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Those who suffer an internal decapitation have their skull severed from their spine. Yet some, like Brock Meister, still actually survive. Beacon Health SystemBrock Meister during physical therapy. A 22-year-old cancer survivor has defied the odds once again after surviving an internal decapitation. Brock Meister was traveling with friends near Plymouth, Ind. one night in mid-January 2018 when tragedy struck. The truck that Meister was riding in hit a patch of ice and flipped over, throwing Meister sideways....

As a double agent for the British, Juan Pujol García used his espionage skills to help orchestrate the Nazis’ downfall on D-Day. British National ArchivesJuan Pujol Garcia was dubbed agent “Garbo,” as in actress Greta Garbo, for his incredible acting chops. Although his story is often omitted from the history books, Juan Pujol García (codename: Agent GARBO) was arguably one of the most important spies in World War II. His work as a double agent for the Allies helped unlock their success in Western Europe — and ultimately helped turn the tide of the war....

It was supposed to be a simple eviction. But as authorities scoured Mitchelle Blair’s house, what they found ended up sending shockwaves through Detroit. In 2015, 35-year-old Mitchelle Blair was living on the east side of Detroit with her four children when she was evicted for not paying rent. Relatives say she was unable to keep a job and would always call them for money, but those calls stopped when they refused to help and advised her to get a job and go back to school....

The probe’s data transmissions meanwhile are rewriting what we thought we knew about the origins of our solar system. An artist’s rendering of Juno.NASA/JPL-Caltech A shot from Juno on the way to Jupiter.NASA NASA / SwRI / MSSS / ValmirMMorais © PUBLIC DOMAIN Jupiter’s swirling cloudsNASA/Processed by Palermo-24 MSPAINT/IPICCY/FOTOFLEXER/GIMP © CC NC SA NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Roman Tkachenko © CC BY NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Matúš Motlo © PUBLIC DOMAIN...

Philip Chism was just 14 when he murdered his 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer at Danvers High School before dumping her corpse behind the school. Getty ImagesPhilip Chism was just 14 when he brutalized and murdered his math teacher Colleen Ritzer. On Oct. 22, 2013, a ninth grader at Danvers High School in Massachusetts named Philip Chism did the unthinkable. At just 14, he brutalized his 24-year-old math teacher, Colleen Ritzer....

“I was speechless,” said Baczek. “Like I wasn’t comprehending what he actually said for a minute.” https://www.facebook.com/desi.baczek.9/videos/1943080772613925/ In a bizarre turn of events, a video recording has surfaced of a police officer telling a teen that he is detaining that he is doing so because she is white. In this video first posted on Facebook by Dezi Baczek, a teen from Lake Villa, Ill., a group of teenagers are detained by police, and when asked why, are told “Because you’re white,” reported NBC Chicago....

The creepy story of Robert the Doll began when he was gifted to a young boy named Robert Eugene Otto in 1904 — and he’s brought horror to Key West ever since. Noticeably homemade with a fabric face that’s worn with time, Robert the Doll appears to be a simple, friendly toy. But his eyes are hard beads of black and his sailor suit, while pressed and clean, once belonged to his now-deceased owner....

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought. Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, BerlinThe partial skull of the world’s oldest plague victim. In the 14th century, a terrifying disease dubbed the “Black Death” swept through Europe. Spread by fleas, it devastated the continent and killed nearly half the population. But the plague’s origins are much older than previously thought....

If you’ve spent any time amid suburban sprawl, you might be inclined to think that the world is a pretty dull place. But once you step beyond the strip mall — say, to one of these destinations — you’ll soon realize that Earth holds a plethora of beautiful landscapes that seem to belong to a world other than our own: Caño Cristales, Colombia Deadvlei, Namibia Serranía de Hornocal, Argentina Marble Caves, Chile Coyote Buttes, Arizona Giant’s Causeway, Ireland Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand Dallol, Ethiopia Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China Fly Geyser, Nevada The Great Blue Hole, Belize Cave of the Crystals, Mexico Red Beach, China Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Tsingy De Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar Pamukkale, Turkey Socotra, Yemen Socotra, Yemen (continued) Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming The Richat Structure, Mauritania Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah Next, check out the world’s weirdest natural places....

From Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, these icons of the 27 Club left this world far too soon. Tommy Quitt/Wikimedia CommonsGraffiti containing assorted members of the 27 Club. In the span of just 10 months starting in late 1970, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died — every one of them at the age of 27. Thus they became part of the 27 Club: that tragic group of icons whose chaotic lives imploded in on themselves at far too young an age....

