googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); If you know anything about the creepiness of early American history, then you certainly know about the Salem Witch Trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. The movement resulted in the brutal killings of 20 women before all was said and done. While the whole […]
This year, the festival of Eid al-Adha in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka has taken a bizarre turn. Dhaka is a city that regularly experiences flooding from nearby rivers due to poor drainage. For locals, a few inches of water on the streets is common during heavy rainfall. This week, however, the ritualistic animal sacrifices […]
If you don’t live in Australia, then you probably have a very high opinion of kangaroos. And why shouldn’t you? They’re cute, they’re seemingly cuddly, and they’ve starred in plenty of tacky but entertaining movies. Sadly, this version of kangaroos is only limited to the silver screen. Kangaroos in real life, especially males, can be […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); One of the worst things ever is seeing an animal in pain. That’s why it’s always so heartwarming to see people helping them. Take, for example, the following video. In it is a young kitten with a rather large insect lodged firmly up its nose. The insect is a Cuterebra larva, […]
When you’re a hunter who kills and cooks your own food, the last thing you expect is for your catch to come back to life at some point during the cooking process. That goes double if you happen to be into hunting and cooking rattlesnakes. Sadly, this is a thing that actually happens sometimes. Take, […]
Around the turn of the century, the United States was locked in an ideological battle over the future of the nation’s power grid. The two sides dealt with direct currents and alternating currents. While both forms of power deliver electricity, they do so differently. Thomas Edison was a firm believer in the direct current, while […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); We humans don’t know how good we have it being the dominant species at the top of the food chain. Sure, other animals might get a few of us every once in a while, but we don’t have any natural predators to speak of. To illustrate my point of just how […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Science is crazy — crazy cool. Almost cool enough to make us believe, some days, that magic is real. Not that it is (we don’t think), but weird science has been known to convince people otherwise. Crop circles? There’s a scientific explanation. UFO spottings? Probably weather phenomena. And, after all, clouds […]
Even though some sharks are more dangerous than others, that doesn’t mean meeting the less harmful ones is a picnic. Take, for example, the large and majestic whale shark. These massive beasts are filter feeders like whales and can grow up to 41 feet long. Even though they don’t have a natural taste for human […]
There are few things that are as unsettling as discovering that someone has broken into your home. Over the past few weeks, Redditor FlexGunship has been battling what he first thought was a would-be intruder of the human or feline variety. However, as he set up security cameras in his home, he quickly discovered that […]