Back in the 19th century, Cerro Gordo was a lucrative mining town — that averaged a murder a week. Now, it sits abandoned and possibly haunted. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Sordid History Of The Viper Room, Hollywood’s Infamous Rock Club Inside The Ruins Of 9 Abandoned Asylums Where The ‘Treatments’ Were Torture...
“The specific aim of the research program was to examine the possibility of controlling the behavior of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely triggering electrical stimulation of the brain." CIAA diagram of the electrode harness device used to control the dogs. It’s been widely speculated that the CIA has dabbled in human mind control projects in the past, especially during the Cold War. But now, newly uncovered documents reveal that humans weren’t the only test subject of interest....
David and Collet Stephan were originally convicted of not providing their child with the necessities required for life. The Globe and MailDavid and Collet Stephan arriving at court in 2016. The Supreme Court of Alberta, Canada, has ordered a new trial for the parents of a young boy who died after they treated him with homeopathic remedies instead of seeking medical attention. David and Collet Stephan were originally convicted in 2016 of failing to provide the necessities of life for their son, Ezekiel, who died in 2012....
“You could look back and… realize that you had done a very significant thing and acted responsibly in what amounted to saving the world.” TwitterDonald Malarkey and Scott Grimes, the actor that portrayed him on Band Of Brothers. One of the World War II paratroopers depicted in the HBO series Band Of Brothers died this last Saturday. Fox 8 reports that Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper whose testimony appeared in the HBO miniseries Band Of Brothers, died last Saturday, September 30th, at the age of 96....
A new study from the American Society for Nutrition has shown that eating french fries twice a week can greatly increase a person’s risk of death. Lorena Cupcake/Flickr A new study from the American Society for Nutrition has shown that eating french fries regularly can greatly increase a person’s risk of death. The study, conducted over eight years, linked the consumption of fried potatoes (including hash browns, french fries, and tater tots) to an increase in an individual’s mortality rate, which will double even if you eat fried potatoes just twice a week....
Gabriele D’Annunzio, a professional provocateur, led the world’s first fascist state and a life so unprecedented that it’s hard to separate the truth from the fiction. Gabriele D’Annunzio.YouTube Gabriele D’Annunzio is known in England as “a revolting man”. In France, he’s been called “a frightful gnome with … the manners of a mountebank.” But in Italy, he’s just called Il Vate: “The Poet”. For in his home country, he is considered one of the greatest poet novelists of all time....
After Harold Henthorn was arrested for killing his wife Toni in 2012, investigators also noticed eerie similarities to his first wife Lynn’s “accidental” death. To those looking in from the outside, Harold Henthorn and his wife Toni seemed like they had the ideal marriage. Toni was a successful ophthalmologist, while Harold loved to talk about his job as a fundraiser for nonprofits like churches and hospitals. Shortly after they wed in 2000, they moved to Denver, Colorado to enjoy the mountain views, and they welcomed a daughter in 2005....
In Charles Pétillon’s world, white balloons invade unsuspecting places, blooming from abandoned homes or a child’s play structures. In Charles Pétillon’s world, white balloons bloom in unsuspecting places, be it abandoned homes or a child’s play structure. Whether they pour from a basketball hoop or blossom within a scenic forest, the white balloons–which were chosen for their stark contrast against the landscape–create an aura of whimsical intrigue and absurdity. Source: Design Boom...
On August 9, 1969, Sharon Tate and four others were gruesomely killed in her Los Angeles home by the Manson Family cult. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesSharon Tate’s death shocked America and, some say, ended the free love atmosphere of the 1960s. When 26-year-old Sharon Tate died at the hands of the Manson Family cult in 1969, many people had never heard of her. Though the actress had snagged roles in a number of films, she hadn’t yet had her own big break....
Through breeding, kidnapping, and even murder, the Nazis’ Lebensborn program aimed at creating a super race of Germanized children. Bundesarchiv, Bild/Wikimedia CommonsA baptism performed under a Swastika. Among the cruelest policies put forward by the leaders of Nazi Germany — the ghettos, the concentration camps, the gas chambers — the Nazi Lebensborn program takes up a comparatively small portion of the public consciousness. The reason, perhaps, is that the Lebensborn program was the inverse of Hitler’s genocidal policies....
