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Teen Killer Caught Thanks To Facebook Selfie With Victim And Murder Weapon

Teen Killer Caught Thanks To Facebook Selfie With Victim And Murder Weapon

She told the cops she was innocent. Then they found this selfie that she took with the victim and the murder weapon just hours before the crime.
26 Vintage Beer Ads That Are Even More Sexist Than You’d Imagine

26 Vintage Beer Ads That Are Even More Sexist Than You’d Imagine

Whether treating women as sex objects or servants, these sexist beer ads of decades past look positively shocking today.
The Gemini 3 Space Mission And The Corned Beef Sandwich Incident

The Gemini 3 Space Mission And The Corned Beef Sandwich Incident

After the famed sandwich incident, John Young would enjoy the longest career of any astronaut in NASA's history.
Pastor Andy Savage Gets Standing Ovation After Admitting To Sexual Assault

Pastor Andy Savage Gets Standing Ovation After Admitting To Sexual Assault

The pastor said he was sorry to the victim, but that he was more sorry to God.
Elizebeth Friedman — The WWII Codebreaker Who Took Down Gangsters And Nazi Spies

Elizebeth Friedman — The WWII Codebreaker Who Took Down Gangsters And Nazi Spies

Between 1926 and 1930, Elizebeth Friedman decoded 20,000 messages per year in hundreds of different code systems. Even more incredibly, she decoded them all in a time without computers.
The Salema Porgy Is The Fish That Can Give You LSD-Like Trips

The Salema Porgy Is The Fish That Can Give You LSD-Like Trips

The Salema Porgy, a small generic golden striped fish, is known as "the fish that makes dreams."
Inside The Government’s Secret Plan To Nuke Alaska

Inside The Government’s Secret Plan To Nuke Alaska

How Project Chariot came close to detonating thermonuclear weapons in Alaska, and still managed to poison the area's natives with radioactive waste for decades afterward.
The Incredible Story Behind Italy’s Real-Life Sword In The Stone That Has Nothing To Do With King Arthur

The Incredible Story Behind Italy’s Real-Life Sword In The Stone That Has Nothing To Do With King Arthur

Galgano Guidotti was a 12th-century knight who purportedly thrust a sword into a boulder in Tuscany after having a religious vision, a feat that led to his sainthood after his death.
The President’s “Nuclear Button” Isn’t Actually A Button, But A Briefcase Called The Nuclear Football

The President’s “Nuclear Button” Isn’t Actually A Button, But A Briefcase Called The Nuclear Football

The supposed "nuclear button" isn't a button at all. Instead it's a "nuclear football" that comes in the form of a heavy briefcase.
The Origin Of The Term ‘Devil’s Advocate’ Is More Literal Than You Think

The Origin Of The Term ‘Devil’s Advocate’ Is More Literal Than You Think

The position of advocatus diaboli, or devil's advocate, existed at the Vatican for centuries.