Radithor: The radium water worked fine until his jaw fell off!
During the 1920s to 1950s, drinking water with radium dissolved in it was widely promoted as a miracle tonic.
Dark History
The 12 most gruesome methods of torture and execution in human history
It’s quite true that we humans are the kindest beings to ever exist in this world. Nevertheless, a number of events from our history prove that inside our compassionate attitudes…
The mysterious Rök Runestone warned of climate change in the distant past
Scandinavian scientists have decoded the renowned and enigmatic Rök Runestone. Its has almost 700 runes foreshadowing a climate changethat would bring a harsh winter and the end of time. In…
The Joelma Building – A haunting tragedy
Edifício Praça da Bandeira, better known by its former name, Joelma Building, is one of the most imposing buildings in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which burned down by more than four…
Leap Castle: Ghosts and legends
Leap Castle is widely considered to be the most haunted building in Ireland. Situated near the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Offaly, the 15th-century stronghold has a longstanding reputation for…
Genie Wiley, the feral child: Abused, isolated, researched and forgotten!
"Feral Child" Genie Wiley was shackled to a chair in a makeshift strait-jacket for a long 13 years. Her extreme neglect allowed researchers to conduct a rare study on human development and behaviors, though perhaps at her price.
3600-year-old pits full of giant hands discovered in Egypt
An astonishing discovery took place in the fall of 2011 when a team of archaeologists working in the palace of ancient Avaris, Egypt, found the remains of 16 human hands…
Elisa Lam: The girl whose mysterious death shook the world
On February 19, 2013, a 21-year-old Canadian college student named Elisa Lam was found floating naked in a water tank at the notorious Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. She was…
The Hello Kitty murder case: Poor Fan Man-yee was abducted, raped and tortured for a month before she died!
The Hello Kitty Murder was a 1999 homicide case in Hong Kong, where a 23-year-old nightclub hostess named Fan Man-yee was abducted by three triads after stealing a wallet, then…
Kongamato – who says pterosaurs are extinct?
A mystery beast reported from around the world that bears a disconcerting resemblance to those supposedly long-vanished rulers of the ancient skies.
