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As legend has it, the flying Mothman mortified countless Point Pleasant residents in the late 1960s. And when a bridge collapsed, the creature was blamed for the deaths of 46 people. On November 12, 1966, in Clendenin, West Virginia, a group of gravediggers working in a cemetery spotted something strange. They glanced up from their work as something huge soared over their heads. It was a massive figure that was moving rapidly from tree to tree....

The legendary “Princess Qajar” is actually a conflation of two 19th-century Persian royals — Fatemeh Khanum “Esmat al-Dowleh” and Zahra Khanum “Taj al-Saltaneh.” Women’s Worlds in Qajar IranPhotos of “Princess Qajar” have gone viral but they barely touch on the truth about this Persian princess. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. But in the age of the internet, it sometimes takes a few more than that to get to the truth of the matter....

The producers of Twenty-One saw Charles Van Doren’s handsomeness and polite demeanor as a way to boost their ratings. Getty ImagesCharles Van Doren on the game show Twenty-One. “I was involved, deeply involved, in a deception.” That’s what Charles Van Doren told the U.S Congress in 1959. It was only two years prior that Van Doren was on the cover of magazines and beloved by the American public for his astounding intelligence displayed on the TV game show Twenty-One....

Known as the “Witch of Wall Street,” Hetty Green was one of the wealthiest people in the United States at the turn of the 20th century — but she was also one of the most miserly. National Archives Hetty Green, who became known as the “Witch of Wall Street.” In 19th century America, the boom of industry gave rise to a number of wealthy tycoons. Figures like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie were both admired and loathed for their greed, and their legacies live on in history books and the many institutions named after them....

There’s a virtually endless supply of bizarre facts about North Korea: just three percent of the country’s roads are actually paved; it’s illegal for men’s hair to be longer than two inches; and the official biography of former leader Kim Jong-il states that he was able to control the weather with his moods. Beyond pure trivia, our fascination with North Korea stems from its intractable isolation from the rest of the world....

Centuries-old Florida shipwreck uncovered, ancient Egyptian temple restored, World War I carrier pigeon message found. 200-Year-Old Shipwreck Uncovered Beneath Eroding Sand On A Florida Beach Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime ProgramExperts believe the ship was a 19th-century merchant vessel, but its origins remain unknown. A Florida man out for his daily walk on Crescent Beach just stumbled upon a shipwreck that had been sitting right below the sand for 200 years. Experts aren’t sure where it came from or how it got there, but they do know that it has to stay there, at least for now....

In 2016, 28-year-old Joel Guy Jr. murdered his parents, dismembered their bodies, and dissolved their remains in acid while boiling his mother’s head on the stove. Like most Americans in late November, Joel Michael Guy and his wife Lisa were preparing for a feast. The Knoxville, Tennessee, couple was grateful to have their son, Joel Guy Jr., and his three half-sisters over for Thanksgiving. Their joy would tragically turn into terror as Joel Guy Jr....

According to North Korean Propaganda, Americans are blood-thirsty imperialists who love torturing and killing Koreans. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 22Image taken of a mural at the Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities, a museum that commemorates the Sinchon massacre of 1950 that the North Korean government believes was carried out by the US Army, though was likely the result of internal violence between Communist factions inside North Korea....

One such creature among those fossils discovered had 18 tentacles for a mouth. Yang ZhaoThe 518-million-year-old Daihua fossil discovered in China. A University of Bristol research team recently discovered a series of startling fossils in China. The recent discovery of these fossils has shed new light on dozens of species, many of them previously a mystery to the scientific community. Among these finds was a 518-million-year-old fossilized sea creature with 18 tentacles near its mouth....

Love the sea but hate the beach? The fantastic Aquadom of Berlin is just for you. The giant AquaDom tower draws tourists from around the globe. Source: Joerg Carstensen/EPA Berlin has rightly earned a reputation as one of the world’s coolest cities – and perhaps that’s why it’s not that surprising that the German capital is also home to one of the world’s most impressive aquariums. For truly stunning aquatic life and structures that house them you don’t have to head an educational institution – you can just visit the Radisson Blu Hotel....

