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Charleston County shut the beach down before sending in the sheriff’s department and U.S. Air Force specialists to evaluate the cannonballs. Hurricane Matthew just washed up a pile of Civil War-era cannonballs on Folly Beach near Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston County shut the beach down before sending in the sheriff department and U.S. Air Force specialists to evaluate the cannonballs. The team decided to explode most of the cannonballs on the beach to be safe, while some were transported to a nearby Navy base....

In January 1511, the birth of Prince Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall, was celebrated with lavish pageants and feasts — but just 52 days later, a mysterious illness took his life. Wikimedia CommonsHenry, Duke of Cornwall’s parents, King Henry VIII and Catherine Of Aragon. Henry, Duke of Cornwall, lived a brief life, dying just 52 days after birth. But as the son of King Henry VIII of England and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, his impact on English history could not have been more significant....

Discover the true story of Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” with this look at Leo Sharp, an 87-year-old drug trafficker for the Sinaloa Cartel. There were a dozen unmarked cars waiting for Leo Sharp, planted across a 70-mile stretch of Michigan’s I-94 on October 21, 2011, monitoring his every move. It was an incredible amount of manpower to catch just one man, but this was no ordinary criminal. Leo Sharp was the Sinaloa Cartel’s most effective mule....

After a petition by local villagers, Patrick the Pony made history in Cockington Village as the U.K.’s first pony mayor. SWNSPatrick’s owner said he’d be a great mayor “for being non-judgmental and genuinely caring and supportive to all.” Cockington Village is a quaint, idyllic English small town, rife with cottages and cobblestone galore. The small village recently made history, however, when it appointed a miniature Shetland pony named Patrick as the town’s mayor....

On April 3, 2000, Jeremy Bechtel and his friend Erin Foster drove to a party. They were never seen again until a cold case-obsessed YouTuber discovered their car in a Tennessee river. White County Sheriff’s OfficeJeremy Bechtel (left) and Erin Foster (right) were missing since April 3, 2000. On April 3, 2000, Jeremy Bechtel and his friend Erin Foster went to a party. Seventeen and 18 years old, respectively, the Tennesseans took Foster’s Pontiac Grand Am....

Hanging coffins are a unique custom in China dating back to the 8th century, when people would hang the bodies of the deceased off cliffs. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 17 2 of 17 3 of 17 4 of 17 5 of 17YouTube 6 of 17 7 of 17YouTube 8 of 17YouTube 9 of 17YouTube 10 of 17YouTube 11 of 17YouTube 12 of 17 13 of 17 14 of 17YouTube 15 of 17YouTube 16 of 17 17 of 17Like this gallery?...

Three days after the devastation of Hiroshima, U.S. forces carried out the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The attack killed 70,000 in an instant and remains fiercely debated to this day. Wikimedia CommonsThe atomic cloud rises over the city after the Nagasaki bombing on August 9, 1945. On the morning of August 9, 1945, the United States dropped the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare on the city of Nagasaki, Japan....

In the 19th century, a German author named Karl May wrote a series of novels set in the American West — which later influenced the worldview of Adolf Hitler. Wikimedia CommonsWith more than 200 million book sales to his name, Karl May is one of the most successful German authors of all time. Karl May (pronounced like “my”) lived many lives. A child of a large family, he would become a scholar, a thief, a prisoner and a bestselling author....

World’s deepest shipwreck discovered, Stone Age Welsh artifacts unearthed, terrifying cousin of T. rex found Researchers Just Found The Deepest Shipwreck On Earth Four Miles Below The Pacific Vulcan, Inc.The remains of the USS Johnston, as seen during the 2019 mission that captured the first images of this long-sunken vessel. Researchers just found the remains of the USS Johnston more than 21,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific, making it the deepest shipwreck on Earth....

The woman had to drive 50 miles before coming in contact with a park ranger who could help her. Jerry and Pat Donaho/FlickrYellowstone National Park has been on lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak, though this didn’t stop one woman. Reckless behavior combined with the urge to garner likes on social media is often a recipe for disaster — and a disaster is exactly what happened at Yellowstone National Park this week when a woman, eager to take a selfie with Old Faithful, fell into a geyser after illegally entering the park....

