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Larry Sanders told police he killed his friend Jimmy Knighten because Knighten had threatened to “summon” Bigfoot. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation/FacebookPolice arrested Larry Sanders for first-degree murder. On July 9, Larry Sanders and his friend Jimmy Knighten set out to do some noodling — bare-handed catfishing — in Oklahoma’s South Canadian River. But their friendly outing turned fatal when Sanders suddenly lashed out and killed Knighten, allegedly because Knighten had threatened to “summon” Bigfoot....

These sharks mapped more than 35,500 square miles of seagrass, which has extraordinary carbon-storing properties that scientists hope will help fight climate change. Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty ImagesTiger sharks are among the largest apex predators in the sea. A group of seven tiger sharks employed by the American ocean conservation nonprofit Beneath the Waves have recently accomplished a unique mission: to map out an area of the Bahamas that has now been declared the world’s largest seagrass meadow....

All those bizarre creatures in your critterpedia exist — and are even stranger in real life. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Man-Eaters And Monsters: The 15 Weirdest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught 17 Real-Life Monsters And The Truth Behind Each 7 Real-Life Sea Animals That Look Like H.P. Lovecraft Creations 1 of 39Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)YouTube 2 of 39This gorgeous-looking mantis is endemic to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia....

These haunting Korean War pictures lay bare this devastating conflict about which so many Americans know so little. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Did The U.S. Slaughter 35,000 Civilians During One Korean War Massacre — Or Is It North Korean Propaganda? Heartbreaking Photos Taken Inside Of Manzanar, One Of America’s WWII-Era Japanese Internment Camps...

The death toll estimates of the Bengal famine vary so wildly because, at some point, there were simply too many dead to count. Though few in the West likely know its name, the Bengal Famine was one of the greatest massacres of World War II — and it wasn’t even caused by India’s enemies. It was brought on by British policies that put the lives of soldiers over Indian civilians and it killed an estimated 3 million people....

Don’t be fooled by their weird looks; these rare goats go for thousands. The SunA goat is displayed on a stage by a breeder. They may look strange, but bidders from at least six countries made the trip to Amman, Jordan on April 27 to bid< on these highly sought after goats. The auction was hosted by Jordanian breeder Yahya Abu Jaber and displayed numerous breeds of rare goats to eager buyers....

Bobby Sands was a member of the Irish Republican Army and spent the last 66 days of his life on hunger strike in HM Prison Maze fighting for political prisoner status. PA Images via Getty ImagesBobby Sands, who died on hunger strike in 1981 at the age of 27. Bobby Sands’ earliest memories were of the Troubles, the thirty-year period in which rival armed factions vied with one another for control of the six counties of Northern Ireland....

The unusual rock carving that depicts a hybrid animal figure may be among the oldest petroglyphs ever uncovered. Mohammad NaserifardScientists in Iran discovered a hybrid engraving of a half-man and half-mantis. In 2017, a team of Iranian scientists came across an unusual rock carving at Iran’s famed Teymareh archaeological site located in the province of Markazi. The figure appeared to have six limbs, suggesting it was some sort of insect but the scientists had a hard time making out what the carved out figure was....

Forced into sex work as a teenager, Cyntoia Brown was convicted of killing Johnny Michael Allen in 2004 and sentenced to life in prison. But in 2019, she was suddenly released. YouTubeCyntoia Brown during her 2019 hearing. Cyntoia Brown was just 16 years old when she was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 43-year-old Johnny Allen, who she shot in the back of the head while they were in bed together in Nashville on August 6, 2004....

While Border Patrol agents found $23,500 worth of marijuana, the agency is not sure for how long the catapult was operational. U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionThe catapult, pictured on the left, was hooked onto the border fence near Douglas, Arizona. U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered a catapult hooked onto the U.S.-Mexico border fence this past Friday near Douglas, Arizona. Drug smugglers were apparently using it to successfully launch bundles of marijuana into the United States....

In addition to being a founding father and noted inventor, Ben Franklin once sent a letter now entitled “Fart Proudly” to the Royal Academy of Brussels. Philadelphia Museum of Art/Wikimedia CommonsBen Franklin conducting a lighting rod experiment. Have you ever farted at a really bad time? You know, like during a job interview or a big date? Most people have. And most people have developed a couple of tricks over the years to sort of disguise a fart when they know it’s coming....

For 15 years, photographer Drew Gardner has been recreating some of history’s most iconic portraits using the subjects’ great-grandchildren. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 66 Side-By-Side Shots Of Biopic Stars And The Real People They Portrayed Where Are Their Kids? The Living Descendants Of Famous Historical Figures 44 Colorized Portraits That Reveal Historical Figures As They Truly Were...

Explore Russia’s closed cities that were founded by Stalin in the 1940s to house the Soviet Union’s nuclear programs. Closed cities were first built in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. Stalin had decided to launch a nuclear weapons program and it was necessary to hide it well from the prying eyes of his enemies. Thus, the nuclear and military industries were banished to the most remote parts of the country....

The alligator gar fish, aka Atractosteus spatula, is often found in Texas and weighs up to 350 pounds while measuring up to 10 feet long. Wikimedia CommonsThe alligator gar is one of the largest freshwater fish species in North America. Despite being one of the world’s oldest living species, the alligator gar spent much of the 20th century being thought of as a “trash fish” that needed to be eradicated from the underwater ecosystem....

Like the insects but not the dirt you have to enter to discover them? These damselfly photos bring nature’s surprises right to you. Anyone who enjoys insects will fall in love with these damselflies–captured by Romanian photographer Remus Tiplea–and their quirky “expressions”. Often mistaken for dragonflies (which along with damselflies are included in the Odonata order of carnivorous insects), damselflies can be differentiated by their wide-set eyes and slender body shape....

There’s been some odd activity at the world’s most powerful geyser and scientists don’t know why. 2014 eruption. “This is what geysers do. They erupt,” said Michael Poland, the scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The statement came after unusually high activity at Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser. Steamboat, the world’s tallest known active geyser, can shoot hot water as high as 300 feet into the air. It sits atop the world’s largest supervolcano....

One of the telescope’s backup gears, called a gyroscope, had been shut off for 7.5 years. NASAThe Hubble Space Telescope. As intelligent as the employees at NASA are, this latest report reveals that even the brightest minds sometimes attempt to fix technological difficulties just like the rest of the world usually does. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope ran into some issues that required it to be put into safe mode on Oct....

How a dog named Sergeant Stubby participated in 17 battles, rose to the rank of sergeant, and became a national icon. Sergeant Stubby, pictured in his battle vest that was eventually filled with medals. Image Source: Niume Members of the 102nd Infantry Regiment were training at Yale in 1917 when a stray puppy roamed into their midst. Little did the soldiers know that the puppy watching them run drills would travel to the Western Front in France, participate in 17 battles, rise to the rank of sergeant, and become a national icon....

King Henry VIII lusted after Anne Boleyn for nine years before divorcing his first wife to marry her — then had her executed three years later. On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn mounted the scaffold to face her executioner. The former lady’s maid had caught the eye of King Henry VIII over a decade earlier, and after years of holding off the king’s advances, Boleyn had finally agreed to a secret wedding....

Cache of Nazi artifacts found behind wall of German house, historical graves uncovered by grazing goats, Viking warrior found to be intersex. German Man Renovating His Aunt’s House Stumbles Into Massive Cache Of Nazi Artifacts And Weapons Stadtarchiv HagenThe first thing Sebastian Yurtseven saw was merely a newspaper from 1940, but that was just the beginning: “When I pulled it out, tons of things and documents from the Nazi era fell out....