Just three minutes before United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center on 9/11, passenger Brian Sweeney left a final message to his wife Julie. 9/11 Memorial & Museum Brian Sweeney and his widow Julie Sweeney Roth. Julie Sweeney missed the phone call. But the final voicemail left by her husband, Brian Sweeney, has endured for 20 years. Mere moments before his death on 9/11, Brian Sweeney recorded a powerful message....
“His wish was to offer his head and his soul. So that the Lord could help him reincarnate as a higher spiritual being in the next life.” YouTubeThammakorn Wangpreecha had been planning his ritual for five years. A Buddhist monk in Thailand hoped to be reincarnated as a “higher spiritual being.” So, he built a guillotine and chopped off his own head. The monk, Thammakorn Wangpreecha, carefully planned his sacrifice for five years....
Casimir Pulaski has been hailed the “Father of the American Cavalry,” but a discovery by anthropologists has revealed that he may be the one in 2,000 who identifies as intersex. Wikimedia CommonsCasimir Pulaski is known as the “Father of the American Cavalry,” but new research suggests that this title might need be more ambiguous. In the short span of his U.S. military service, Casimir Pulaski held a significant role in the American Revolutionary War....
Sérgio Vieira de Mello was greatly admired due to his intellect and charisma, but his work as a global peacemaker was cut short by a devastating bombing. Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSérgio Vieira de Mello was a respected diplomat who was poised to become the next leader of the U.N. before his tragic death on-duty in 2003. On Aug. 19, 2003, a bomb exploded in Baghdad’s Canal Hotel inside the United Nations compound....
While the Bible says nothing about Jesus Christ’s height, scholars have a good idea how tall Jesus was based on how average people looked when he was alive. PixabayHow tall was Jesus Christ? Some scholars think they have a good idea. The Bible is filled with information about Jesus Christ. It describes his birthplace, explains his mission on Earth, and paints an intense picture of his crucifixion. But how tall was Jesus?...
Think of childhood. Not necessarily your childhood, but the idea of being a kid in general. What comes to mind? Playing? Curiosity? Imagination? Innocence? These are all common, if not cliché, notions of what it means to be a child. You play, you learn, you imagine and you are kept sheltered from the dangers of the world for as long as possible. The adults in your life don’t want to rip you from that childhood naiveté; in fact, they love keeping you there....
The Dyatlov Pass Incident saw the mysterious deaths of nine young skiers in confusing states of undress, severely injured, and with missing body parts. Wikimedia CommonsThe campsite at Dyatlov Pass. The tent is visibly sliced open, 1959. On Jan. 23, 1959, nine capable skiers from the Soviet Union’s Ural Polytechnical Institute went on an adventurous hiking trip in the Northern Ural Mountains. They were never seen alive again. Only photographs of their final days, a confounding scene at their campsite, and yet unexplained autopsy results were left behind....
“It was a blistering hot day and Matilda asked if we could go for a paddle. She was only waist deep when she said she could see a sword.” One little girl was thoroughly surprised when she found a sword in the exact lake that legend says King Arthur’s sword Excalibur was left. The Scotsman reports that Matilda Jones, aged seven, from Doncaster, England was on a trip to Cornwall with her father when she found the sword....
Thanks to modern-day genome sequencing technology, we now know more about Japan’s ancient world than ever before — and all because of a tooth. The National Museum of Nature and Science, TokyoThe ‘Jōmon woman,’ as she’s come to be known, was excavated in 1998, but technology had to catch up in order to extract the wealth of information hidden in her DNA. When researchers unearthed a woman in 1998 belonging to the now-extinct Jōmon people of ancient Japan, DNA analysis wasn’t quite advanced enough to put this discovery to full use....
The Seven Lady Godivas, Dr. Seuss’ forgotten adult book, was filled to the brim with naked women, peeping toms, and much, much more. The work of Theodor Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) is engrained in the memories of countless American children. Whether it’s one of his many inspiring quotes, his not-so-hidden political messages, or even the movie adaptations of some of his most iconic children’s books, nearly everyone has a favorite Dr....