The art project combines all 21,450 pages of Eiichiro Oda’s hugely successful manga series into one single display piece. JBE BooksThe massive art project is appropriately titled, “ONEPIECE.” It’s official, the world’s longest book is here, and it comes in a whopping 21,450-page volume weighing 37.5 pounds. It also happens to be one of the world’s most popular manga. As Artnet reported, the book is a compilation of every digitally released panel of Eiichiro Oda’s 25-year-old epic pirate series, now inconveniently bound in an outrageously large, single-volume edition thanks to the work of the conceptual artist, Ilan Manouach....

The Masquerade Ball has inspired death, lust, and decadent costume parties for centuries — and has a shockingly gruesome history. Every now again, it’s nice to swap the sweatpants and boxed wine for a bit of decadence and luxury. A quick — but not always economical —fix? Throwing a majestic and mysterious Masquerade Ball. Dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries, the Masquerade Ball began as part of Europe’s carnival season....

Ray Combs was a charismatic and likable, but even he couldn’t take the pressure after being fired from his job. Ron Galella/WireImageDionne Warwick, Ray Combs, Vanessa Williams during Taping of “Grammy Family Feud” at CBS TV City in Hollywood. On June 2, 1996, police arrived at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. The sight that greeted them was a man hanging dead in a closet from a noose made from bedsheets. Of course, while the reasons behind suicides are, tragically, often unknown, the identity of the dead man was not....

“Black Wall Street” was once the United States’ wealthiest African-American neighborhood. But during the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, a white mob destroyed the whole thing in just one day. “Black Wall Street.” That was the nickname given to Greenwood, a one-square-mile neighborhood full of wealthy black families in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ever since the oil boom of the early 20th century, doctors, lawyers, and business-owners thrived in the affluent suburb — until the Tulsa Massacre of 1921, when their homes were burned to the ground....

From the flesh-eating bacteria to the uncontrollable urge to pull out all of your hair, a fascinating look at the weirdest diseases of the human body: The Weirdest Diseases Of The Human Body: Trichotillomania Trichotillomania is an unusual disease often triggered by stress, depression or a defective gene. People who suffer from this disease tend to pull out the hairs from their head, eyelashes, nose and even crotch. Latah Latah is a disease in which the sufferer falls into a trance and becomes completely unaware of their actions....

It’s only the second time the castle has been for sale in the last 500 years. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 27 Stunning Photos Of McDermott’s Castle, The Irish Palace With A Haunting Secret 25 Stunning Photos Of Shuri Castle, Okinawa’s 14th-Century World Heritage Site 25 Stunning Photos Of Boldt Castle — And The Tragic Story Behind It...

While smallpox blankets may be a popularly accepted truth in American history, there is just one recorded case of colonists giving disease-infected blankets to Indigenous Americans. MPI/Getty ImagesA depiction of a confrontation between Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, and Colonel Henry Bouquet, a British soldier who suggested using blankets to spread smallpox to Indigenous Americans. The arrival of white settlers in North America devastated indigenous people. Over the centuries, the colonists warred with Indigenous Americans, gobbled up their land, and sent them to reservations....

An acclaimed pianist with a heart of gold, Fred Rogers’ wife Joanne Rogers was the perfect complement to her beloved husband. “When the White House called to tell Fred he was getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom… on July 9th,” recalled Joanne Rogers, the wife of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood host Fred Rogers, “Fred said, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry, I won’t be able to make it. That’s our 50th wedding anniversary.’”...

“DxE members have repeatedly entered our stores and property to conduct demonstrations that disrupt customers and team members by blocking access to our aisles, departments and cash registers.” Wikimedia CommonsDirect Action Everywhere protesters outside a Whole Foods location in San Francisco. A Whole Foods supermarket in Berkeley, Calif. was forced to file a restraining order against a vegan group which was determined to “expose” the chain’s animal welfare violations. The order was filed against the group known as Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, after they threatened to “Occupy Whole Foods” during a weeklong protest in late Sept....

Although three congressional committees can make Donald Trump release his tax returns, they won’t. Here’s why. Donald Trump is the first president in decades who has declined to publicly release his tax returns. This break from tradition has caused many to wonder what exactly he may have hiding in them — especially since allegations of corruption have already come to define the Trump presidency. Three committees in Congress can make President Donald Trump release his tax returns — but don’t expect them to exercise that ability anytime soon....