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On December 19, 1998, Bill Clinton was impeached on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice — after he was caught lying about an affair with his intern Monica Lewinsky. Wikimedia CommonsSeveral controversies triggered Bill Clinton’s impeachment, including his affair with his intern Monica Lewinsky. Only three U.S. presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump. But Bill Clinton’s impeachment was an especially dramatic ordeal. For some, Clinton was controversial even before he took office....

The body of Shane Snellman was discovered “completely mummified” with a gunshot wound to the neck. It had been surrounded by 70 bottles of air freshener to mask the smell. Family PhotoShane Snellman in his youth. Bruce Andrew Roberts was a wealthy recluse in the Greenwich neighborhood of Sydney, Australia. His property was known as “the creepy house on the corner.” He was a chronic hoarder, and his house was riddled with boxes, broken equipment, newspapers, and trash when he died, at age 60, in 2017....

The software will learn the way humans do, through experiences rather than hard wiring. Digital TrendsThe Cortica software would employ facial recognition, as well as other preventative measures. What would it be like if we could stop crimes before they even happened? If we could cut the crime rate without even lifting a finger? Though it may seem like something out of a science-fiction-horror movie (a-la Black Mirror) the reality is much closer than it seems....

At 15,600 years old, this print predates the previous oldest evidence of humans in South America by 1,000 years. Karen Moreno/PLOS OneThe original sedimentary structure of the print. The star marks a lump of sediment. While previous evidence had long established that the earliest arrival of human beings in South America occurred after the Ice Age, a human footprint believed to be 15,600 years old discovered in Chile is forcing the scientific community to reassess....

Legitimate, fictional, or do we just not have enough information? New research into the increase of a particular brain cancer suggests cell phone use could be to blame. Genetic Literacy Project The possibility of ‘Cell phone cancer’ isn’t exactly a new fear. But fresh information has revealed rates that are more alarming than previously thought. Published in the Journal of Public Health and Environment, new evidence has revealed that the rate of a malignant type brain tumor called Glioblastoma Multiformehas (GBM) doubled in the last two decades....

When news broke that conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch became engaged to former model Jerry Hall, the term “gold digger” was quickly thrown around. Murdoch, 84, is worth a staggering $11.3 billion dollars. Jerry Hall, 59, isn’t exactly living paycheck-to-paycheck—she has a net worth of around $15 million—but she still couldn’t get away from claims that she’s trying to marry for money. While not such a stunningly obvious “beauty and the beast” relationship as Anna Nicole Smith and oil tycoon J....

Becklard’s Physiology was surprisingly sex positive given the time in which it was written. To believe it, you have to read it. Source: Etsy Who would have guessed that one of the most sex-positive and progressive perspectives on copulation would come from a Victorian how-to guide? Becklard’s Physiology, as it was so called, was really just the nickname given to the real title, Physiological Mysteries and Revelations in Love, Courtship and Marriage by Eugène Becklard....

Nadjari wrote in his letter, “If you read about the things we did, you’ll say, ‘How could anyone do that, burn their fellow Jews?’” Wikimedia CommonsHungarian Jews disembarking from the transport trains at Auschwitz–Birkenau. A letter that was recently made legible, buried by a Sonderkommando at Auschwitz further reveals the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps. A buried letter written by Greek Jew Marcel Nadjari while he was at the Auschwitz concentration camp has recently been made legible thanks to the efforts of Russian historian Pavel Polian who spent years reconstructing the document....

From Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush, some of these shocking presidential quotes and actions will make you wonder about who you’re really voting for. December 28th marks the birthday of President Woodrow Wilson, ​who served as Commander in Chief of the United States through World War I. Wilson had a lot of radical ideas for his time—like lowering tariffs and attempting banking reform—but one of his most radical views was his devotion to eugenics....

From the terrifying inland taipan to the unsuspecting golden dart frog, these dangerous animals could put you six feet under. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Pictures Of Animals Taking Over Human Spaces During COVID-19 Discover The 33 Scariest Animals In The World, From The Deep Sea To The Tropical Skies 5 Carnivorous Plants You Wouldn’t Want To Mess With...

Myrtle Brown’s family last heard from her in May 1990, when she left home to visit a friend in New York City. Brown FamilyMyrtle Brown’s family has wondered what happened to her for more than three decades. While watching a segment on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt about cold cases, Robert Brown suddenly saw a familiar face. Believing a facial reconstruction he saw on TV to be his missing sister, Myrtle Brown, he reached out to the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner — and inadvertently solved his sister’s disappearance....

These turn-of-the-century photos of Ellis Island immigrants capture the diverse cultures and people that came to the United States in the search of something more. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Faces Of America: 16 Stunning Colorized Portraits Of Ellis Island Immigrants 35 Ellis Island Immigration Photos That Capture American Diversity 29 Historical Photos Of The Immigrant Laborers Who Helped Build America...

From the Civil War to the Space Race, these powerful pictures from American history show the past as it really happened. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Inside The Tragic True Stories Of The 9 Deadliest Days In American History The Incredible True Story Of Bessie Coleman, American History’s First Black Female Pilot 31 Child Labor Photos That Expose The Ugly History Of American Coal...

Whether it’s his abusive mother or his mind-control program with the CIA, these Charles Manson facts will upend all of your assumptions. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 32This was the first of several burglaries he committed, before stealing a number of cars and taking them across state lines. As a young man, he also stole mail and forged checks....

Dudley “Mushmouth” Morton, a World War II submarine ace so named for his pronounced mouth, sank 19 enemy ships while commanding the submarine Wahoo in the Pacific. With the red-lettered motto “shoot the sons of bitches” there was no mistaking Lieutenant Commander Dudley “Mush” Morton’s position toward Imperial Japan. He was one of the greatest stars of World War II’s Pacific Theater but was also a source of controversy with some historians accusing him of war crimes....

Despite the fact that he was in his place of employment Earl Sampson was arrested for trespassing over 50 times. YouTube Earl Sampson By the age of 28, Miami Gardens resident Earl Sampson had been arrested more than 50 times. He has been stopped a total of 258 times, searched over 100 times, and sent to jail 56 times. But he is not a hardened criminal. In fact, the worst charge he ever received was for possession of a small amount of marijuana....

Source: Wikipedia Lost Civilizations: The Nabataeans Straight out of an Indiana Jones movie, the ancient Nabatean Treasury of Al-Khazneh played host to the final scene of “The Last Crusade” and it’s easy to see why. The mysterious people who occupied Jordan in the sixth century BC are responsible for carving one of the most breathtaking stone cities in the world. Remarkably, their buildings have stood the test of time. Source: Will On Board...

After the Wright brothers made the first sustained and controlled flight of a heavier-than-air craft near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, humanity’s race to the skies hardly ended. Quite the contrary, it heated up more than ever. In the wake of the brothers’ breakthrough — not unlike the years before as well — dozens of daredevil pilots, engineers, and manufacturers tried out hundreds of methods to put humans in the air....

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In under a year, Harvey Robinson raped and murdered three women. He received the death penalty for these crimes, but those sentences may all be overturned. The Morning CallHarvey Robinson In the span of under a year and at just 17 years old, Harvey Robinson attacked five women, killing three. The Allentown, Pennsylvania native is currently the only person on death row to have committed crimes as a juvenile serial killer — and his time there may be limited....