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The outside cover Rio’s Olympic aquatic stadium is falling off just six months after the games.YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images The demolished remains of the former Rio Media Center, constructed to host some visiting media for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.Mario Tama/Getty Images Pamphlets sit among the demolished remains of the former Rio Media Center.Mario Tama/Getty Images Abandoned prefabricated houses remain next to the Olympic golf course, created and used for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games....

The 3,500-year-old bronze and gold foil hand has baffled archaeologists in what is one of the country’s most unique finds from the Bronze Age. Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern/Philippe JonerThe bronze hand and other items found at the site in Switzerland. The notion of a cyborg has been alive in well in human history for millennia, or at least the discovery of a nearly-lifesized bronze cast prosthetic hand suggests....

It’s believed that the giant armadillo species went extinct 10,000 years ago. This is the first time four of them have been found in the same spot. INCUAPAThe farmer was shocked to find a family of ancient armadillos on his property. An Argentinian farmer named Juan de Dios Sota was simply transporting his young cattle when he stumbled across something much older — a couple of 20,000-year-old giant armadillos. Right beneath the farmer’s feet beside the dried riverbed of the Vallimanca stream, were the fossilized remains of four gigantic armadillos also known as Glyptodon....

From raising chickens to racing Cobras, Carroll Shelby’s high-octane life led him from East Texas to global fame. When health complications forced auto racer Carroll Shelby into early retirement, he turned his success on the Formula 1 racing circuit into a lucrative career as a high-performance car designer. Bernard Cahier/Getty ImagesCarroll Shelby at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race on June 21, 1959. The AC Cobra sports car, known as the Shelby Cobra, is his most iconic design, but the true story behind the Ford v Ferrari film is what elevated Shelby’s legacy in Formula 1 racing to legendary status....

Dena Schlosser of Plano, Texas chopped off her daughter Margaret’s arms with a kitchen knife on November 22, 2004, while suffering from postpartum psychosis. Dena Schlosser is seen in this handout photo on Nov. 23, 2004 Dena Schlosser overcame tremendous odds from childhood to lead a normal life. But a deadly combination of postpartum depression and religious fervor would end her dream of normalcy in a single horrifying moment. In November 2004, Schlosser took a kitchen knife and cut off the arms of her 11-month-old daughter, Margaret Schlosser....

The boy joins several other young patients the hospital has treated by removing foreign objects from their penises, including an ear pick and knotted up electrical wire. Asia WireAfter x-rays confirmed the suspicion that there might be a foreign object or two lodged in the boy’s bladder, he confessed. The transition into puberty can be quite painful. From the growing pains of maturing bones to unexpected acne breakouts, early adolescence involves a few complications....

Elissa Wall, who was forced to marry her first-cousin when she was 14 years old, is suing Warren Jeffs and his church for millions. YouTube14-year-old Elissa Wall and her 19-year-old cousin, who she was forced to marry in 2001. On Elissa Wall’s wedding day, she wore a sparkly tiara and a white dress that was sewed by her mother and sister. She rode a horse-drawn carriage to the Nevada hotel where the ceremony was held in 2001....

The official investigation into D.B. Cooper by the FBI wrapped up last year, without any formal announcement of a suspect. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently released a letter, previously undisclosed, that contains information related to the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking case. On Nov. 24, 1971, almost 46 years ago exactly, a man under the name of Dan Cooper hijacked a flight from Portland to Seattle. He told the flight crew that he had a bomb, and ordered them to do as he said....

Born with a rare disease that made her legs and feet grow to an enormous size, Fanny Mills attracted large crowds while performing as the “Ohio Big Foot Girl” throughout the 1880s. Wikimedia CommonsFanny Mills, or “Ohio Big Foot Girl.” From the waist up, Fanny Mills looked like a normal woman. But her fame came from her feet. Mills, also called “Ohio Big Foot Girl,” had a condition that caused her feet to grow to an astounding size....

The giraffe population in sub-Saharan Africa has seen a sharp 40% drop in the past 30 years, largely caused by American tourists “trophy hunting.” Stephanie Pilick/AFP/Getty Images The giraffe population in sub-Saharan Africa has seen a sharp 40% drop in the past 30 years, largely caused by American tourists “trophy hunting.” With just 97,500 of the world’s tallest animal remaining, conservationists are insisting the U.S. government officially classify giraffes as endangered in order to prevent their “silent extinction....

