Where you see a jagged rock, Stuart Hill sees opportunity called the country of Forvik. The tiny, wind-battered rock off the coast of Scotland doesn’t look like much. It’s jagged and difficult to reach — mostly used as a resting place for the occasional seal or seagull. But one man has decided that this blip of an island is actually his own sovereign nation — the joyful land of Forvik....
Legend has it Tomoe Gozen commanded as many as 1,000 men and that she was as fearless and ruthless as she was beautiful. Although most of Japan’s fearsome samurai warriors were men, there were some women who bucked social norms to become skilled and deadly fighters — like the fearsome and infamous 12-century samurai Tomoe Gozen. The story of Tomoe Gozen is shrouded in mystery, but she was known for being both beautiful and terrifying....
New research shows that Nazis could have discovered Anne Frank simply by accident. When you imagine the capture of Anne Frank — on that summer day in 1944 — it’s likely that you envision a scene similar to the one that’s been depicted in plays and films for decades: Armed Nazis flood into the store where eight unsuspecting Jews are hiding in the attic. The men immediately demand that the shop’s employees show them the stowaways’ quarters....
“I find it is easier to wish people dead than to actually kill them. I don’t want to worry about blood and brains splattered on my walls. And really, I’m not good at remembering lies.” Screenshot/YouTubeNancy Brophy, 68, appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Thursday, September 6. Nancy Crampton Brophy, a 68-year-old romance novelist, was arrested on Sept. 6 for allegedly killing her husband. Although cases like this aren’t necessarily uncommon, what’s particularly disturbing about this case is the fact that the suspect once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband”, which is a rather damning piece of evidence against her....
While New York City mayor Bill De Blasio has recently presented the topless Times Square performers as supposed threats to the “family friendly” space, the truth is that the hyper-packed commercial intersection has been a hotbed for sin for decades — and Maggie Hopp has the photos to prove it. Originally commissioned to document buildings and signage in Midtown in violation of the Blight Ordinances, New York-based photographer and real estate agent Maggie Hopp shot a series of photos documenting the dark and thriving sex trade of Times Square in an era charged by sex — think Midnight Cowboy and the popularity of “sexploitation” films....
From Woodstock ‘69 to Woodstock ‘99, these are the music festivals that defined their generations. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 69 Woodstock Photos That Will Take You To The 1960s’ Most Iconic Music Festival ‘Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair’: 33 Pictures Of The Summer Of Love In San Francisco The Complete, Unadulterated History Of 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival...
Even though the Second Amendment is a supposedly “inalienable” right, our interpretation of it has changed over the years. A semi-automatic rifle. In the United States of America, there is no government-sanctioned definition of a mass shooting — the crime that has polarized the already contentious debate over firearms regulations like nothing else in the history of gun control in America. In lieu of a formal definition, some agencies adopt the FBI’s standard for mass murder: an event where an individual takes the lives of “four or more people in a single incident (not including himself), typically in a single location....
Alyssa Bustamante seemed to be a rebellious yet normal teenager in rural St. Martins, Missouri — until she murdered her neighbor Elizabeth Olten in cold blood in 2009. Alyssa Bustamante seemed like an ordinary teenage girl. Friends said, “She was just always so sweet and everybody loved her… she was just amazing!” But inside her mind — and as her internet persona revealed — there was a much darker person lurking beneath the surface of this 15-year-old girl....
22-year-old Otto Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for stealing a sign in North Korea. He was flown home this week in a coma. Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia student, was on his way to study abroad in Hong Kong when he joined a tour group to visit North Korea in 2015. There, he was arrested for trying to steal an item bearing a propaganda slogan, and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor....
Prison guards were shocked to find a bag filled with two grams of heroin, two SIM cards, and a memory chip tied around the feline mule’s neck. Sri Lanka Police/AFP via Getty ImagesThe naughty feline pictured with the drugs tied around its neck. We’ve heard about wildlife accomplices trained to alert criminals of police presence, but have you ever known of an animal that actually did the dirty work for perps?...
