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From the rise of the Third Reich and into the post-war era, the Hitler Youth were molded to be faithful devotees of the Nazi regime — and to turn on even their own parents if they spoke ill of Hitler. Despite the Nazis’ surrender in May 1945, a small but violent faction of the Hitler Youth known as the Werwolf fought on against the Allied powers. So-named for a German novel of the same name, Werwolf — or “war wolf” — was comprised of some members of the Nazi SS, as well as some volunteers, but also a significant number of the Nazis’ youngest fighters sourced from the Hitler Youth....

“It seems to be a case of a couple of lovebirds who have made the wrong connection, unfortunately,” a rep for the power company said. FlickrA pair of horny kookaburras caused a blackout in Australia after mating furiously on a power line. When love erupts, sparks fly — literally. Those sparks proved to be too much for the Australian suburb of Carine when a pair of horny kookaburras caused a blackout after consummating their love on a power line....

In the 1930s, Sir Oswald Mosley led the 50,000-member British Union of Fascists and drew audiences of up to 30,000 people when speaking at nationalist and anti-Semitic rallies. Britain’s staunch opposition to Nazi Germany has become semi-mythical in the decades following the end of World War II. But before the images of dashing Spitfire pilots, earthy soldiers in Italy and France, and the resolute defense of the homeland became commonplace, Britain’s anti-fascist stance hung in the balance....

Ever since two artists erected Prada Marfa in the Texas desert in October 2005, this daring installation has taken on an unexpected life of its own. Flickr Prada Marfa is a bizarre sight to see in the middle of the Texas desert. In October 2005, Texans near the town of Marfa noticed something strange: A Prada store in the desert. It wasn’t a mirage — but Prada Marfa was also much more than met the eye....

Jody Plauché was just 11 when he was kidnapped and repeatedly raped by his karate teacher Jeff Doucet — then in March 1984, his father Gary Plauché took deadly revenge. YouTubeJody Plauché with his kidnapper and rapist, 25-year-old Jeff Doucet. When he was just 11 years old, Jody Plauché made headlines across America after he was kidnapped and molested by his karate teacher. Then, Jody’s father, Gary Plauché, shot Jody’s kidnapper and rapist Jeff Doucet at Baton Rouge Airport in Louisiana....

Kelly Cochran is now behind bars for killing and dismembering both her lover and her husband — but friends say she’s a serial killer who’s left even more bodies in her wake. Graves County JailKelly Cochran murdered her husband of 13 years. When Kelly Cochran’s husband found out about her affair, he asked her a simple question that had unimaginably gruesome consequences: How would she make up for it? Jason Cochran was satisfied with the answer....

Bootlegger Jack “Legs” Diamond proved nearly impossible to kill as he withstood rivals like Dutch Schultz — until fate finally caught up with him and he was gunned down in 1931. Four times, gunmen shot notorious bootlegger and gangster Jack “Legs” Diamond. And four times, Diamond walked away with his life. Diamond made his fortune during Prohibition. But the gangster also made enemies. He “borrowed” $200,000 from a pair of racketeers, blew the money on a cruise to Europe, and never paid them back....

The morning after she went missing, villagers found a massive python with a bloated belly. When they cut it open, they saw the woman’s remains inside. Just one day after a 54-year-old woman from Indonesia’s Jambi province went missing, her body was found inside the stomach of a massive 22-foot python. As the BBC reports, on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, a woman named Jahrah left for the plantation where she was employed as a rubber-tapper, but failed to return home that night....

“Research shows that even early on, Hitler became aware of the girl’s Jewish heritage but chose to ignore it.” Washington Post/Courtesy of Alexander Historical AuctionsThe photograph of Adolf Hitler and Rosa Bernile Nienau at his retreat in 1933, sold by Alexander Historical Auctions in Maryland. Despite the unsavory history of the Nazi regime, artifacts and paraphernalia from this dark era in history always seem to attract interest. This latest Nazi-era item that just sold at an auction house in Maryland is particularly fascinating: it’s a picture of Hitler hugging a Jewish girl....

Sir Thomas More was a devout Catholic and a civil servant to King Henry in the sixteenth century. And during that time, it was hard to be all those things and not get beheaded. =”900″ height=”497″ />Wikimedia CommonDepiction of Thomas More with his daughter after his sentencing. Sir Thomas More was many things: a prominent philosopher, writer, lawyer, and one of King Henry VIII’s most trusted friends and counselors. He was a Catholic, but a humanist as well....

