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Mother Nature has transformed a little fishing village on Gouqi Island into a sea of beautiful green blooms that blanket each abandoned structure. Mother Nature has laid claim to an abandoned fishing village that sits untouched on Goqui Island’s (also commonly spelled Gouqi) lush, hilly landscape. What was once home to dozens of fishermen has now been transformed by an earthy blanket of greenery that wraps itself around the buildings like your favorite sweater....

Hundreds of people have passed by the body of Tsewang Paljor, better known as Green Boots, but few of them actually know his story. Wikimedia CommonsThe body of Tsewang Paljor, also known as “Green Boots”, is one of the most famous markers on Everest. The human body was not designed to endure the types of conditions found on Mount Everest. Besides the chance of death from hypothermia or lack of oxygen, the drastic change in altitude can trigger heart attacks, strokes, or brain swellings....

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is just the beginning. In the past, National Geographic has not shied away from hot-button topics and their latest issue is no exception. With their June issue, the iconic magazine launched their Planet or Plastic? campaign, an in-depth look at the way that human beings’ reliance on plastic is beginning to take a toll on the earth – specifically the Earth’s oceans. Most striking of all are the photographs that capture the devastating impact that our reliance on pollution is having on both humans and sea animals across the world:...

The daughter of Irish immigrants, Margaret “Molly” Brown rose from humble roots to become a noted socialite, philanthropist, and hero during the Titanic’s sinking. Wikimedia CommonsMargaret Brown, a.k.a. “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” is one of the most famous Titanic survivors. After she survived the Titanic sinking in 1912, Margaret “Molly” Brown shrugged off her good fortune. “Typical Brown luck,” she allegedly quipped. “We’re unsinkable.” By the time she died in 1932, she’d become known as the “Unsinkable Molly Brown” — and for good reason....

Have you ever really thought about how weird it is that we all see and experience color differently? It’s true for everyone, not even those who are color-blind. To a certain extent, the subtleties of seeing our surroundings in living color vary among all of us. That’s one of the major reasons that, when this image of a dress went viral on the internet this week, no one could agree on whether it was black/blue or white/gold....

Buried behind L.A.’s skyscrapers lies Murphy Ranch, a graffiti-laden trail, and compound that was once a haven for Nazis. FlickrGraffiti on the Murphy Ranch ruins claiming “No Nazis Here.” In 1948, Dr. John Vincent, a UCLA professor and director of the Huntington Hartford Foundation, went to go speak with a couple who were hoping to sell their ranch in Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles. When Dr. Vincent showed up at the remote property, a guard admitted him through a locked gate, the only entrance through the barbed wire fence surrounding the compound....

On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit. His killers didn’t spend a single day in jail. Chin family photoVincent Chin was a week away from getting married. On June 19, 1982, the future looked bright for 27-year-old Vincent Chin. In 10 days, he was going to marry Vickie Wong, his girlfriend of three years. He had a good job as a draftsman for a top Detroit automotive supplier, and he was also working part-time at a Chinese restaurant to save up for a house....

Discovered in the British Museum in London, the ancient tablet shows a lonely male spirit being taken to the afterlife by a female companion. The British MuseumThe clay tablet is 3,500 years old and was acquired by the British Museum in the 19th century. It’s only appropriate for the Halloween season that researchers have officially discovered the oldest known depiction of a ghost. Spotted on a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet stored in the British Museum since the 1800s, the illustration had been overlooked until now....

When Edward IV died, his son Edward, Prince of Wales was set to take over the throne – until he and his brother Richard mysteriously vanished. Wikimedia CommonsThomas More claimed Richard III ordered his nephews to be smothered in their sleep. The two royals who would become known as the mysterious “Princes in the Tower” were Edward, Prince of Wales and his younger brother Richard, the Duke of York. The prince and the duke were 12 and 9 respectively when their father, King Edward IV, died suddenly in 1483, leaving his young son to become Edward V of England....

Two of the Xianbei women’s skeletons showed signs of horseback riding and archery — activities synonymous with military training. Christine LeeSkeletal remains from a husband and wife burial (wife is on the left) uncovered at the Airagiin Gozgor site in the Orkhon Province of Mongolia. A re-examination of remains uncovered from an ancient Mongolian burial site revealed at least two of the female corpses were skilled fighters during their lives. More specifically, according to researchers, these Mongolian women warriors may have been the inspiration behind the thousand-year-old Chinese tale of Mulan....

The long-held belief that this apex predator’s long legs helped it run faster might be prehistoric. Instead of speed, Tyrannosaurus rex was made for long, ambling periods of stalking prey. Wikimedia CommonsThe T. rex has commonly been depicted as a speedy predator chasing its prey. New research shows that wasn’t the case. No species has been depicted more terrifyingly than the Tyrannosaurus rex, the long-legged apex predator often seen in movies like Jurassic Park chasing down its prey with deadly speed....

