A devilish note from a seventeenth-century nun has been translated. At the time of writing the letter, Sister Maria Crocifissa della Concezione, a 31-year-old nun residing at the Palma di Montechiaro monastery in Sicily, was rumored to be possessed. She was discovered on the floor of her cell on August 11, 1676, clutching a letter … Read more
Abusing children for clicks and views in the name of a ‘prank’ isn’t funny. After uploading’sadistic’ YouTube videos of their children, one of which showed a gun pointing at them, Michael and Heather Martin faced five years in prison. They own DaddyOFive, which had over 175 million views before YouTube banned it. Physical and psychological abuse … Read more
A student who boldly submitted a 19-word Fight Club essay received full marks but also a strict warning from her teacher. Essays are handled differently by everyone. Some people like to finish them fast, some put them off until the last minute, and some try every ‘trick’ to reach to word count with minimal effort. … Read more
A North Carolina guy hit upon a lucky streak when he found $20 on the ground and won $1,000,000 on the lottery. Jerry Hicks, from Banner Elk, western North Carolina, found a $20 bill outside a Speedway convenience store in Boone on October 22. Many people might grab the money and put it in their wallet, … Read more
A $3 million Bitcoin wallet was hacked 11 years after the owner forgot his password. Imagine his joy when he found $3 million worth of Bitcoin after being locked out of his wallet for 11 years. An unknown owner asked electrical engineer Joe Grand (‘Kingpin’ online) to hack a 43.6 BTC encrypted file. The owner employed … Read more
A couple of fishermen caught a horrifying ‘doomsday fish’, a deep-sea species with a peculiar head shape. Finding fish in the sea isn’t news—they live there. The fish in question is unusual due to its unique head shape and enormous size. The ‘doomsday fish’ was caught off Melville Island, part of the Tiwi Islands. I think that … Read more
After being kept alive for 83 days by doctors, a man died in the most agonizing way ever documented in human history. Hisashi Ouchi suffered horrifying injuries as a result of the 1999 nuclear disaster in Japan, leaving him ‘crying blood’ and his skin ‘melting’. In September 1999, Ouchi was in charge of purifying uranium … Read more
Majorca police have stated that a woman’s death is thought to have been caused by a fall into a trash can. After vanishing after a night out with friends in Palma on 2 October, Agostina Rubini Medina has been missing for more than two weeks in Majorca. Officials have said that they believe the student … Read more
A frequent-flyer had his lifetime offer of free first class flights revoked after he ended up costing the airlines millions of dollars. A free plane ticket for life is a deal that would alter the course of many people’s lives. But as American Airlines discovered, a complimentary pass for life is more than just an … Read more
A relationship specialist has cautioned couples about Rebecca Syndrome because of the serious damage it may do. Whether it’s a fight over who gets to throw the socks in the hamper or who gets to load the dishwasher first, we’ve all had challenges in our romantic lives. This one, though, goes a bit farther than … Read more