The tobacco industry has got Indonesia in a chokehold, so much so that Indonesian child smokers are becoming the rule rather than the exception. Source: Time You can’t walk more than a few feet in the Republic of Indonesia without seeing a tobacco advertisement. The images are so prevalent and deeply ingrained within the culture that children as young as four are already addicted to smoking – sometimes going through multiple packs of cigarettes a day....

In the 1840s, Dr. James Marion Sims perfected his surgical skills by operating on enslaved black women without anesthesia. In the 1840s and ’50s, an Alabama surgeon named J. Marion Sims successfully performed the first surgery to correct a condition that had long ostracized women after childbirth. Then, he invented the tool every gynecologist uses today in their exams: the speculum. For these contributions and more, Sims was hailed the “father of modern gynecology....

Long before he was Scotty on Star Trek, World War II hero James “Jimmy” Doohan was known as the “craziest pilot in the Canadian air force.” In his iconic role on Star Trek as “Scotty,” James Doohan inspired a whole generation of real-life aeronautical engineers. But many of those who idolize him don’t even know about his real-world heroic exploits as one of the 14,000 Canadian soldiers who landed on the shores of Normandy during World War II....

The kitten is now safe at home with the captain of the ship that rescued it. Still Flyin Charters/FacebookThe crew believes it is a male that is no more than a few months old. Among the creatures you might expect to find out in the open ocean, a cat certainly is not one of them. But that’s precisely what an Alabama-based boating company found nearly drowning in the Gulf of Mexico....

Krystyna Skarbek spent the war intimidating Nazi’s and threatening soldiers, but when it came to a jealous lover, she was no match. Wikimedia Commons Krystyna Skarbek, code-named Christine Granville, the beautiful Polish aristocrat was said to be Churchill’s favorite spy. When all of Europe turned into a massive battleground during the Second World War and Britain alone remained a safe haven from the Nazis, the allies were desperate to have ears and eyes on the ground....

Brian Hernandez, 21, destroyed a number of Greek artifacts at the Dallas Museum of Art because he “got mad at his girl.” Dallas Museum of ArtAn early estimate found that the destroyed art was worth around $5 million, though it may be lower. Allegedly fueled by rage at his girlfriend, a man in Texas broke into the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and destroyed millions of dollars worth of rare, ancient artifacts before security guards stopped him....

Maria Mendl was a violent female guard who rose the ranks at the infamous Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. She was known for her quick temper, cruel punishments, and ruthless beatings, all of which earned her the nickname “The Beast.” Wikimedia CommonsMaria Mandl (with her name incorrectly spelled on a placard) after her arrest by American forces in 1945. Known for being one of the most ruthless guards during the Holocaust, Maria Mandl’s violent whims earned her the nickname “The Beast....

For two decades, Mayor Stubbs the cat officially held the highest office in one small town in Alaska. This is his one-of-a-kind story. Marc-Andre Runcie-Unger/FlickrMayor Stubbs the cat, the leader of Talkeetna, Alaska for 20 years A demanding yellow and orange hedonist, with zero qualifications, elected in a bout of anti-establishment protest despite having no experience, no platforms to speak of, no real power — and no opposable thumbs. This was Mayor Stubbs the cat, leader of Talkeetna, Alaska for nearly 20 years....

On June 26, 2017, Monalisa Perez shot and accidentally killed Pedro Ruiz III in a YouTube stunt gone wrong. YouTubeMonalisa Perez and Pedro Ruiz III with their 3-year-old daughter. Monalisa Perez and Pedro Ruiz III’s YouTube channel is full of videos of the couple talking in their kitchen, hanging out with their daughter, playing pranks, and performing low-key stunts. But on Monday, one of their jokes went too far when Perez, 19, accidentally shot and killed Ruiz, 22....

Since 1999, the rate of suicide has climbed 30 percent in the U.S. – and as high as 58 percent in some states. The deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade on June 5 and celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain on June 8 have once again put the spotlight on suicide prevention and awareness. Their deaths happen to coincide with a concerning new study released Thursday showing that while suicides may seem like a rare occurrence, the rate of self-inflicted deaths has been climbing over the last 20 years....