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Wisconsin Nurse Accused Of Amputating A Patient’s Foot In Order To Display It At Her Family’s Taxidermy Shop

Mary K. Brown allegedly took a dying patient’s foot without his permission. He told another nurse that he “felt everything.”

By Austin Harvey • Nov 9, 2022

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Wisconsin Nurse Accused Of Amputating A Patient’s Foot In Order To Display It At Her Family’s Taxidermy Shop

Mary K. Brown allegedly took a dying patient’s foot without his permission. He told another nurse that he “felt everything.”

By Austin Harvey • November 9, 2022

How Charla Nash Survived One Of The Most Horrifying Animal Attacks In History

In February 2009, Charla Nash was viciously mauled by Travis the Chimp, leaving her clinging to life and in need of a full face transplant.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 7, 2022

How Charla Nash Survived One Of The Most Horrifying Animal Attacks In History

In February 2009, Charla Nash was viciously mauled by Travis the Chimp, leaving her clinging to life and in need of a full face transplant.

By Austin Harvey • November 7, 2022

Researchers Reconstruct The Skull Of A 19th-Century Mutilated ‘Vampire’

John Barber died of tuberculosis in 19th-century Connecticut, and when townspeople remained sick thereafter, superstitious locals claimed he was a vampire who rose from the grave to spread his illness.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 1, 2022

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Researchers Reconstruct The Skull Of A 19th-Century Mutilated ‘Vampire’

John Barber died of tuberculosis in 19th-century Connecticut, and when townspeople remained sick thereafter, superstitious locals claimed he was a vampire who rose from the grave to spread his illness.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 1, 2022

The Case Of Charles Cullen, The Serial Killer Nurse Who Murdered Up To 400 Patients

For 15 years, Charles Cullen slipped fatal doses of drugs into his patients' IVs — earning him the nickname the "Angel of Death."

By Austin Harvey • Oct 27, 2022

The Case Of Charles Cullen, The Serial Killer Nurse Who Murdered Up To 400 Patients

For 15 years, Charles Cullen slipped fatal doses of drugs into his patients' IVs — earning him the nickname the "Angel of Death."

By Austin Harvey • October 27, 2022

Microplastics Have Been Discovered In Human Breast Milk For The First Time

A study in Rome revealed that 75 percent of new mothers had microplastics in their breast milk a week after giving birth.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 13, 2022

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Microplastics Have Been Discovered In Human Breast Milk For The First Time

A study in Rome revealed that 75 percent of new mothers had microplastics in their breast milk a week after giving birth.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 13, 2022

New Zealand Just Announced A Plan To Tax Cow Farts In Order To Fight Climate Change

As part of a plan to fight climate change, New Zealand leaders are proposing a tax on the greenhouse gases emitted by farm animals.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 12, 2022

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New Zealand Just Announced A Plan To Tax Cow Farts In Order To Fight Climate Change

As part of a plan to fight climate change, New Zealand leaders are proposing a tax on the greenhouse gases emitted by farm animals.

By Austin Harvey • October 12, 2022

44 Photos That Show The Brutal Reality Of Mid-Century America’s Polio Epidemics

Polio epidemics plagued America as early as the 1890s, but by far the most destructive outbreak occurred in 1952 — leaving tens of thousands paralyzed, in iron lungs, or dead.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 25, 2022

44 Photos That Show The Brutal Reality Of Mid-Century America’s Polio Epidemics

Polio epidemics plagued America as early as the 1890s, but by far the most destructive outbreak occurred in 1952 — leaving tens of thousands paralyzed, in iron lungs, or dead.

By Austin Harvey • September 25, 2022

British Travel Blogger Visits 91 Countries In Search Of The World’s Worst Toilet — And He Says He’s Found It

Graham Askey visited 91 nations in search of the world's worst toilet and claims to have found it in Tajikistan.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 23, 2022

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British Travel Blogger Visits 91 Countries In Search Of The World’s Worst Toilet — And He Says He’s Found It

Graham Askey visited 91 nations in search of the world's worst toilet and claims to have found it in Tajikistan.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 23, 2022

The Story Of Sam Ballard, The Australian Teen Who Ate A Slug On A Drunken Dare And Died Because Of It

A 19-year-old rugby player from Sydney, Sam Ballard contracted rat lungworm disease and spent eight long years paralyzed before dying in November 2018

By Austin Harvey • Sep 12, 2022

The Story Of Sam Ballard, The Australian Teen Who Ate A Slug On A Drunken Dare And Died Because Of It

A 19-year-old rugby player from Sydney, Sam Ballard contracted rat lungworm disease and spent eight long years paralyzed before dying in November 2018

By Austin Harvey • September 12, 2022

Inside The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved into madness and mayhem — and the spirits of tormented patients allegedly still haunt its halls today.

By Katie Serena • Sep 2, 2022

Inside The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved into madness and mayhem — and the spirits of tormented patients allegedly still haunt its halls today.

By Katie Serena • September 2, 2022