A judge has ruled that the woman’s decision not to seek prenatal care constitutes “aggravated homicide.” MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty ImagesSalvadoran women take part in a demonstration to demand the decriminalization of abortion, outside the Legislative Assembly in San Salvador on February 23, 2017. El Salvador has long been criticized for its abortion laws and a recent court ruling only adds fuel to the fodder. On Wednesday, an El Salvador court sentenced 19-year-old Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez Cruz to 30 years in prison....

While Walt Disney brought us some of our most beloved children’s stories, the original Brothers Grimm fairy tales are definitely not for kids. Fairy tales—at least as we know them—are a childhood staple. We know the classics by heart, but our beloved Disney-diluted iterations couldn’t be further from their true, markedly more sinister origins. The Brothers Grimm, a pair of German siblings who created some of the original tales in the 19th century, didn’t shy away from any gory details....

The “Mad Gasser of Mattoon” allegedly attacked more than two dozen Illinois townspeople in 1944, but many now believe this disturbing episode was actually a case of mass hysteria. Public domainThe supposed gas attacks in Mattoon, Illinois, in the 1940s inspired hysteria in the media and townsfolk. In the 1940s, a small town in Illinois experienced a strange wave of ailments. Victims smelled a foul odor and then fell to the ground, paralyzed....

Velma Barfield was a sweet God-fearing grandmother. Unfortunately, everyone in her life seemed to die mysteriously. “You know, it’s the saddest thing but it seems like everybody my mother ever gets close to dies,” Velma Barfield’s son Ronnie Burke once said. “How could the good Lord allow this to happen to a faithful Christian like Velma Barfield?” It was a question a lot of people wanted to ask. Even after the truth had come out and Velma Barfield was waiting to become the first woman to be executed in America in 22 years, many couldn’t understand how she’d gotten there....

The year 2016 was a roller coaster of sadness that just refused to quit. By the time we were just 14 days in, both David Bowie and Alan Rickman had left us, setting a tone of mourning that would last throughout the year. Indeed, 2016 took more than its fair share of beloved entertainers, saw too many senseless tragedies, and just seemed all around terrible. Flint, Michigan Water Crisis North Korean Nuclear Tests David Bowie Dies Alan Rickman Dies Zika Virus Spreads Terrorist Attacks In Brussels Garry Shandling Dies Patty Duke Dies Prince Dies EgyptAir Crash Muhammad Ali Dies Pulse Nightclub Shooting Brexit Istanbul Airport Attack Terrorist Attacks in Nice, France The Syrian Refugee Crisis Worsens Stabbings In Japan Wildfires Rage Boko Haram Attacks Worsen Global Heat Records Continue ISIS Threat Continues Cholera in Haiti The Beleaguered Rio Olympics Gene Wilder Dies Massive Cyber Attack Afghan Civilians Suffer Mightily Leonard Cohen Dies Florence Henderson Dies John Glenn Dies Before we lay 2016 to rest (at last), let’s look back at some of the greatest losses and worldwide crises that this excruciatingly depressing year dealt us....

Philosopher’s mummified head put on display, St. Nicholas’ grave found, possible Mona Lisa prototype identified, human radiation experiments revealed, “Band of Brothers” vet laid to rest. British Philosopher’s Mummified Head To Be Put On Display, Tested For Autism The preserved head of an eccentric 18th-century British philosopher will be put on display at University College London and will be tested to see if he had autism. The Daily Mail reports that the mummified head of British philosopher Jeremy Bentham, which has been preserved since his death 185 years ago, will soon be put on display at a University College London art exhibit entitled “What does it mean to be human?...

Though he carries himself like a master businessman, Donald Trump’s real estate business has left a trail of debt and destruction from Fort Lauderdale to Baja. Image Source: YouTube While it’s been widely reported, still too few realize that Donald Trump doesn’t own nearly 40 percent of the 62 buildings that have his name on them. That long, impressive real estate portfolio on his website? Many of those are “Trump” in name only....

Whether haunting or silly, these Victorian portraits reveal what photography was like well over a century ago. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 44 Colorized Portraits That Reveal Historical Figures As They Truly Were 43 Colorized Photos That Capture Victorian London As It Really Was The Faces Of America: 16 Stunning Colorized Portraits Of Ellis Island Immigrants...

Self-proclaimed activist Anna Dovgalyuk is pouring bleach on unsuspecting men in an effort to combat unchecked “gender aggression.” Anna Dovgalyuk/east2west newsShe has allegedly demonstrated against 70 men. An activist in Russia is combating the public transportation plague known as “manspreading” by pouring a bleach-and-water mixture onto men’s crotches. “Manspreading” refers to the instance of a man sitting with his legs set widely apart. It is considered problematic when in public as it can not only take up more space than necessary but has also been considered a symbol of masculine aggression....