Wearing a prosthetic disguise and using a plethora of forged IDs, John Colletti pulled off his identity theft scam for a year. U.S. District Court For The Eastern District Of MichiganColletti used counterfeit driver’s licenses to withdraw funds from patrons at casino self-service kiosks. They say that the house always wins, but for around a year, John Colletti made a small fortune at the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit. Unfortunately, he stole the sizable $100,000 sum from fellow patrons by using counterfeit driver’s licenses and prosthetic masks....
There have been over 200 climbing deaths on Mount Everest. Many of the bodies remain to serve as a grave reminder for those who follow. PRAKASH MATHEMA / Stringer / Getty ImagesThe general view of the Mount Everest range from Tengboche some 300 kilometers north-east of Kathmandu. Mount Everest holds the impressive title of ‘tallest mountain in the world,’ but many people don’t know about its other, more gruesome title: the world’s largest open-air graveyard....
While this ultra powerful nuclear weapon was too deadly to stay in use, here’s your one chance to see the peacekeeper missile in action. These eight lights are actually unarmed nuclear missiles shooting into the atmosphere. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons The Peacekeeper missile is anything but peaceful. These eight lights beaming down on the Marshal Islands like a scene from War of the Worlds is not a sight you’d ever want to see in person....
Mad Men producers broke the hearts of millions when they called the series quits early in 2015. Thankfully, we still have DVD sets and, moreover, incredible LIFE magazine photos of the real “Mad Men” to keep the show’s legacy alive. Share Flipboard Email In the late 1950s, the real Mad Men did indeed rule New York’s Madison Avenue. In 1958, LIFE stepped inside this world in order to separate fact from fiction....
In 1992, Chris Pérez and Selena eloped against her family’s wishes and stayed married for three years before she was tragically murdered. When Chris Pérez first met Selena Quintanilla, she was already a rising star in the Latin music industry. Her popular songs and stylish flair would eventually earn her the title “Queen of Tejano.” In 1990, Pérez was hired as a new guitarist for Selena’s band. Before long, the two bandmates bonded and fell in love....
Scientists have been using stem cells to grow tiny human brains for years in order to study the organ’s development. Now they’ve grown one with actual, functional eyes. Gabriel et al., Cell Stem Cell, 2021Brain organoids a mere 60 days after stem cell introduction. In a historic first, hundreds of brain organoids grown in Petri dishes from donated human stem cells have sprouted symmetrical pairs of eyes. These rudimentary structures can not only sense the light around them, but send those signals to the rest of the organoid....
The tree sprung up in 7550 B.C., making it older than recorded history. Wikimedia Commons Old Tjikko, the world’s oldest tree. Standing just barely 16 feet tall, the tree that bears the name Old Tjikko doesn’t seem that impressive at first glance. But the tree is notable not for its physical stature but because, at 9,550 years old, it is widely known as the world’s oldest tree. The tree is located on Fulufjället Mountain at the Dalarna province in Sweden....
On Jan. 2, 2000, Zebb Quinn ended his shift at Walmart and left with a co-worker, never to be seen again. It would be 17 years before police would finally uncover evidence suggesting that it was that co-worker who’d killed him all along. Left: Roberson High School; Right: Wikimedia CommonsZebb Quinn hasn’t been seen since January 2, 2000. On Jan. 2, 2000, 18-year-old Zebb Quinn went to work at a Walmart in Asheville, North Carolina....
These nightmarish murderers eluded true justice and are living free as we speak — and all because of reasons that are truly absurd. It seems like an easy concept: If someone commits a crime like murder, especially when that murder is particularly vicious, they should definitely go to jail for a long time. For the most part, the various justice systems throughout the world work well, and most people who commit crimes like murder do serve a long sentence, and that’s the last we hear of them....
Cordyceps, or “Zombie Fungus”, are a parasitic fungus that thrive in humid climates where they reproduce by infecting the brains of insects. Cordyceps, the “zombie fungus” at the center of HBO’s The Last Of Us are a parasitic fungus that typically thrive in hot, humid climates like tropical forests. There are, however, thousands of different types of cordyceps — and each targets a specific species of insect to infect. Naturally, the question posed by The Last Of Us is whether cordyceps could ever infect human hosts, and, thankfully, for now the answer seems to be, “No....
