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“Black Beer Matters” was given the name because porters are an unpopular craft beer, but “they are good beers and they matter." Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune Rodney Chlebek, a co-owner of Lakeville Brew Crew. You’ve probably had a discussion about politics over a few beers. It’s a pretty popular thing to do. A little less popular? Having those political conversations revolve around the name of the beer you’re drinking. But the owners of an new brewery in Indiana sparked that particular conversation in mid-July when they publicly announced a list of contentious names for their beers....

Once used as a home for kings and a prison for political dissidents, Bellver Castle has stood on the island of Mallorca for over 700 years. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Inside Caerlaverock Castle, The Mighty Fortress That Holds 800 Years Of Scottish History Inside Eltz Castle, Germany’s Majestic Medieval Stronghold That Hasn’t Changed In Hundreds Of Years...

The Ryugyong Hotel has been called “the worst building in the world” and the “Hotel of Doom.” Wikimedia CommonsThe Ryugyong Hotel in 2013, after construction was halted for the second time. Rising above the skyline of Pyongyang stands the Ryugyong Hotel. More than twice the height of the Great Pyramids, this pyramid of glass stands as a testament to the accomplishments and failures of the modern-day pharaohs of North Korea....

In the mid-2000s, two judges began handing down unusually harsh sentences. Then, people realized why. Matt Rourke / APThe PA Child Care facility in Pennsylvania was one of the juvenile detention facilities at the center of the “Kids for Cash” scandal. Philip Swartley was at a sleepover at his friend’s house when he ran into a bit of trouble. The eighth-grader had been walking around the neighborhood checking for unlocked cars so he could swipe change when he was busted by the cops....

“She sang them differently every night.” Wikimedia CommonsA recording of a live performance by Ella Fitzgerald was finally found after being hidden for 60 years. Deep in the forgotten archives of a music manager, an unexpected treasure came to light: a crystal clear tape recording of Ella Fitzgerald’s 1962 show in Berlin, Germany. The tapes had been lost for 60 years since the ‘Queen of Jazz’ took the stage in the European city....

The space agency plans to test its new tech in 2024. The 24-hour news cycle makes it easy to obsess over worldly problems, often to the point that we forget that some of the gravest threats to our collective existence — think asteroids and solar flares — come from beyond the planet. Thankfully, NASA monitors those threats. And now, as Phys.org reports, the space agency is developing a technology it believes will prevent large asteroids from colliding with Earth....

Constructed from scratch 30 years ago, Slavutych was intended to be a “paradise” after the infamous nuclear disaster — but it hasn’t exactly worked out as planned. Getty ImagesFacade of an unfinished church in Slavutych, Ukraine. Chernobyl: the very name conjures up the images of never-ending fires, radiation poisoning, brutal deaths, and a population forced to carry on with DNA mutated by the nuclear fallout. All of this is true, and the disaster has captured the world’s imagination, not the least of which has crested in HBO’s hit series with the same name....

Ernest Glen Wever and Charles William Bray, the scientists behind the cat telephone, set out to learn more about how sound is perceived by the auditory nerve. If history shows us anything, it’s that science experiments can sometimes get a little out of hand. For example, the time two Princeton University professors turned a cat into a telephone. In the name of science, of course. In 1929, Princeton professor Ernest Glen Wever and his research assistant Charles William Bray set out to learn more about how sound is perceived by the auditory nerve....

The Wonderland Murders have been unsolved for decades, though two people have been brought to trial — both of whom were acquitted. When Alice fell down the rabbit hole and landed in Wonderland, she found smoking caterpillars, violent denizens, and a trove of body-altering drugs. Of course, that was just a children’s tale, but the real-life Wonderland wasn’t far off: a drug house on Wonderland Avenue, high above the Sunset Strip, that hosted the seedy side of LA’s up-and-comers....

When the volcano erupted in 79 A.D., it baked hundreds of people to death — and transformed at least one victim’s brain matter into hard, twisted, glassy bits. The New England Journal of Medicine 2019Glassy black brain material extracted from the destroyed skull of a Vesuvius victim. In previous research, scientists discovered that victims of Mount Vesuvius who died in the city of Herculaneum near the volcano had died a grisly death: The extreme heat from the explosion caused their blood to boil and their skulls to consequently explode....

