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Hundreds of nearly-identical castles appear to be copied and pasted onto this Turkish hillside — but not a soul lives there. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Inside The Eerie Ghost Town Of Centralia, Pennsylvania That’s Been On Fire Since 1962 34 Unforgettable Photos Of China’s Massive, Uninhabited Ghost Cities Inside “Peace Village,” The Ghost Town On The Border of North and South Korea...

Now allegedly living as a woman named Alexis Reich, John Mark Karr “confessed” to murdering six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey in a 2006 email — but ultimately walked free. A noted conspiracist with opinions on everything from Vice President Kamala Harris to the disappearance of Madeline McCann, John Mark Karr — a transgender woman who now goes by Alexis Valoran Reich — has positioned herself as an advocate for sexual abuse survivors — especially children....

On November 3, 1998, Josh Phillips murdered little Maddie Clifton in Jacksonville, Florida, then stashed her body underneath his bed and slept just above her corpse for a week before it was found. Public DomainJoshua Phillips was convicted in 1999 and is currently serving a life prison sentence in Florida for the murder of Maddie Clifton. Joshua Phillips had only just become a teenager when he moved to the Lakewood suburbs of Jacksonville, Florida....

Cobain’s journals, more than any other source, reveal the music that inspired him and the problems that plagued him. You know that queasy feeling you get whenever you see a still from a Poison music video? Kurt Cobain changed all that. Share Flipboard Email In the early 1990s, the Nirvana frontman shifted popular attention away from cheesy hair bands playing stale, musical gruel and introduced grunge and alternative to mainstream audiences, injecting heavy, distorted guitars into teen angst around the world....

Mackenzie Phillips says she and her father began a sexual relationship in 1979 when she was 19 that would ultimately last for over a decade. It isn’t easy being the child of a rockstar, but the story of Mackenzie Phillips takes the hardship to a new and horrifying level. A Promising Hollywood Career Begins Going Sour CBS Television/ Wikimedia CommonsMackenzie Phillips as a young actress. Born on November 10, 1959, in Alexandria, Virginia, Laura Mackenzie Phillips has led a troubled life....

There were 12 major gods in Greek mythology, more than 300 in Nordic mythology, and over 2,000 worshiped in Ancient Egypt. We’ve narrowed that list down to the six craziest and most terrifying deities of all time. Get on any of these gods and goddesses’ wrong side, and you’re pretty much doomed. Read more about them and you’ll understand why. Mythological Gods: Loki Wikimedia CommonsLoki Norse: Trickster god Parents: Fárbauti and Laufey Consort: Angrboða (also Sigyn and Svaðilfari)...

A team of Australian researchers labeled the strange creature “headless chicken monster” due to its odd frame and webbed veil that looks almost like wings. NOAAEnypniastes eximia, a.k.a. the “headless chicken monster.” While testing out a new camera in the waters surrounding Antarctica, Austrailian researchers discovered what seemed to be a “headless chicken monster.” According to a press release from the Australian government department of the Environment and Energy, the so-called monster is actually a species of deep-sea swimming sea cucumber known as Enypniastes eximia....

In 1949, priests performed an exorcism on a boy referred to as “Roland Doe,” a.k.a. Ronald Hunkeler, in a chilling ordeal that became the real-life inspiration for “The Exorcist.” Discovery via Getty ImagesThe St. Louis house once home to “Roland Doe” as seen in 2015. In the picturesque Bel-Nor neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, sits a beautiful, Colonial-style house on Roanoke Drive that was once the home of a boy called Roland Doe, a....

The documents, discovered in the National Archives, show the royal family barred people of color from serving as office or clerical staff as late as 1968. Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesThe royal family at Buckingham Palace, London, 1972. When asked about the charges of racism against his family in March 2021, Prince William stood firm. The royals, he said, were “very much not a racist family.” But newly uncovered documents tell a different story....

Salt caves are proliferating in terms of popularity and praise. Their physical benefits are uncertain, but as this gallery shows, their beauty is not. Zara Spring, Jordan. Source: Mashable For years, doctors have told us to avoid excess sodium because it’s bad for our health. But apparently that’s only the case if you eat it. These days, people around the world are flocking to salt mines to bask in their supposedly health-enhancing atmosphere....

