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This Centuries-Old ‘Mermaid’ Mummy Housed In A Japanese Temple Is Finally Being Studied By Scientists

While many have worshipped the bizarre specimen for its purported powers of everlasting life, others believe it's a man-made creation.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 9, 2022

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This Centuries-Old ‘Mermaid’ Mummy Housed In A Japanese Temple Is Finally Being Studied By Scientists

While many have worshipped the bizarre specimen for its purported powers of everlasting life, others believe it's a man-made creation.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 9, 2022

Inside The Grisly Murder Of Junko Furuta, The Teenage Girl Who Was Tortured For 44 Days

Junko Furuta was just 17 years old when she was raped, beaten, and killed by four teenage boys in 1980s Japan.

By Katie Serena • Feb 17, 2022

Inside The Grisly Murder Of Junko Furuta, The Teenage Girl Who Was Tortured For 44 Days

Junko Furuta was just 17 years old when she was raped, beaten, and killed by four teenage boys in 1980s Japan.

By Katie Serena • February 17, 2022

Being Pressed To Death Was One Of The Grisliest Execution Methods In History

For thousands of years, accused criminals were subjected to being pressed or crushed to death, most famously during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Feb 1, 2022

Being Pressed To Death Was One Of The Grisliest Execution Methods In History

For thousands of years, accused criminals were subjected to being pressed or crushed to death, most famously during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • February 1, 2022

Polar Bears Have Taken Over An Abandoned Soviet Weather Station In The Arctic Circle

A photographer captured images of more than 20 polar bears that have moved into the abandoned buildings of a former Arctic weather station on the Russian island of Kolyuchin.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 1, 2022

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Polar Bears Have Taken Over An Abandoned Soviet Weather Station In The Arctic Circle

A photographer captured images of more than 20 polar bears that have moved into the abandoned buildings of a former Arctic weather station on the Russian island of Kolyuchin.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 1, 2022

Possible Ninja Weapon Prototypes Discovered Among The Ruins Of Several Castles In Japan

The flat stones and spiked clay balls found at the site of the 1590 Siege of Odawara may be precursors to later ninja weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 24, 2022

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Possible Ninja Weapon Prototypes Discovered Among The Ruins Of Several Castles In Japan

The flat stones and spiked clay balls found at the site of the 1590 Siege of Odawara may be precursors to later ninja weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 24, 2022

Inside Turkmenistan’s Gates of Hell, The Massive Smoldering Pit That’s Been Burning Since The 1970s

Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell," also called the Darvaza gas crater, is fueled by a reserve of methane gas below the surface — and scientists have no idea how long it will take to burn out.

By Katie Serena • Jan 9, 2022

Inside Turkmenistan’s Gates of Hell, The Massive Smoldering Pit That’s Been Burning Since The 1970s

Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell," also called the Darvaza gas crater, is fueled by a reserve of methane gas below the surface — and scientists have no idea how long it will take to burn out.

By Katie Serena • January 9, 2022

The Story Of Batavia, The Indonesian City Violently Colonized By The Dutch

Batavia thrived as the spice market at the center of Dutch East India company — at the expense of its native population.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 8, 2022

The Story Of Batavia, The Indonesian City Violently Colonized By The Dutch

Batavia thrived as the spice market at the center of Dutch East India company — at the expense of its native population.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 8, 2022

The Creepy Confines Of Aokigahara, Japan’s Suicide Forest

Aokigahara Forest has always haunted the poetic imagination. Long ago, it was said to be the home of yūrei, Japanese ghosts. Now it's the final resting place of as many as 100 suicide victims every year.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 2, 2022

The Creepy Confines Of Aokigahara, Japan’s Suicide Forest

Aokigahara Forest has always haunted the poetic imagination. Long ago, it was said to be the home of yūrei, Japanese ghosts. Now it's the final resting place of as many as 100 suicide victims every year.

By All That's Interesting • January 2, 2022

Meet Hiroo Onoda, The Soldier Who Kept Fighting World War II For 29 Years After It Ended

For 29 years after the conflict had ended, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda hid out in the jungles and continued waging a war that was long over with.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jan 1, 2022

Meet Hiroo Onoda, The Soldier Who Kept Fighting World War II For 29 Years After It Ended

For 29 years after the conflict had ended, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda hid out in the jungles and continued waging a war that was long over with.

By Gabe Paoletti • January 1, 2022

The Chilling Story Of Teresita Basa, The Woman Whose ‘Ghost’ May Have Solved Her Own Murder

Teresita Basa was an immigrant from the Philippines who was found mysteriously murdered in her Chicago apartment in 1977. But then, her “ghost” tipped detectives off to her killer's identity.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Dec 29, 2021

The Chilling Story Of Teresita Basa, The Woman Whose ‘Ghost’ May Have Solved Her Own Murder

Teresita Basa was an immigrant from the Philippines who was found mysteriously murdered in her Chicago apartment in 1977. But then, her “ghost” tipped detectives off to her killer's identity.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • December 29, 2021