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On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana was killed in a car crash while trying to escape the paparazzi — but some people think it was no accident. Just after midnight on August 31, 1997, Princess Diana died when her car crashed into the cement barrier of a Paris tunnel. The Princess of Wales had officially divorced Prince Charles of England only a year earlier and had since been hounded by paparazzi, especially while she was visiting Paris with her then-boyfriend Dodi Fayed, a filmmaker from a wealthy Egyptian family....

London’s Great Stink of 1858 didn’t merely cause nausea citywide, it led to world-changing developments in science and engineering. Punch Magazine/Wikimedia CommonsThe silent highwayman: Death rows on the Thames, claiming the lives of victims who have not paid to have the river cleaned up, during the Great Stink. [Cartoon from Punch Magazine. July 10, 1858.] In 1858, a powerful stench terrorized London for two months. The source of what’s now known as the Great Stink was the River Thames, into which the city’s sewers emptied....

Wilhelm Reich believed he could absorb the energy of an orgasm and use it as an all-purpose cure for all of mankind’s ailments. An Austrian psychoanalyst born in 1897, Wilhelm Reich had been a student of none other than Sigmund Freud himself. Freud believed that sexual repression was inherent to human nature, but his pupil took that radical idea even further. Wilhelm Reich’s New Point Of View Wikimedia CommonsA female patient in one of Wilhelm Reich’s orgone accumulators....

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Marilyn vos Savant has the highest IQ ever recorded — but many have tried to challenge that title. Marilyn vos Savant is a New York magazine columnist, businesswoman, playwright, and more. But her most well-known claim to fame is her brain: Marilyn vos Savant is known as the person with highest IQ in the world and has often been referred to as “the smartest person in the world....

It is unknown why Susana Carrera was targeted and held for a $207,000 ransom. No arrests have been made in regards to her kidnappers. TwitterSusana Carrera The body of a decapitated Mexican businesswoman has been found in a bag a week after her disappearance with an unsettling note which read: “This happened to me because my husband played the tough guy and didn’t want to pay my ransom,” FOX News reported....

“This is an opportunity to educate the public on the importance of verifying the authenticity of rare biblical artifacts, the elaborate testing process undertaken and our commitment to transparency.” SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesA piece of the Dead Sea Scrolls on display at the Museum of the Bible. The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. has confirmed to the public that five of their most important artifacts, once believed to be fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls — excerpts of various biblical texts — are fake and will thus not be on display any longer....

This is the oldest fossil of a modern bird ever found. Phillip Krzeminski“Wonderchicken” is considered one of the most important discoveries of its kind. We know that modern birds like chickens and turkeys are actually closely related to dinosaurs. But for some time, scientists have struggled to definitively place when modern birds evolved as we know them — until now. According to Science News, a team of paleontologists has just discovered a 67 million-year-old skull of a chicken-duck hybrid believed to be the oldest modern bird fossil yet known....

Fossilized evidence of a now-extinct primate species suggests prehistoric monkeys traveled more than 900 miles on natural rafts. Dorien de VriesResearchers float by the 32-million-year-old fossil site behind them, on the Río Yurúa in Peru. While modern-day monkeys are quite clever, fossils found near the border of Peru and Brazil have revealed just how smart their ancestral species really were. A new study found a crew of now-extinct monkeys crossed the Atlantic on a natural raft, from Africa to South America — 35 million years ago....

The mysteries surrounding these ghost ships involve everything from sulphuric acid to a famous yacht race. SV Mary Celeste After passing Santa Maria Island in the Azores on Nov. 25, 1872, the last entry on the ship’s slate, the SV Mary Celeste, a merchant brigantine became derelict in unknown circumstances. No boats were on board when she was found on Dec. 4, 1872, between Portugal and the Azores. The ship was devoid of all crew, but largely intact and under sail, heading toward the Strait of Gibraltar....

Humans have used animals as weapons in war for thousands of years. Many of these plots have been violent and, frankly, disastrous for both man and animal. Elephants were among the first war animals used, most famously by Hannibal . Source: Wikimedia Humans have used animals as weapons for thousands of years. 2,000 years ago, Hannibal led the Carthaginian army riding war elephants to fight Rome. In reply, the Romans set pigs on fire and let them run free through enemy ranks to frighten the elephants....