On April 13, 2011, Holly Bobo disappeared into the woods behind her family’s home in Tennessee, leaving investigators with few clues or leads. FlickrOther than being a cousin to country singer Whitney Duncan, Holly Bobo had a normal life before she disappeared. Holly Bobo was a regular 20-year-old, living at home while studying nursing at the University of Tennessee. But everything changed on April 13, 2011. That morning, she vanished from her own backyard....

The real story behind The Conjuring 3 saw 19-year-old Arne Cheyenne Johnson brutally murder his landlord in the sleepy town of Brookfield, Connecticut after claiming that he was possessed by a demon. Warner Bros. PicturesRuairi O’Connor as Arne Cheyenne Johnson in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). Paranormal horror is a staple of the movie industry, and James Wan’s The Conjuring series, which debuted in 2013, revived the genre like few films before it....

Racist John Wayne interview resurfaces, evidence of Henry VI’s royal sex helpers uncovered, Charles Dickens’ attempts to get his sane wife sent to an asylum revealed. Resurfaced Playboy Interview With John Wayne Extolls Racism, Homophobia, And White Supremacy Wikimedia CommonsJohn Wayne in The Comancheros (1961). A 1971 Playboy interview with Hollywood legend John Wayne has made the rounds this week, with unsuspecting readers on social media learning of the Western icon’s casual racism, homophobia, and public support of white supremacy....

“I had no idea what they might be…it went on for two miles. I walked for another half hour and they were scattered everywhere.” Kate Montana/iNaturalist Creative CommonsA fat innkeeper worm found in Bodega Bay, California. Whether it’s mystifying sea creatures or disturbing amounts of pollutants, astounding objects wash up on beaches around the world time and time again. In the case of California’s Drakes Beach, the latest surprise was thousands upon thousands of what have been described as “pulsing penis fish” — and they indeed look as advertised....

The Catholic Church has avoided paying hundreds of victims this way. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), a government agency responsible for paying the settlements of children abused by Catholic Church officials, has denied payment to more than 700 victims and child abuse survivors. The Church has been accused of using a loophole to avoid paying these victims, by saying that they “consented” to the abuse. “No child ever gives their ‘consent’ to being abused, and the increased use of this line of defense, although still quite rare, is worrying,” said Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England....

Soaring above Sri Lankan skies, the Sigiriya palace reminds us of the rewards–and costs–of power. Rising out of the jungle in the very center of Sri Lanka, Sigiriya is what remains of an extinct volcano. From base to height, this tower of hardened magma stands 600 feet tall, and archaeological evidence shows that human communities have lived here for around 10,000 years. But the reason that the Lion Mountain, as its name translates, draws more tourists than any other site in Sri Lanka today is that an ancient prince built his palace here after killing his father and stealing the throne from his brother....

James Madison is widely credited with writing the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that comprise the Bill of Rights, but he didn’t act alone. Nearly every American has heard of the Bill of Rights, the document that contains the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Ensuring rights like freedom of speech, religion, and assembly, this resource is clearly important. But who wrote the Bill of Rights — and why was it written in the first place?...

The Yonaguni Monument wasn’t discovered until 1987, and in that short time, it’s already become a tourist attraction off Yonaguni Island. Masahiro Kaji/Wikimedia Commons“The Turtle”, one of the many formations on the Yonaguni Monument. For decades, people thought that the most impressive natural sight you could see near the Japanese island of Yonaguni were the frenzy hammerhead sharks that circled the shores during the cold winter months. That all changed in 1987 when local scuba diving instructor and director of Yonaguni-Cho Tourism Association Kihachiro Aratake discovered something underwater that was far more interesting than sharks....

Yuichiro Miura climbed Everest the last time after undergoing four heart operations and suffering a shattered pelvis. YouTube Yuichiro Miura Yuichiro Miura became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 2003 at age 70. But then, a decade later, he beat his own record. On May 23, 2013, Miura climbed to the top of the mountain at 80-years-old. Not letting heart problems, fractured bones, or age get in his way, Miura’s endurance shows no signs of slowing down....

The halloumi cheese is around 2,600 years old and was discovered in clay vessels decorated with Demotic script. TwitterA group of archaeologists studies the clay vessels and ancient cheese recently found in Saqqara, Egypt. Researchers working at a site in Egypt’s Giza Governorate recently reported a surprising discovery. Within ancient clay pots decorated with Demotic script, an ancient Egyptian form of writing found on the famous Rosetta Stone, they found blocks of white cheese dating back 2,600 years....