Woodstock 99 was meant to be a three-day celebration of music. Instead, it deteriorated into a chaotic mess of human waste, sexual assault, fires, and rioting. It was the 30th anniversary of the most iconic music festival in history. Like the original 1969 Woodstock festival before it, Woodstock 99 was meant to be a three-day celebration of “peace and music.” Instead, it became a hotbed for sexual assault, property destruction, and manmade infernos that necessitated riot police....

The minks may have been set loose by the Animal Liberation Front, an activist group dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals. Yuri Tutov/AFP via Getty ImagesThe minks (not pictured here) are considered domesticated and may struggle to survive in the wild. Sometime between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning, activists crept onto Lion Farms USA Mink Farm in Hoaglin Township, Ohio. Under the cover of darkness, they released between 25,000 to 40,000 minks being raised for their fur — then vanished into the night....

“When you’ve tried all kinds of alternatives…and they’re still dangerous, the animal has to be destroyed.” Victoria Peckett & Philip Ladmor/Barcroft Media/Getty ImagesBotswana’s rollback of its elephant hunting ban has sparked heated debate among conservationists. Some unfortunate news for African conservationists and animal-lovers everywhere: the southern African country, home to a third of African savanna elephants, has lifted its ban on elephant hunting. The government’s decision came as a shock to animal rights activists in Botswana and abroad, as the country was previously hailed as a shining example of government wildlife conservation efforts due to policies like the hunting ban....

Gay rights advocates were thrilled Wednesday, after the Church of England voted against a report suggesting the Church maintain its stance on marriage being exclusively between a man and a woman. LGBTQ celebrations were somewhat dampened, however, when multiple members of the legislative body admitted they had only voted against the rule accidentally — not understanding how the electronic voting handsets worked. The ruling was seen as a last hurtle after decades of debate on the topic....

Depending on the breed, dogs hit puberty when they’re between four and 20 months old. Sadly, many owners relinquish their dogs to shelters during this difficult phase. NeedPixDr. Lucy Asher hoped her research would make dog owners more understanding before taking their disobedient pets to a shelter. Teenagers can be a moody, impatient, and unpredictable bunch. After a series of rigorous experiments, researchers at Newcastle University found that dogs go through a difficult emotional period during adolescence, as well....

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were a pair of cross-dressing pirates, who became the fiercest female pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy. Wikimedia CommonsIrish pirate Anne Bonny and English pirate Mary Read are some of the most famous female pirates in history. In the years between 1700 and 1725, affectionately known as the “Golden Age of Piracy,” the high seas were ruled by legendary swashbucklers like Blackbeard and Bartholomew Roberts....

Jimmy Aldaoud lived in America legally from the age of six months. Then ICE deported him to Iraq, a place he had never been before — effectively leaving him to die. Mary BolisJimmy Aldaoud had lived in the United States for four decades, arriving here legally in 1979 when he was six months old. However, he was deported without reason to Iraq, where he died. In June, Michigan resident Jimmy Aldaoud was deported from the United States to Iraq....

And this isn’t the first time that Michael Reed has run over a Ten Commandments monument on government property with his car. Debates over the separation of church and state tend to get heated, but one Arkansas man took things to another level on Wednesday when he plowed his 2016 Dodge Dart into the Ten Commandments monument that stood in front of the Arkansas State Capitol. At approximately 4:47 AM on Wednesday morning, Van Buren, Arkansas resident Michael Tate Reed drove his car into the 6,000-pound concrete statue in Little Rock, reports local CBS affiliate TVH11....

Natalie Wood died off the coast of California’s Catalina Island on November 29, 1981 — but some say her drowning may not have been an accident. Before Natalie Wood’s death brought her life to a tragic end, she was an Academy Award-nominated actress who was in some of the most famous films of all time. She co-starred in Miracle on 34th Street when she was only eight years old. When she was a teenager, she earned her first Oscar nomination....

“This is the first time we have found amphorae from Spain and North Africa, which probably transported oil to Rhodes or the coasts of Asia Minor.” Greek Ministry of CultureThe shipwrecks were first unearthed in the fall of 2020. It was in the fall of 2020 when researchers in Greece made the discovery of a lifetime. Just off the coast of the island of Kasos lay four shipwrecks. Not only did these shipwrecks span millennia, they also contained ancient artifacts that now serve as a window through time — and offer a glimpse into some of the trade networks of the ancient world....