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Man Takes Home 550-Pound WWII Bomb And Now His Whole Neighborhood Has To Be Evacuated

After finding the bomb while treasure hunting with his kids, the man put it in his truck and drove it to his home located near the village church.

By John Kuroski Jul 24, 2017
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Man Takes Home 550-Pound WWII Bomb And Now His Whole Neighborhood Has To Be Evacuated

After finding the bomb while treasure hunting with his kids, the man put it in his truck and drove it to his home located near the village church.

By John Kuroski July 24, 2017

The Decade That Taste Forgot: Lavish And Luxe Interiors Of The 1970s

To neo-bohemian Millennials hooked on “the Brooklyn look”, the matchy-matchy maximalism and unhinged hedonism of 1970s luxury interior design must look as fussy in its forethought and dusty in its formalism as the century-old trappings of Downton Abbey or other binge-worthy period pablum. These hypothetical hipsters aren’t wrong: The 1970s...

By Kellen Perry Jul 6, 2017

The Decade That Taste Forgot: Lavish And Luxe Interiors Of The 1970s

To neo-bohemian Millennials hooked on “the Brooklyn look”, the matchy-matchy maximalism and unhinged hedonism of 1970s luxury interior design must look as fussy in its forethought and dusty in its formalism as the century-old trappings of Downton Abbey or other binge-worthy period pablum. These hypothetical hipsters aren’t wrong: The 1970s...

By Kellen Perry July 6, 2017

4 Grisly Killers Who Successfully Used Sleepwalking As A Criminal Defense

Sleepwalking has been a controversial criminal defense since its first use in 1846, with some going so far as to call it a “Twinkie” defense (or a legally dubious explanation for committing a given crime). In spite of this defense’s hard-to-believe nature, however, defense attorneys in the landmark cases below were...

By All That's Interesting Jun 21, 2017

4 Grisly Killers Who Successfully Used Sleepwalking As A Criminal Defense

Sleepwalking has been a controversial criminal defense since its first use in 1846, with some going so far as to call it a “Twinkie” defense (or a legally dubious explanation for committing a given crime). In spite of this defense’s hard-to-believe nature, however, defense attorneys in the landmark cases below were...

By All That's Interesting June 21, 2017

Erendira Wallenda Hangs By Just Her Teeth Out Of Helicopter High Above Niagara Falls

Aerialist Erendira Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dangled from a helicopter, held up only by her teeth, over Niagara Falls.

By Gabe Paoletti Jun 15, 2017
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Erendira Wallenda Hangs By Just Her Teeth Out Of Helicopter High Above Niagara Falls

Aerialist Erendira Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dangled from a helicopter, held up only by her teeth, over Niagara Falls.

By Gabe Paoletti June 15, 2017

Tug Of War And Other Forgotten Olympic Events Of Decades Past

The Olympics didn’t exactly get into the swing of things right away. In the first few years, the International Olympic Committee still hadn’t settled on the major events that would define the games. They tried a lot of different things before they landed on the events we know today –...

By Mark Oliver Jun 12, 2017

Tug Of War And Other Forgotten Olympic Events Of Decades Past

The Olympics didn’t exactly get into the swing of things right away. In the first few years, the International Olympic Committee still hadn’t settled on the major events that would define the games. They tried a lot of different things before they landed on the events we know today –...

By Mark Oliver June 12, 2017

Man Releases Bedbugs In City Office That Refused To Help Him With His Infestation

When Maine officials told a man he was ineligible for assistance with his bedbug infestation, he dumped 100 of the insects on the counter.

By All That's Interesting Jun 7, 2017
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Man Releases Bedbugs In City Office That Refused To Help Him With His Infestation

When Maine officials told a man he was ineligible for assistance with his bedbug infestation, he dumped 100 of the insects on the counter.

By All That's Interesting June 7, 2017
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