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Lauren Giddings’ neighbor and classmate, Stephen McDaniel, strangled and dismembered her before scattering her body parts in trash cans across Macon, Georgia. Lauren Giddings spent the summer after she graduated from law school preparing for perhaps the most important test she would ever take — the Georgia Bar Exam. But her neighbor and classmate, Stephen McDaniel, had other plans. On June 26, 2011, McDaniel killed and dismembered 27-year-old Giddings. Giddings had suspected that someone was watching her....

In South Africa, there are an estimated 244 facilities that keep 6,000 to 8,000 lions and 280 tigers in cruel captivity and shipped at least 70 metric tonnes of bones between 2007 and 2016. Getty ImagesFarm in South Africa with about 100 lions as well as tigers and jaguars. South Africa has hundreds of breeding farms for lions, many of which are sold to hunting companies. As more and more investigations shine a light on the horrendous conditions inside big cat farms where lions and tigers are kept in cages and bred to be hunted and killed, the revelations are only getting worse and worse....

Two fishermen at the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament were caught stuffing lead balls into a number of walleyes in hopes of winning the almost $30,000 prize. Facebook/TikTokJason Fischer, the director of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament, holds two weights that he found inside of the walleyes. Two fishermen competing in the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament in Ohio on Friday tried to tip the scales — literally — by inserting lead balls into fish they caught....

The find could give archaeologists new insight into the customs of Europe’s first farmers, the Funnel Beaker people. M. Przybyła/M. PodsiadłoKraków researcher Jan Bulas uncovered the site through satellite images. Archaeological treasures are usually discovered by digging deep into the earth. One Polish archaeologist, however, made an incredible discovery from the sky — and now he has unearthed a 5,000-year-old cemetery and a medieval fortress. Jan Bulas, an independent archaeologist in Kraków, became intrigued after noticing straight lines on satellite images of a farm near the town of Dębiany — lines only visible from above....

Though various versions of pizza have been present in the Mediterranean since time immemorial, Raffaele Esposito created the modern iteration of margherita pizza in 1889. Americans eat more pizza than any other country in the world. People in the United States collectively order 350 slices of pizza per second or around 30 million slices per day. Indeed, the pizza market was valued at some $45 billion at the end of 2017....

The Mormon fundamentalist killers behind Under the Banner of Heaven, Dan and Ron Lafferty claimed they were following a “revelation” from God when they killed Brenda Lafferty and her 15-month-old daughter Erica. On a summer day in 1984, brothers Ron Lafferty and Dan Lafferty made their way to their brother’s apartment in American Fork, Utah, with a mission in mind. Claiming to be moved by the will of God, they broke into the apartment and brutally murdered both their sister-in-law, Brenda Lafferty, and their 15-month-old niece, Erica....

“Play the people who play the world.” That’s the mission behind Russian artist Petro Wodkins’ recent endeavor, Sound of Power, a series of busts of global political leaders that also function as audio speakers. Wodkins debuted his latest speaker-sculpture, Russian president Vladimir Putin, on September 21st. We spoke with Wodkins about Sound of Power, humor and censorship in the age of Vladimir Putin (whom he sardonically calls ‘Saint Vladimir’) — as well as that time Wodkins had to flee Zimbabwe after his gilded Robert Mugabe statue pissed off area security forces....

The dolphins that are captured for a life in captivity in a marine park actually have it better than any of those left behind. Wikimedia CommonsA bottlenose dolphin in the wild. In Taiji, they are one of the most coveted dolphin species. Every year, the fishermen of Taiji, Japan on the island of Honshu gather to perform a ritual that dates back to the 1600s when the island was supported entirely by the whaling trade....

The 1965 film told the story of the musical von Trapp family that fled the Nazis in Austria, but there were a few key points that Hollywood either changed or left out entirely. George Konig/Keystone Features/Getty ImagesThe real-life von Trapp family in London circa 1950. Most people have seen The Sound of Music, the beloved 1965 film that told the story of a loving governess, a gruff widower, and their musical family during the rise of the Nazis....

Even if Trump’s inauguration goes badly, it still may be better than these disastrous inaugurations of years past. Alex Wong/Getty Images It seems that Donald Trump’s team has been struggling to make Inauguration Day a success. After being turned down by quite a few A-list artists, they enlisted Jackie Evancho, the 16-year-old America’s Got Talent 2010 runner-up, to sing the National Anthem. For entertainment at the inaugural balls, the Trump administration has scraped together a roster of D-list DJs, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and an 1980s cover band....