Meet Bild Lilli, the dirty little secret Barbie creators hoped everyone would forget Wikimedia CommonsThe original Barbie (left), compared with Bild Lilli. The Barbie doll has long been the symbol of the all-American woman. She’s known as much for her good looks and her extensive wardrobe as she is her impressive list of careers. Yet Barbie’s origins aren’t as innocent — or American — as you might think. In 1956, Ruth Handler and her daughter, Barbara, went on vacation in Switzerland....

European settlers in the Great Plains are estimated to have reduced the American bison population from 30 million to just 325 by the 1880s. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: How The 1900 Galveston Hurricane Left Thousands Dead And Nearly Destroyed The City How Hitler Took Inspiration From Native American Extermination To Forge His Final Solution...

Inspired by a simple idea from female volunteers in 1917, the work of the Donut Dollies spanned decades and helped boost the morale of American soldiers during World War II and beyond. Throughout history, the roles that American women have played during times of war have often been overlooked and misunderstood. The Donut Dollies are no different. As a group of female Red Cross volunteers, the Donut Dollies officially began traveling with American soldiers during World War II....

Its overcrowded tunnels make it difficult to imagine but the old Penn Station was America’s most treasured train station. Now, New York wants to bring it back. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Inside City Hall Station, New York City’s Beautiful And Abandoned Subway Station 25 Stunning Photos Of Boldt Castle — And The Tragic Story Behind It...

Taken from the ancient Greek words for “love” and “monster,” teratophilia involves the sexual attraction to fantasy creatures like Bigfoot — and sometimes real-life people with deformities. One could easily mistake teratophilia as the Latin term for some type of horrifying disease. However, it defines the sexual attraction to fictional monsters or people with deformities. Teratophiles certainly comprise a small chunk of the world’s population, but the subculture has grown in visibility and popularity over the years....

Legend has it that a brutal lynching and a series of Satanic rituals transformed Goatman’s Bridge in rural Texas into a paranormal hotspot. benhurlburt/InstagramThe Old Alton Bridge is allegedly haunted by a half-goat demon, which has earned it the nickname “Goatman’s Bridge.” Located between the Texas towns of Denton and Copper Canyon lies an unassuming old bridge — that’s said to be haunted by a demonic legend. Known as Old Alton Bridge or “Goatman’s Bridge,” the humble wooden pass has earned its creepy moniker due to its unsavory past, which includes black magic and murder....

Harnessing her dreams without the aid of Photoshop or ample studio space, JeeYoung Lee’s art is a testament to the possibilities of human imagination. Our imaginations are remarkable things. When we dream, our brains conjure up colorful cityscapes, carefully crafted characters, and even entire worlds, the likes of which can only be found in fiction. But for Korean artist JeeYoung Lee, these fictions have found their real-life home in a 3×6 meter room....

In 1960, Jerrie Cobb and 12 other women passed the 75 grueling tests for NASA’s astronaut prospects — but was still denied a place in the program because of her sex. NASAAlthough Jerrie Cobb scored in the top two percent of NASA astronaut training, the agency refused to allow women like her to join. In the early 1960s, the space race heated up. In an effort to beat the Soviets to the moon, NASA began training astronauts....

Two women believed to be North Korean agents attacked Kim Jong-nam with “poisoned needles” at the Kuala Lumpur airport before successfully escaping in a taxi. JoongAng Sunday/AFP/Getty Images South Korean media is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, has been assassinated in Malaysia. According to local news, two women believed to be North Korean agents attacked Kim Jong-nam with “poisoned needles,” reports say, at the Kuala Lumpur airport before successfully escaping in a taxi....

Rosemary West seemed like an unassuming British mother, but her home concealed brutal incest, beatings, and the remains of numerous young women — including her own daughter. The human experience is rife with stories of monsters, from the creatures of Greek mythology and fantasy to real-life frights like serial killers and murderers. But are these monsters born, or are they made? In Rosemary West’s account, it’s hard to say. Given her fraught childhood, West’s evolution to adulthood of rape, sexual torture, and the murder of a dozen women including her own daughter and stepdaughter, may not come as a surprise, but the depths of her depravity certainly does....