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Chinese foot binding was seen as a sign of sophistication and being upper-class. Women without bound feet had little chance of marrying into nobility. Cultures around the world have always had different standards of beauty. The Mayans used to deform their children’s skulls to produce a cone shape. Japanese women used to blacken their teeth after marriage. And in Imperial China, nothing was considered more erotic than a woman having tiny feet....

Though Joshua Dobson managed to get himself fully inside the bear, police quickly noticed that the enormous stuffed animal appeared to be breathing. Greater Manchester Police/FacebookJoshua Dobson had been on the run for months when police found him hiding inside this teddy bear. When police in Manchester, England, arrived at a home in the Rochdale neighborhood in search of an 18-year-old fugitive car thief, they came across a strange sight. In the corner, a giant teddy bear seemed to be “breathing....

Kirk Jones had already survived the 16-story drop once, in 2003. But the Michigan man’s second attempt did not go so well. To Kirk Jones’ credit, he had already survived the plunge once. In 2003, he became the first known person to live after tumbling over Niagara Falls without any protection. Two weeks ago, however, the 54-year-old’s body was found 12 miles downriver from the iconic natural wonder. It appears that Jones had been trying to repeat his earlier success, since an empty ten-foot-wide inflatable ball was discovered by a tour boat on April 19, when authorities suggest he made his final jump....

The man was found living in a multi-million dollar castle surrounding by a vintage Rolls Royce, jewelry, and three Salvador Dali paintings. Europol/TwitterLeft: Chateau de la Rochepot; Right: The seized vintage Rolls Royce Phantom A mysterious Ukrainian fugitive who faked his own death and then hid out in his magnificent French castle has finally been captured. Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, made the announcement on Oct. 16 that the “high profile” man had been detained in Dijon, France....

After a pack of wild dogs in the Indian state of Maharashtra allegedly killed a baby monkey in November, the primates have taken revenge by purging an entire town of its dogs. Suresh Jadhav/News18Severa videos captured monkeys dragging dogs to the tops of tall buildings before throwing them off. If the figures are accurate, the phrase “monkey see, monkey do” has never been more disturbing. After seeing wild dogs kill a baby monkey in November, a group of primates in the Indian state of Maharashtra has launched a series of revenge killings — and has reportedly killed 250 dogs by throwing them off buildings and treetops....

Earlier today, researchers at the California Institute of Technology disclosed evidence that likely reveals a ninth planet in our solar system. Here’s what we know about “Planet Nine” so far: Planet Nine is located at the far reaches of our solar system, with an orbit 20 times farther from the Sun than Neptune’s. This extremely wide orbit means it would take the planet between 10,000 to 20,000 years to travel around the Sun just once....

Phoenix Jones doesn’t just wear a bulletproof supersuit, mask, and cape for fun. This real-life superhero fights actual crime. Not all superheroes wear capes. Some just wear a “supersuit” and a mask. Take Phoenix Jones, for instance, a real-life superhero. During the day, he goes by Benjamin Fodor. But at night when there are villains on the prowl, he transforms into Phoenix Jones, masked vigilante, and crime-stopper. Phoenix Jones was born in 1988....

The actor has hired the same defense attorney that defended Bill Cosby. Despite large amounts of compelling evidence against him, a monthslong investigation into allegations of rape against actor Danny Masterson has been stalled, according to the Huffington Post. Four women have accused Masterson, famous for his starring role in That 70s Show, of raping them in the early 2000s. Though there is no official word on what stalled the investigation, some believe that the Church of Scientology is behind it....

Between 1970 and 2016, 4,679 coal miners were determined to have the worst type of black lung disease. Of those cases, half have occurred since 2000. American Thoracic SocietyThe deadliest form of black lung disease is increasing among US coal miners despite the implementation of dust controls decades ago. Black lung disease literally turns its victims’ lungs from pink to black. For those who contract it, the level of severity can vary....

For more than a month after the brutal 1985 murders at White House Farm in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, England, Jeremy Bamber convinced police that his sister Sheila Caffell had killed their family before turning the gun on herself. Family PhotoSheila Caffell with her two sons, Daniel and Nicholas Caffell. On August 7, 1985, Sheila Caffell and her two children — a pair of twin boys — were killed, along with her parents, by her brother Jeremy Bamber in what became known as the White House Farm murders....