Thousands of years ago, Greek and Roman statues were covered in paint. Now, the traveling “Gods In Color” exhibit uses state-of-the-art technology to recreate them as they originally looked. Ancient Sculptures Were Actually Wildly Colorful — Here’s What They Looked Like View Gallery Pure white marble. This is the presumed look that ancient Greek and Roman artists were going for — and what we see in museums across the world. But are our textbooks — even our own eyes — deceiving us?...

Levels of radioactive isotopes recorded in Europe in 2017 were 100 times higher than after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Wikimedia CommonsThe Fissile Materials Storage Facility of the Mayak reprocessing plant potentially responsible for the 2017 incident. In late September and early October of 2017, radiation across Europe spiked to unnerving levels. After years of careful research, initial suspicion that this radioactive cloud originated in Russia has not only been confirmed — but it’s been found to originate from a civilian nuclear reactor....

9,000-year-old beer residue unearthed in China, Neolithic cemetery uncovered in Transylvania, rare collection of early images by Black photographers acquired by the Smithsonian. Archaeologists Find Traces Of 9,000-Year-Old Beer Buried Alongside Two Skeletons In China Jiajing WangWhile digging in the region of Qiaotou, archaeologists found several 9,000-year-old drinking vessels containing traces of beer, alongside a host of other pottery as well as two human skeletons. Some 9,000 years ago, the largely nomadic hunter-gatherers who inhabited what is now southern China were still thousands of years away from domesticating even basic staple crops like rice....

Marine John Basilone, a hero of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, once said that he was a “plain soldier” — he was wrong. John Basilone was never able to settle down. While briefly working a humdrum job as a caddy at a local country club while still a teenager in 1930s New Jersey, he used to tell the golfers that he was looking for adventure. But unlike so many restless young men who say such things, John Basilone followed through on his dreams — and then some....

The Bermuda Triangle has claimed 1,000 lives in the last 100 years. This particular mystery has finally been solved nearly a century later. Science ChannelMarine biologist and underwater archaeologist Michael Barnette inspects the SS Cotopaxi wreckage to confirm its measurements. The Bermuda Triangle has been fodder for enthusiasts of the paranormal and unexplained for decades, such as the sudden disappearance of the merchant ship SS Cotopaxi in 1925. Now, nearly a century later, maritime archaeologists believe they have found the merchant ship’s wreckage off the coast of Florida....

Zheng He’s fleet of 317, 400-foot-long ships went from Southeast Asia to Indonesia and Africa and back again nearly a century before Europeans connected the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. China Photos/Getty ImagesPreparation for a 600th anniversary exhibition on Zheng He’s voyages in Shanghai. July 2005. If you had been living near the coast of the island once called Ceylon in the beginning of the 15th century, you might have witnessed the slow unfolding of a waking dream....

From stampedes at Walmart to brawls at Target, these horrific stories explain why the Black Friday death count keeps rising each year. Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/MCT via Getty ImagesFrom stampedes to shootings, Black Friday deaths number at least 11 since 2008. Black Friday is more than one of the biggest shopping events of the year: It’s a frenzy. On the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers looking for major bargains line up at malls nationwide and wait patiently until the stores open for their chance to buy new products for a fraction of the normal price....

From the teenager who vanished in the Vatican to the young woman who disappeared from a cruise ship, these are history’s most chilling missing persons cases that remain unsolved. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System estimates that there are roughly 90,000 missing persons in the United States alone at any given time. While scientific advancements such as genealogy testing have solved many of these mysterious disappearances, many more remain unsolved — and will likely remain so....

While being on the spectrum can sometimes create challenges, these famous people with autism have been able to use their unique way of seeing the world to achieve great feats. Some of these famous people with autism may surprise you. You may not have known that some of the best-known stars or some of the world’s most fascinating minds are actually on the spectrum: Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard...

Wildlife photographers submitted their best work in the 2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year competition — and the results did not disappoint. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Astounding Beauty Of Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve Sarah Martinet Captures True Beauty In These Aerial Photographs of Iceland 25 Jupiter Pictures That Capture The Chaotic Beauty Of Our Solar System’s Largest Planet...