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Elephants may be known for their long memories, but these 21 elephant facts prove there is more to these majestic animals than you think. From their impressive physicality to their extraordinary memories, it’s not much of a surprise that elephants have historically been objects of both popular fascination and even religious devotion. With that in mind, here are a few elephant facts that cover Earth’s biggest land animal from top to bottom:...

Taken by the likes of Rodney Alcala, Harvey Glatman, and the BTK Killer, these macabre photos show how some serial killers used photography to lure their victims and relive their horrifying crimes. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 28 Crime Scene Photos From History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers 6 Serial Killers Who Were Never Caught — And Their Chilling Unsolved Murders...

A paradox of George Orwell’s legacy is that the term Orwellian has come to mean a cynical manipulation of language. Of course, Orwell’s own prose fought constantly against such deceit. He was a carpenter of the English language, and his paragraphs are simple, unvarnished attempts at nailing together the truth. Below are some of the most memorable George Orwell quotes on power and politics: His inventions, most notably the pigs of Animal Farm and the oppressive Party and Big Brother in his dystopian novel 1984, were the true masters of doublespeak....

From John Lennon to Ben Franklin to Mahatma Gandhi, these appallingly controversial quotes will leave you utterly speechless. Mahatma Gandhi, on black Africans “Ours is one continual struggle against a degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the Europeans, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir [a slur for black Africans that is now classified as hate speech and generally considered to be the equivalent of “nigger” in the United States] whose occupation is hunting, and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with and, then, pass his life in indolence and nakedness....

Read these deep quotes about life that make you think to get a better understanding of your world. From love to leadership to philosophy to achieving your ambitions, read and contemplate these deep quotes about life from some of the most prolific thinkers, authors, and innovators in human history: You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. - Buddha I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains....

Abortion rights remain a hot topic around the world — here’s how governments outside the U.S. view the issue. Olivier Douliery/Getty ImagesAnti-abortion activists hold a rally opposing federal funding for Planned Parenthood in front of the U.S. Capitol. As the new Congress settles in, Republican leaders have vowed to make massive changes to the U.S. healthcare system. In addition to repealing the Affordable Care Act — leaving millions without health insurance — they have announced plans to defund Planned Parenthood....

On March 20, 2003, the Iraq War commenced with a surge of U.S.-led troops and the explicit goal to take down Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and find his supposed weapons of mass destruction. On December 13, the first part of that mission was accomplished, and Hussein’s reign came to an end. Hussein dictatorship took hold in 1979. He spent 24 years in office, by most accounts terrorizing the public and letting the people live in poverty while he traveled from palace to palace....

Shahraban K. allegedly contacted at least five other women before settling on Khadija O. and killing her. TikTokThe victim, Khadidja O., was a beauty blogger as well. Her face was stabbed so many times, it was unrecognizably disfigured. A German beauty blogger has been accused of murdering a woman who looked eerily similar to her — in order to take her own death. As The Independent reports, the suspect has been identified as 24-year-old German-Iraqi beauty blogger, Shahraban K....

Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher was a 22-year-old private in the U.S. Army when he was wounded in action on D-Day during the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Army News ServiceOzzie Fletcher during his service in World War II. Seventy-six years ago, an Army private named Ozzie Fletcher fought in the bloody Battle of Normandy. A crane operator, he barely escaped with his life when a German missile came screaming down, killing his driver....

Brooke Greenberg, a 20-year-old Maryland resident, is amazingly the size of a preschooler. Source: Daily Mail Weighing just four-pounds at birth, she suffered from a condition known as anterior hip dislocation, which caused her legs to swivel up toward the shoulders. Although surgeons corrected the problem, during the next six years she suffered many medical emergencies that included a stroke, seven perforated ulcers and a brain tumor that simply disappeared on its own, baffling her doctors....

When facial recognition failed to track down a fugitive, Chinese police relied on a more primitive instinct: smell. PixabayA man who had been on the run from Chinese police since May was finally caught after authorities followed the scent of hotpot coming from his apartment. Sometimes all you need to sniff out a wanted criminal is your own basic instincts. That’s what local police in China learned after following the scent of hotpot to the apartment in which their suspect was hiding....

Fending off both the U.S. and Mexican armies on the American frontier, Geronimo led the Bedonkohe band of the Apache Native Americans before being captured and turned into a sideshow. “Although I am old, I like to work and help my people as much as I am able.” Geronimo, the legendary Apache warrior, wrote these words after 75 years of doing just that: helping his people. Geronimo hated the Mexicans, who massacred his family, and was constantly hunted by the Americans, who wanted him dead....

In the ever-changing global skyline, architects and urban planners are always vying for the distinction of erecting the world’s tallest building. The list seems to fluctuate daily, as big cities around the world strive for that architectural design that will put them at the top of the list, however fleeting its place there may be. After holding the top position for 40 years, the Empire State Building has now fallen to 25th on the list....

Ryan Ferguson spent nine years and eight months behind bars for the murder of Kent Heitholt — but he eventually won his freedom and even appeared on The Amazing Race. Ryan Ferguson/TwitterRyan Ferguson, pictured shortly after his exoneration and release, in 2014. Though most recently known for his appearance on season 33 of The Amazing Race, Ryan Ferguson had been through much more grueling trials before he appeared on the competitive reality show....

A former beauty queen from Puerto Rico, Julianna Farrait fell madly in love with Harlem drug trafficker Frank Lucas in the 1960s — then started dealing drugs herself. In the 2007 film American Gangster, Frank Lucas is portrayed by Denzel Washington as an innovative heroin kingpin. And Frank Lucas’s wife, Julianna Farrait, is depicted as a strong woman who stood by his side without fail. But who was the woman who once described herself and her husband as the “Black Bonnie and Clyde”?...

“He would just raise one cheek and he would look at me and smile,” Joanne said, laughing at the thought of her esteemed husband passing gas in public. PBSAccording to his widow, Mister Rogers liked to fart at dull events to liven things up. Fred Rogers was the beloved host of the groundbreaking children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, known for his deep compassion for others and commitment to educating kids on humanitarian issues....

Scientists found that mushrooms “talk” using electrical impulses that spike when fungi come into contact with food sources or potential dangers. Wikimedia CommonsThe study showed the split gill mushroom had a sharp spike in electrical output when it came into contact with foreign wood — the very food it thrives on. When Lewis Carroll wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, he explored unimaginable scenarios such as smoking cats and talking mushrooms....

“This is just a bad deal all the way around.” Public DomainOklahoma woman Tracy Garcia was mauled by a pack of dachshund puppies. An Oklahoma woman died last week after being attacked by a pack of wiener dogs. Tracy Garcia of Ardmore, Oklahoma was standing outside her home when seven small dogs suddenly attacked her. One was shot and killed after charging at deputies, and the rest have been put down at the owner’s request....

“The question here is what makes us human. Why are our brains so different from other species including our own extinct relatives?” Wikimedia CommonsResearchers used the ancient version of a modern human gene to grow an unconscious Neanderthal-like brain in a petri dish. The human brain has remained quite a mystery to researchers. In an effort to better understand how it evolved into such a large and complex organ, experts have grown model Neanderthal “minibrains” out of genes found in both Neanderthals and modern humans....

As sea lions return to their native habitats in New Zealand, experts are trying to figure out the best way for the animals to co-exist with humans. Jim FyfeAfter being hunted to near-extinction, a single female sea lion birthed the first pup in a century on the mainland in 1993 — and since then the species has been slowly coming back. Fleeing hunters 200 years ago, sea lions in New Zealand retreated to subantarctic islands hundreds of miles south....