Wonder Woman was first printed in December 1941 and was inspired by her creator, Dr. William Moulton Marston’s, wife and lover. Wikimedia CommonsThe current Wonder Woman logo, created by William Moulton Marston. More recent origin stories are earthier, revealing her to be the love child of her mother and Zeus. Canonically, Wonder Woman’s origins are the stuff of eternal gods and legendary heroes, the living manifestation of the effects of goodness and truth....

From rape to robbery and meth to murder, the Hells Angels have earned their reputation as history’s most infamous motorcycle club. These vintage photos take you inside the gang. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Photos From The Underworld Of Outlaw Biker Gangs The Bloods: 21 Startling Photos Inside America’s Infamous Bi-Coastal Gang Inside Alcatraz: 44 Historic Photos Of America’s Most Notorious Prison...

The discovery shows that humans’ remarkable ability to adapt is the real reason major advances happened during the Stone Age. Mohammad ShoaeeThe first substantial cave record from coastal Kenya shows gradual changes in innovations beginning 67,000 years ago. An international, interdisciplinary group of researchers have uncovered human innovations from at least 67,000 years ago. The artifacts were found in a cave located in a coastal area of Africa that, up until now, there was very little information on....

See some of the world’s most interesting plants in action and discover what makes them so exotic, dangerous, and seemingly from another world. Source: Wikimedia Given their popularity, it’s pretty likely that you once had a Venus Fly Trap in a tiny, plastic terrarium as a kid. So popular are the perennially hungry plants that their novelty status has made them a threatened species in some areas where it grows wild....

Rather than keeping their waste on the submarine in septic tanks, German engineers devised a method for the U-1206 to discharge waste directly into the water. War is a driving force behind innovation. From superglue to the internet, military technology has led to the invention of many products that have proven useful in both warfare and in civilian life. However, sometimes military technology backfires, creating more problems than it solves, which the German submarine U-1206 discovered in 1945....

The text of the U.S. Constitution makes no mention of God, Jesus Christ, or Christianity. Wikimedia CommonsScene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United Statesby Howard Chandler Christy. The founding fathers’ religion wasn’t always worn on their sleeves. Looking back, it’s quite difficult to tell where some of our nation’s great leaders fell on the religious scale. Deism was popular at the time – the belief in God as the creator of all things, but not as a miracle worker or one that answers to prayer....

From threatening phone calls to violent attacks, Cindy James suffered years of terror before her death — though some investigators think she may have staged every bit of it. Unsolved Mysteries WikiCindy James was harassed for six years and seven months before she was found dead. In 1982, Canadian nurse Cindy James received a strange phone call. She had no idea it was the beginning of a chain of events that would lead to years of vicious harassment and only end with her death....

Ahead of this weekend’s release of Spectre, we’re looking back at the less angsty days of the franchise, when Bond would dispatch bad guys with a cheesy one-liner before going back to quaffing vodka martinis in one of his usual luxurious locations. Here, we revisit every one of those post-kill quips. Prepare yourselves, some of these are poshitively shocking: Dr. No From Russia With Love Goldfinger Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live And Let Die The Man With The Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only The Living Daylights License To Kill Goldeneye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Spectre hits theaters November 6—check out the trailer below:...

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has some weird rituals, but the founding of Pastafarianism might be the most interesting part. “I’d really rather you didn’t build multimillion-dollar synagogues/churches/temples/mosques/shrines to [His] Noodly Goodness when the money could be better spent ending poverty, curing diseases, living in peace, loving with passion and lowering the cost of cable.” Thus begins the “Eight I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts,” the code by which people known as Pastafarians live....

Scotland’s Fairy Glen, located in the lowlands on the Isle of Skye, is renowned for its magical landscape, basalt rock formations, and mythical lore. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Explore Vintage Disneyland In 55 Magical Photos Anonymous Cleaner Accidentally Destroys Ancient Scottish Pilgrimage Site Explore The Medieval Fortress Château D’Andlau In These 25 Stunning Images...