Immigration has been a contentious issue for the United States from its earliest days. All along, opposing forces have pulled government policy in different directions to create the system we have today. From the beginning, the United States has been of at least two minds about immigration. On the one hand, fresh arrivals have brought cheap labor and rich culture from around the world, along with new citizens who have traditionally been extremely patriotic and proud of their adopted homeland....
In 1920, a woman was fished out of a lake claiming to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. Did the princess really escape death or was it the ramblings of a madwoman? Getty ImagesPhoto of the Romanov family with Grand Duchess Anastasia seated far right. The reign of the Romanov family ended in diametric contract to the pastel world of palaces and finery it had spent 300 years ruling. During the Russian Revolution, the imperial family’s house arrest in Siberia ended when a firing squad shot the Tsar Nicholas, Tsarina Alexandra, Grand Duke Alexei, and Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia to death on July 17, 1918....
The Conjuring house is a real-life 18th-century farmhouse of horrors in Harrisville, Rhode Island where seven children have died over the years. It may seem like any other peaceful, historic farmhouse in the quaint Rhode Island suburbs. But this is actually the notorious house of horrors from The Conjuring franchise — and it has a new set of owners who insist that this home is far from peaceful. Cory and Jennifer Heinzen bought the farmhouse formerly known as the Old Arnold estate in June of 2019 and have already documented several instances of paranormal activity....
Though many believe that he was killed by the Mafia, Jimmy Hoffa’s body has never been found and the truth about what happened to him remains a mystery. Ever since Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance on July 30, 1975, the mystery surrounding what happened that day has taken on an almost-mythic quality, so much so that it eclipses nearly everything else about him, which was no easy feat. To this day, Jimmy Hoffa’s death overshadows almost the entirety of his historic life....
Built in 1905 by eccentric sewing machine magnate Frederick Bourne, Singer Castle looms over Dark Island like a modern medieval fortress. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 27 Stunning Photos Of McDermott’s Castle, The Irish Palace With A Haunting Secret Inside Neuschwanstein Castle, The Fairy-Tale Palace With A Heartbreaking Secret Explore Hammond Castle, The Extravagant Estate Built By Thomas Edison’s Eccentric Protégé...
Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a the Unabomber, seemed to be an unstoppable force of terror — until James Fitzgerald joined the investigation. By the time James Fitzgerald joined the task force in charge of capturing the infamous Unabomber, the case had already been active for 17 years. Since 1978, there had been 16 bombings by mail, the narrow rescue of a plane crash, and the loss of three lives all due to the explosive devices of Ted Kaczynski — the Unabomber....
“After all this time and the suspicions, looking and trying to locate him after nearly 60 years, the family can now rest assured that we can give him a proper burial and memorial.” ABC NewsThe home where the missing Long Island father’s bones were found. A Long Island man was not entirely surprised when he found human bones buried in the basement of his home. After a six-decade search, he believes that those bones belong to his own father....
In June 2013, 19-year-old Maureen Leianuhea “Anu” Kelly went missing while camping with friends in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest, wearing nothing but a fanny pack. Skamania County Sheriff’s DepartmentMaureen Kelly had been talking to her friends about taking a “spiritual quest” for months before she finally did it, and never returned. On June 9, 2013, 19-year-old Maureen Kelly went camping with her friends in southern Washington State. And that evening, a few hours before sunset, she told them she wanted to go on a “spiritual quest....
With a 6.5-foot wingspan and talons the size of a bear’s claw, the harpy eagle is a predator of epic proportions. But sadly, this majestic bird is now at risk of disappearing for good. The harpy eagle is, perhaps, one of the most intimidating birds in the world. With its retractable feather crown and razor-sharp talons larger than bear claws, these “flying velociraptors” are easily one of the largest species of eagle in the world....
Between 1987 and 1991, a masked attacker known only as Mr. Cruel broke into the homes of three Australian families, bound the parents, and disappeared with one of the daughters. YouTubeA police sketch of serial rapist and child murderer Mr. Cruel. On the morning of Aug. 22, 1987, a masked man known only by his moniker, Mr. Cruel, broke into a family’s home in the quiet suburb of Lower Plenty on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia....
