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Why do so many fear these legless creatures? How big can the largest snake get? Can a bite from one kill you? And do they like biting dudes weins as much as spiders in Australia do? Find out all this and more as we face one of humanities greate
The history of this plaything is truly tragic and it appears that tragedy and chaos may follow this doll wherever it goes. Items go missing, Personal belongings are moved and to top it off you will hear children crying in parts of your house wh
We live in a cold, cynical world where the closest anyone thinks they come to a miracle is when theirAmazon package arrives a day early, that is until you enter into the month of December. That's when you start hearing about "Christmas miracles
On the morning of april 5, 1968, Steven Armstrong stepped into his third-grade classroom in Riceville, Iowa. "Hey, Mrs. Elliott," Steven yelled as he slung his books on his desk. "They shot that King yesterday. Why'd they shoot that King?" All
If anyone brings up the name, Arthur Conan Doyle very often Sherlock Holmes come to mind, which is not the way Conan Doyle wished to be known or remembered. Nor does he need to be, because Conan Doyle threw himself into life with a vengeance, a
In 1692, the Massachusetts Bay Colony executed fourteen women, five men, and two dogs for witchcraft. The sorcery started in January. The first hanging took place in June, the last in September; a stark, stunned silence followed. Although we wi
The Slender Man is an alleged paranormal figure purported to have been in existence for centuries, covering a large geographic area. Believers in the Slender Man tie his appearances in with many other legends around the world, including; Fear D
Someone in London murdered and mutilated a number of prostitutes during the autumn of 1888; the press went into a frenzy, politicians pointed the finger at each other, hoaxers polluted the investigation, and one of several nicknames stuck: Jack
Welcome to part 2 in our Mini Summer Murder Series. H.H. Holmes would come to be recognized as one of America's first serial killers. But to this day, because of the nature in which he disposed of the bodies and his wildly inconsistent stories
The tales of the gruesome murder’s committed by Belle Gunness on her farm at the end of McClung Road are the things of nightmares. The most disturbing part about these grisly stories is that the gory parts are not fiction. Belle Gunness (also k
Richard Ramirez, dubbed the Night Stalker by the local media, would find an unlocked door or window and let himself in. Once inside his victims house, he would do whatever the hell he wanted. He had begun his killing spree exactly 14 months bef
Many people think winning the lottery would be the answer to their prayers and the solution to all of their problems. The idea of the lottery has been going on for centuries and many governments have used it as a painless form of taxation. They
In Celtic mythology the unicorn was a symbol of purity and innocence, as well as masculinity and power. Are the tales of dominance and chivalry associated with the unicorn true, why was it chosen as Scotland’s national animal, can you really bu
The belief that the Earth is flat has been described as the ultimate conspiracy theory. There’s an entire Flat Earth Society that at one time was 3,500 members strong and, purportedly, not a joke. What is stranger than the very belief that this
Theodore Robert Bundy was an American burglar, kidnapper, rapist, serial killer, necrophile, and all around psychopath who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s. Many women regarded him as charismatic and handsome, traits
He’s known as the Comic book legend, Stan Lee. In 1939, a teenage Stan Lee began his career in comics and 75 years later, he is celebrated as the creative tour de force behind Marvel’s Silver Age - the co-creator of hundreds of beloved characte
For several decades a very prominent personality known as “The Voodoo Queen’ held New Orleans spellbound. Marie Laveau staged ceremonies in which participants became possessed by Voodoo spirits; she dispensed charms and potions, told fortunes,
If you thought that scene in Sucker Punch where the doctor gave lobotomies with an ice pick was artistic exaggeration – well, you’d be wrong mi amigo. That's exactly how Walter Freeman, a specialist of lobotomies in the 1940s, performed thousan
Shadow people have been key figures in many legends from many cultures all around the world. From shadow people to the hatman these beings can take many forms… hell, there’s even been shadow cats. Do they really exist and if so what do they wan
Alexander III, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He was the inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesa
In February of 2013 guests of the cecil hotel in downtown los angeles complained that their rooms tap water had a strange smell, had low pressure, and at times would come out of the facet black. While some guests thought this was just another c
One of the nation's most notorious serial killers, Jeffrey Dahmer was born and raised in Bath Township, Ohio, a middle-class suburb of Akron. Dahmer had a job and a decent family. He seemed as normal as normal could be. That was Dahmer’s home w
Look anywhere in our society today and you can see these mechanical characters in all forms of media. From books and podcasts to TV shows and Movies. Shoot there is even a very famous DC comics superhero with that very name. But what really is
The Holocaust is still recognized almost universally as the greatest evil this world has ever witnessed. During this period between 1933 and 1945 millions of Slavs and Asians were murdered, as well as 200,000 Gypsies and members of various othe
Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He initiated fascist policies that led to World War II and the deaths of at least 11 million people, including the mass murder of an estimated 6 million Jews. But how did he accompl
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