The murder of Julia Thomas: the dismembered and boiled widow who shocked Victorian London.
The murder of Julia Martha Thomas, know as the “Barnes Mystery” or the “Richmond Murder” by the press, was one of the most notorious crimes in late 19th-century Britain. Julia […]
“Just Do It”: the Nike Slogan inspired by the last words of a condemned to death.
We all know that Nike sportswear company is among the most popular in the world. It became famous during the ’80s and exploded in popularity in the 90s (often called […]
Time me, gentlemen! Robert Liston: the legendary Scottish Surgeon nicknamed “The Fastest Knife in the West End”.
Robert Liston was born on 28 October 1794 in Ecclesmachan, Scotland, and his father was the Reverend Henry Liston, the village minister and a pipe organ inventor. His name was […]
Pablo Eskobear: the incredible story of the bear that ate 40 kg of pure Colombian cocaine~
In Chattahoochee forest, in December 1985, as usual, there were several inhabitants: obviously bears, wolves and other animals, but try to imagine. One minute a bear trying to find enough […]
Shirokorechenskoe: the Incredible Cemetery of the Russian Gangsters.
Shirokorechenskoe Cemetery, located on the southwestern outskirts of Yekaterinburg, Russia, is the last abode of many famous local people, including artists, scientists and heroes from the World War II, often […]
Barti Ddu: 11 Rules from an Actual Pirate Code!
Once upon a time, in Little Newcastle, West Wales, there lived a guy called John Roberts. John made an insignifant impact on his village, in the eleven years he spent […]
Kenova’s Pumpkin House
Every year the former mayor of Kenova, West Virginia takes his historic home along the Ohio River and turns it into an incredible Halloween-theme attraction. All it takes is three […]
Hachiko, the faithful dog.
After a profound demonstration of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation. Eizaburo Ueno, professor in agriculture science at Tokyo University in […]
France: La Maison Sculptée
We are in a quiet village, where an incredible work of outsider art, appears like a hidden treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and carvings that seem to bring the architecture […]
Turnip Jack-o’-Lanterns Are the Root of Halloween traditions~
Of course, many people herald Halloween as an American festival of ghosts and ghouls, but most of the activities associated with this time of year are rooted in European folklore […]
Baunscheidt’s Lebenswecker: The 19th-Century “Life-Awakener”
On an unspecified day in 1847, the German inventor Carl Baunscheidt sat in his own garden, suffering from the pain his hands caused by gout (or perhaps rheumatoid arthritis). The […]
The girl tattooed with “The Garden of Earthly Delights” Isn’t what It seems to be!
What seems to be a photograph of a girl showing off her Hieronymus Bosch-inspired tattoo isn’t a photo, but an incredible oil painting by Polish artist Agnieszka Nienartowicz, a creative […]
Fairies: Mysterious ladies of the Celtic Folklore.
The fairies…magical creatures we’ve heard of since childhood. Fairies are imagined of small stature, dressed in green or red and intent to occupy the day doing the same tasks as […]
Mongrel Mob: the most terrible Gang of New Zealand.
In Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, was born in 1960, the first nucleus of what would become the largest gang in the country, now spread throughout the country: the Mongrel Mob. […]
The Moon Rabbit: an explanation about the Pareidolia of the lunar craters.
You know, simply put, the markings on the moon that look like a rabbit pounding in a pestle? This is what is known in science as a ‘pareidolia’, an image […]
The Aircraft Disaster of the Canadian Airlines 108: the uxoricide with more Victims of History
On September 9, 1949 Flight 108 crashed without apparent reasons, and the count of the victims reached 23 people. The Canadian Pacific Airlines risk a situation of extreme hardship for […]