“It felt as if something great was happening, and we stayed outside even though it was freezing. It was worth it.” Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 23Mosul’s ancient structures were left covered in snowflakes.Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP via Getty Images 2 of 23An Iraqi boy poses in his snow-covered hat.Mohammed Sawaf/AFP via Getty Images 3 of 23Because the last snowfall seen in Baghdad was in 2008, many of the city’s young residents were surprised to witness such a weather event themselves for the first time....

The Save the Rhino organization estimates that poachers kill one rhino for its horns each day in South Africa. Flickr/Vaughan LeiberumElephant herds are generally peaceful, and will only attack humans if threatened or harassed. A man attempting to poach rhinos met a sticky end on a South African game reserve. While fleeing from park rangers, the poacher was trampled by a stampede of elephants — and died from his injuries....

Although Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, World War 2 would go on for some Japanese soldiers up until the mid-1970s. Source: The Atlantic On September 2nd, 1945, less than one month after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, representatives from the Empire of Japan signed the unconditional surrender of Japan to the Allies. This event, which officially marked the end of World War II, took place on the deck of the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay....

William the Conqueror indulged heavily while he was king. His gluttony was eventually his downfall. Wikimedia CommonsA portrait of William the Conqueror from 1580. Funerals are, historically, solemn events, orchestrated just so that the dearly departed have one final, lovely send off. For the most part, everything is planned to avoid catastrophe. However, those who organized William the Conqueror’s funeral failed to account for one detail — one which resulted in the fallen monarch’s corpse exploding all over everyone in attendance....

True purpose of Stonehenge discovered, 9,000-year-old Jordanian shrine unearthed, skull of history’s first ear surgery patient found. New Evidence Says Stonehenge Was A Massive Solar Calendar Inspired By Egyptian Sun Cults Wikimedia CommonsThough experts have been theorizing that Stonehenge was some sort of calendar for more than a century, no one had revealed precisely how it could have worked — until now. Stunning new research claims to have finally uncovered the true purpose of Stonehenge, saying it was a massive solar calendar that tracked the days of the year with astonishing precision....

Massive Viking ship discovered, Ancient Roman child found in “vampire burial,” World War I brought to life in colorized footage. A Massive Viking Ship Burial Was Just Discovered Via Radar In Norway NIKUThe Viking ship detected just over a foot underground in Norway. While archeologists scanned a well-known site in Østfold County, Norway, they discovered a 65-foot Viking ship buried just 20 inches beneath the earth’s surface. The ship was likely buried some 1,000 years ago as a grave for a prominent Viking king or queen....

Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were supposedly victimized outcasts belonging to a “Trenchcoat Mafia” bent on revenge — but none of it was true. When Columbine High School seniors Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris murdered 12 students, one teacher, and ultimately themselves in an April 20, 1999 shooting in Littleton, Colorado, the media initially described them as victims of bullying and outcasts thirsty for revenge. They were allegedly members of a goth subculture known as the Trenchcoat Mafia that fueled their hatred for mainstream society....

What it’s really like to be Amish, fascinating World War II facts, behind-the-scenes with The Beatles, vintage adult advertisements, and what it looks like to be 100. Vintage Adult Advertisements That Now Look Both Quaint And Offensive In the decades before the internet became commonplace, smut and the ads that accompanied it of course came only in hard copy. If you wanted certain pornographic photos, you had to see ads like the ones here in a magazine and mail payment to the given address then wait for the photos to come back....

The U.S. Constitution was written over a four-month period during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 — but it was far from finished when it was signed that September. The easy answer to the question of when the Constitution was written is 1787. After all, that’s when the historic Constitutional Convention took place. But the truth is that the document took much longer than that to complete — and it’s arguably still being written to this day....

In a world obsessed with appearances, X-ray art disregards exteriors in favor of highlighting the internal beauty and structure of everyday objects. Source: Smithsonian Magazine While many of us consider pretty paintings or sculptures to be the bookends of what the word “artistic” can mean, many artists defy convention and instead strive for innovation. X-ray art is one of those innovative forms. Blurring radiology and photography, even common items become interesting as the x-ray strips back their layers to reveal their often-ignored (and often elegant) internal structures....