WordPress John Lennon: Public Advocate For Peace, Private Wife-Beater Although this public idol is most famous for his songs about love and his anti-war demonstrations, John Lennon’s entire life stands in stark contrast to the peaceful guru who moved millions with his idyllic vision in “Imagine.” The content of the Beatles’ early albums reveals an overt misogyny that was much more violent and terrifying behind closed doors, having cheated on his first wife Cynthia constantly and physically and emotionally abused she and their son Julian....
The skeletons were remarkably found undisturbed in a small room, untouched for nearly 2,000 years. Ciro Fusco/ANSA via APThe skeletal remains found at the Pompeii archaeological site. Even after nearly 2,000 years, the ruins of the great city of Pompeii continue to serve as a treasure trove for archaeologists. Their latest discovery is the remains of a family who were huddled together when they lost their lives in the deadly Vesuvius eruption of 79 A....
The country’s second-richest family has a dark past of forced labor, sexual abuse against those laborers, and inextricable Nazi ties and pledges to Hitler before he even usurped power. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty ImagesReimann family spokesman Peter Harf at the Jimmy Choo x DKMS Charity Cocktail Party In New York City, Oct. 17, 2016. Many of Germany’s wealthiest families and lucrative corporations got their start during the Nazi era. From Volkswagen to Bayer, the most egregious examples comprise people who took advantage of the Holocaust’s conditions and profited off the backs of dying innocents....
Actress Natacha Jaitt accused several celebrities in Argentina of involvement in a child sex ring on live TV in 2018. Mere months later, she was found dead of a suspected “overdose.” After actress Natacha Jaitt accused prominent media members and political figures in Argentina of involvement in a child sex ring, she tweeted out an ominous message to the world. In April 2018, she stated on her Twitter page that she had no intentions of killing herself, and that her untimely death should be extremely suspect if it should occur....
A nocturnal primate found in Southeast Asia, the slow loris is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth — and they’re on the brink of extinction. There’s no denying the adorability of their saucer-like eyes, cute little faces, and soft fur. However, the slow loris is not having as much fun as it looks. They are being driven to extinction and essentially tortured, thanks to some online videos that appear harmless at first....
Mamie Till-Mobley is best known for her activism after her son’s murder in 1955. But her story didn’t end there. On August 31, 1955, the body of 14-year-old Emmett Till was found in the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi. His corpse was so mutilated that he could only be identified by his ring. And Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was devastated when she found out what happened to him. A few days earlier, Emmett had been abducted, tortured, and murdered by two white men, Roy Bryant and J....
A successful experiment on fetal lambs may revolutionize the ways we care for premature infants through the use of artificial wombs. Wikimedia Commons One of the virtues — and potential sources of frustration — of the scientific method is that it can take years, even decades, for research to bear any significant fruit. This week, medical researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia may be seeing the rewards of a research project that has lasted over half a century — and that may spell significant changes to the ways hospitals treat premature babies....
The weapon — officially dubbed “Poseidon” — might be one of the strongest nuclear weapons ever created. Russia’s Ministry of Defense recently published a video that shows off a “doomsday machine” nuclear weapon, officially called “Poseidon,” whichcan supposedly trigger 300 foot tsunami waves: In an address he gave to the Russian Federal Assembly on March 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the underwater device would be able to travel to great depths and “have hardly any vulnerabilities for the enemy to exploit....
Cat remains from 6,200 years ago discovered, mass grave of Nazi soldiers unearthed, Aztec palace and home of Hernán Cortés found. Researchers Find Cat Remains From 4200 B.C. In A Polish Cave National GeographicRendering of a European wildcat, which shared a habitat with the cats like those recently found in Poland some 6,000-7,000 years ago. Researchers recently found 6,200-year-old cat remains in several caves in Poland at sites once located on the outskirts of ancient human settlements....
Doctors believe the bullet entered the woman’s left side, was diverted by her implants, and then lodged behind her right breast where it remained until surgery. McEvenue et alOddly enough, this is not the first time that silicone breast implants saved a woman from a shooting. A Canadian woman who was unexpectedly shot in the chest was inadvertently saved from certain death by her breast implants. According to Science Alert, a new study revealed that the bullet entered the left side of the victim’s chest and instead of careening right through her back and possibly through her heart, it was somehow deflected to her right side where it became lodged behind her breast....