Note found inside butt of Jesus statue, possible St. Nicholas bones discovered, ancient human ancestor’s skeleton unveiled. Bum On Jesus Statue Reveals 240-Year-Old Surprise While restoring an 18th-century statue of Jesus Christ, Spanish restorers found an unusual item in an even more unusual place. Hidden inside the butt of the wooden statue was a handwritten note, carefully filled out in calligraphy. Experts claim the note dates back to 1777 and explained that the note was likely put there by a priest at the church where the statue originated....

“It’s beyond comprehension that she would be killed for a mere 1cm of horn.” Ayesha Cantor/Caters NewsBella’s body as it was found on June 28. On June 28, poachers in South Africa’s Kragga Kamma Game Park killed a white rhinoceros named Bella — for less than a mere centimeter of horn. In a Facebook post on June 30, 2018, park officials wrote, “The worst tragedy has befallen our family of rhino here at Kragga Kamma Game Park....

Experts believe that the ring was once owned by a powerful Viking chief more than 1,000 years ago. Vestland County MunicipalityExperts aren’t sure exactly who owned the ring originally, but the fact that it was made with gold suggests that it belonged to a high-status individual. Mari Ingelin Heskestad, of Norway, recently ordered a batch of cheap costume jewelry online — and got way more than she expected. Among the gaudy baubles, Heskestad noticed a gold ring that turned out to be from the Viking era....

Mathew Borges left 76 wounds on the 16-year-old’s body including decapitation and the removal of his hands. Fox News/FacebookMathew Borges (left) was given two life sentences for the murder of Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino (right). In a case of teen love gone terribly wrong, 18-year-old Mathew Borges was found guilty of first-degree murder for beheading his classmate back in 2016. A judge ruled to give Borges two life sentences in prison for the grisly crime....

The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in January 1848 sparked a mass migration to California — but not everyone was lucky enough to strike it rich. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush 55 American History Photos And The Incredible True Stories Behind Them Inside Jack London’s Story, From The Gold Rush To Literary Fame...

The legendary manatee was a lifelong Manatee County resident. Many people have called for the removal and replacement of Confederate statues in recent years — and a new proposal in Bradenton, Florida, may be one of the weirdest. Indeed, a Change.org petition calls for a Confederate monument in the Florida town to be replaced with a statue of the world’s oldest manatee, Snooty. In the description, uploaded on Sunday, the petition author wrote:...

The mother and her calf suffer from a genetic condition called leucism. Park rangers at the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in eastern Kenya happened upon two extremely rare white giraffes, and caught the encounter on video. The footage features two white reticulated giraffes, a mother and her calf walking together through the trees. The giraffes appear to have the pigmentation-inhibiting genetic condition of leucism. Leucism differs from albinism in that it doesn’t necessarily result in full loss of pigmentation....

Gypsy Rose Blanchard was kept prisoner by her mother Dee Dee for 20 years — then she and her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn took bloody revenge inside their Springfield, Missouri home. There was something about Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother Dee Dee Blanchard that you couldn’t help but love. A daughter who was stricken by cancer, muscular dystrophy, and a host of other diseases but still smiling every chance she got, and a mother who was devoted to giving her daughter everything she ever wanted....

From rescuing Mussolini for Hitler to becoming a hitman for Mossad, Otto Skorzeny’s life was full of twists. Heinrich Hoffmann/ullstein bild/Getty ImagesSS Lieutenant Colonel Otto Skorzeny. SS Lieutenant Colonel Otto Skorzeny was an extraordinary military man who specialized in guerrilla warfare and commando-style raids during World War II. He mounted numerous operations with varying degrees of success that involved either the rescue, kidnapping, assassination, or defense of numerous wartime leaders in Europe....

With its 20 themed gardens and towering plant sculptures, many consider the Montréal Botanical Garden one of the world’s most impressive collections of greenery. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 22 Photos Of The Montreal Metro That Prove Subways Can Be Beautiful Discover The Arid Beauty Of Namibia’s Sossusvlei In 25 Striking Photos 41 Photos That Reveal The Otherworldly Beauty Of Socotra...