Homeowner Amanda Gee was not only friends with the family that was murdered there, but even had to clean up some of their blood before moving in. MLive/YouTubeThe brutal triple-murder saw two children stabbed to death. On Jan. 22, 2003, 17-year-old Jon Siesling brutally killed his mom and two younger sisters inside their Kent County, Michigan home. The crimes took place at an unassuming, otherwise normal house on Walker Avenue near Four Mile Road, and the site has been a point of morbid fascination ever since....

These photos of the Dyatlov Pass Incident document the days leading up to the mysterious deaths of nine young hikers — and the investigation into their gruesome deaths. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Nine Russian Hikers Just Disappeared At The Dyatlov Pass, Where Nine Mysteriously Died In 1959 The Dyatlov Pass Incident: The Mysterious 1959 Tragedy That Left 9 Dead...

Whether it’s ghastly demons or grisly execution scenes, this occultists’ tome and witchcraft manual remains as haunting today as it was in 1775. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 30 Disturbing Demons Found Inside A Persian Book Of Demonology From 100 Years Ago Inside King Alfred’s Tower, A Stunning English Folly That’s Stood Since The 18th Century...

From regular pets like dogs and cats to bizarre wild animals like elephants, tigers, and kangaroos, army mascots have come all shapes and sizes. In 1917, three years after the beginning of World War I, the United States entered the fight. That spring, American troops set sail from the Eastern seaboard to join the Allied front line in France. Along with them was a small Boston Terrier named Stubby, the mascot of the 102nd Infantry who had been smuggled onto the boat by a member of the unit named John Robert Conroy....

Bizarre Inventions: The Face Cover Source: Student Beans Part fashion statement, part practical face covering from the elements, this transparent cone may have paved the way for the baseball cap. Why this invention didn’t quite make it is beyond imaginable, especially when one considers the dual use it could have provided in a Spy vs. Spy costume. The Neck Brush Source: Business Insider Despite the look on little Jimmy’s face, the neck brush was not a disciplinary device but rather a tool for cleaning your child’s neck while they play....

Are you experiencing black death symptoms? The Bubonic Plague isn’t nearly as prevalent as it used to be, but it’s not completely eradicated. Wikimedia CommonsBubonic Plague symptoms. Black Death symptoms commonly include enlarged and painful lymph nodes due to swelling, chills, fever, vomiting, headache, and muscle aches. But not to worry, if these symptoms are present they only suggest the potential presence of the Bubonic Plague. The Flu may be the current sweetheart of infectious diseases these days, but don’t underestimate the underdog....

Marijuana isn’t just for looking cool in your freshman dorm anymore–it’s also a viable medical treatment for disorders like epilepsy. Source: Last Resistance With Oregon, Washington, and D.C. legalizing marijuana in this week’s midterm elections, weed and its place in society has been on a lot of people’s minds. It’s not just for looking cool in your freshman dorm, or showing your parents that they should’ve come to more little league games anymore–it’s also a viable medical treatment for disorders like epilepsy....

“Because Planet Nine is so massive and has an orbit tilted compared to the other planets, the solar system has no choice but to slowly twist out of alignment.” Wikimedia CommonsArtist’s rendering of Planet Nine alongside Earth. Planet Nine may be responsible for tilting the entire plane of the solar system, according to a new study from the California Institute of Technology. “Planet Nine may have tilted the other planets over the lifetime of the solar system,” said Caltech’s Elizabeth Bailey, lead author on the study....

Their crimes were heinous, vicious, and extensively covered by the news outlets. Yet, the perpetrators of these unsolved murders remain free. Los Angeles Public LibraryThe body of Elizabeth Short, aka the Black Dahlia, lies covered in a field in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park in 1947. Not only did the perpetrators of these infamously unsolved murders slip through the hands of law enforcement, but they could still be alive today — they may be really old, but alive nonetheless....

In 1991, excavators discovered a burial ground in lower Manhattan. Today, it’s the African Burial Ground National Monument. Library of CongressAn overhead view of the memorial at the African Burial Ground National Memorial in lower Manhattan. In Manhattan, buildings rise in the blink of in eye. The iconic skyline contains very few remnants of the city’s earliest history, not just because they would be dwarfed by modern skyscrapers, but because relatively few have survived into the 21st century due to fire, decay, and modern construction....