-Deutsch/Getty ImagesJimmy Doolittle after completing his historic flight across the Andes Mountains in 1926. Jimmy Doolittle set the world on fire with his daredevil aerial stunts. But he made his name in history through a daring raid that changed the course of World War II....

Nobukazu Kuriki was found roughly 24,000 feet up and just under 5,000 feet from the summit. BBCNobukazi Kuriki was in the midst of his eighth Everest climb when he perished. A Japanese man has become the latest person to perish atop Mount Everest, after being found dead in his tent on Monday morning. Nobukazu Kuriki was attempting to summit the world’s tallest mountain, a feat he had set out to accomplish seven times before....

People on-site described the carnage as “magnificent.” Flickr/Shawn McCready They don’t get their name for nothing. On Tuesday, a Russia-based adventure tourism organization released footage of a pod of orca whales — also known as killer whales — feasting on a minke whale in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula: In the video, which company founder Mikhail Korostelev shot with a drone, viewers can observe several orcas chasing after a hapless minke whale to the point of the whale’s exhaustion....

See why the Pearl Harbor attack carried out by the Japanese against the U.S. in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 was a “date which will live in infamy.” Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: They Relegated Doris Miller To The Kitchen — Then He Became A Hero At Pearl Harbor Researchers Finally Find The USS Nevada, Which Survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, And An Atomic Bomb...

The woman, Martha Louis Menefield, said police told her “not to cry” as they were arresting her. Lee Hedgepeth/TwitterAfter failing to appear in court on September 27, a warrant was issued against Martha Menefield for Failure to Pay-Trash. An 82-year-old woman in Valley, Alabama was arrested on November 27 after she reportedly failed to pay her trash bill amounting to $77.80. According to a statement from Valley Police Chief Mike Reynolds, Martha Louis Menefield was arrested “on the charge of Failure to Pay-Trash....

Robert John Bardo was obsessed with Rebecca Schaeffer. He wrote her fan mail, drew portraits of her, and stalked her at the studio until one day, he found her home address. Robert John Bardo’s life revolved around famous women. Throughout his difficult childhood and teenage years, writing to female celebrities would be the only thing that brought him fulfillment. No one saw these interests, however, as dangerous until it was too late....

Learn about the ten richest people ever — and see if you can even wrap your head around fortunes that dwarf that of Bill Gates. Each year, Forbes releases its ranking of the world’s richest people. And each year, some smart aleck chimes in with the news that if you adjust for inflation, Bill Gates wouldn’t even be close to the number one richest person in history. Not only is that true, but Gates would barely even crack the top ten....

The job description of “first lady” is perhaps the most ambiguous in the country. Nancy Reagan may have had more influence than she let on. Jackie was definitely the boss in the Kennedy household. In Ulysses S. Grant’s marriage, ignorance truly was bliss. Mary Todd Lincoln’s grudge-holding abilities may have saved Ulysses S. Grant’s life. For Harry Truman, the Cold War wasn’t just with the Soviets. We’ve kind of already had a female president, people just didn’t realize it....

Global concerns have grown steadily over China’s increasingly perilous environmental problems. A country with as many people as every Western power combined, China has muscled itself into international relevance by becoming the world’s biggest exporter. But its meteoric economic rise has sunk China chin-deep into an environmental crisis that is not only the result of its recent prosperity, but appears built into it. Little evidence suggests that it will get better before it gets worse....

Ancient Greek projectile unearthed in Israel, 19th-century shipwreck appears on a Florida beach, Roman coin found to depict a lost emperor. A 2,200-Year-Old Greek Bullet Inscribed With The Name Of Hercules Was Just Unearthed In Israel Israel Antiquities AuthorityIn addition to bearing the name of Hercules, the bullet also references Hauronas, an ancient Egyptian god whose name was invoked in order to cause great harm to one’s enemies. In the second century B....

Viking treasure found in Norway, Maya masks unearthed in Mexico, animal bones discovered beneath the Roman Colosseum. 1,200-Year-Old Viking Treasure Hoard Uncovered By An Amateur Metal Detectorist In Norway Birgit MaixnerAmong the dozens of silver pieces dating to between 700 and 950 C.E., some of the most impressive and unusual include an Arab coin with Islamic markings and a full Viking armband. Throughout the early Middle Ages, much of Europe was still using what’s known as the weight economy, a system in which the actual heft of a bartering object was directly correlated with its value....

“It all just comes together, you see,” the actor responded when he found out about the unexpected family ties. Lacey Terrell/Sony Pictures EntertainmentThe actor, who plays Mister Rogers in the new movie about the beloved host, just discovered that they’re related. In a twist of fate that seems too good to be true, actor Tom Hanks discovered he’s related to another popular on-screen figure: Fred Rogers, who’s better known as Mister Rogers from the hit children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood....

Clearing up a few misconceptions about what exactly cancer is, why we get it, and what we can do about it. Source: EuroStemCell.org Without a doubt, if you were to walk outside and ask someone, anyone on the street: Would you give 5 years of your life to cure cancer?, they’d invariably say Of course! But I have some unfortunate news for you: there is no one disease called “cancer”, and there won’t be just one cure....

Over his 38-year reign, King Henry VIII wed Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, and Catherine Howard — and had two of them beheaded for adultery. King Henry VIII of England is one of history’s most famous rulers, though not for his power as king. Henry VIII’s fame instead lies in the number of wives that he had: six in total, though only three of them were deemed legal in the eyes of the church....

We marvel the world over at this beautiful yearly phenomenon, but why it happens in the first place is not so pretty. Pixabay With the autumn season comes the gorgeous display of fall foliage. After the summer heat subsides, trees transform from a luscious green into a fiery display of red, orange, and yellow hues. The color-changing process is simply magical. But as with most phenomena in the world, there is a thorough scientific explanation of this magic, and consequently as to why leaves change color in the fall....

Stephanie Smith’s warehouses were described as fortress-like and had been outfitted with a 12-foot metal rolling fencing, fortified doors, and large concrete walls. Police photosStephanie Smith, 43, and her grow house. In a scene straight out of the TV drama Weeds, a mom living in the suburban Southern California neighborhood was discovered to have been behind an enormous marijuana growing operation. Stephanie Smith, 43, was detained this Wednesday at her Pacific Palisades home after police raided three properties owned by Smith in San Bernardino, and discovered an enormous illegal weed growing operation, reported KTLA 5 News....

Discover the strangest creatures on Earth today, from a 100-million-year-old living fossil to a transparent frog. Our world boasts an incredible range of biodiversity, which includes 900 thousand species of insects, over 5,500 species of mammals, at least 10,000 species of reptiles, and so much more. Naturally, there are some truly weird animals among these groups. Take the Chinese water deer, for example. This small creature looks like an ordinary doe — except for the pair of fangs that jut out from the edges of its mouth....

From “Scream” to “Friday the 13th,” some of the most famous horror movies of all time have inspired people to commit heinous real-life crimes. The bloody visions of the horror genre have been blamed — fairly or not — for a variety of society’s ills over the years. And while modern understandings of psychology have largely put a damper on so-called “moral panics” over movies, several cases do exist, where people carried out horrific real-life acts that were apparently inspired by screen horror....

The British Library’s new project of digitizing children’s books has led to the discovery of a 1480 text that reveals what was unacceptable for kids back then. Turns out, these rules hold true today. British LibraryThe manuscript was written in 1480 and aimed to help families refine their children’s social skills. Nursery rhymes and fables have always aimed to teach children invaluable morals and life lessons, but this newly-unveiled 15th-century manuscript reveals just how similar the fundamental rules of children’s conduct 500 years ago are to today’s....