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The Grisly History Of Bamboo Torture, The Excruciating Method Of Tormenting Victims With Fast-Growing Bamboo Shoots

The Grisly History Of Bamboo Torture, The Excruciating Method Of Tormenting Victims With Fast-Growing Bamboo Shoots

First documented in East Asia in the 19th century, bamboo torture involves suspending a victim above a bamboo shoot, then waiting for this fast-maturing plant to pierce through their body as it grows.
Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer Just Became The Second Most Expensive Painting To Ever Sell At Auction

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer Just Became The Second Most Expensive Painting To Ever Sell At Auction

At $236.4 million, Gustav Klimt's portrait of his patrons' daughter sold at a Sotheby's auction for more than any painting in history except for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, which brought in over $450 million in 2017.
‘He Was A Little Hellion’: Inside The Short Life And Sudden Death Of Doomed Child Star Brad Renfro

‘He Was A Little Hellion’: Inside The Short Life And Sudden Death Of Doomed Child Star Brad Renfro

A talented actor known for The Client and Apt Pupil, Brad Renfro battled a heroin addiction behind the scenes and died of an overdose in 2008.
Archaeologists Uncover 16 Ancient Native American Canoes At The Bottom Of A Lake In Wisconsin

Archaeologists Uncover 16 Ancient Native American Canoes At The Bottom Of A Lake In Wisconsin

The canoes were found in a section of the lake that may have served as an ancient "parking lot" for millennia.
3,300-Year-Old Canaanite Teapot Shaped Like A Ram Unearthed Near The Ruins Of The Ancient City Of Armageddon

3,300-Year-Old Canaanite Teapot Shaped Like A Ram Unearthed Near The Ruins Of The Ancient City Of Armageddon

Likely used to make ritual offerings during the Late Bronze Age, this vessel would have held prized liquids like milk, oil, or wine that was then poured through the mouth-shaped spout and into smaller cups to leave behind as votive gifts to the gods.
The Shocking Story Of Dipendra, The Crown Prince Of Nepal Who Massacred His Family

The Shocking Story Of Dipendra, The Crown Prince Of Nepal Who Massacred His Family

On June 1, 2001, Dipendra murdered nine members of the Nepalese royal family, including his parents and siblings, before dying by suicide.
How Jeremy Steinke Helped His 12-Year-Old Girlfriend, Jasmine Richardson, Murder Her Entire Family

How Jeremy Steinke Helped His 12-Year-Old Girlfriend, Jasmine Richardson, Murder Her Entire Family

Jeremy Steinke was 23 years old when he agreed to help Jasmine Richardson murder her parents and eight-year-old brother inside their home in Medicine Hat, Canada on April 23, 2006.
Scientists Just Discovered A Previously-Unknown Indigenous Population That Lived In Isolation In Argentina For 8,500 Years

Scientists Just Discovered A Previously-Unknown Indigenous Population That Lived In Isolation In Argentina For 8,500 Years

While DNA evidence from more than 300 prehistoric sets of remains clearly shows the presence of this newly-discovered "deep genetic lineage," it also shows that this group virtually never left their homeland and never intermixed with other populations.
The Life Of Frances Folsom Cleveland, The Youngest First Lady In White House History

The Life Of Frances Folsom Cleveland, The Youngest First Lady In White House History

Frances Folsom was just 21 years old when she married 49-year-old President Grover Cleveland, becoming the youngest first lady in American history and a national celebrity.
Underwater Archaeologists In Poland Just Found Four Medieval Spears At The Bottom Of Lake Lednica

Underwater Archaeologists In Poland Just Found Four Medieval Spears At The Bottom Of Lake Lednica

Dating back 1,000 years, these astonishing spears are likely connected to the medieval fortress that once stood on Lake Lednica's Ostrów Lednicki island.