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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 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

The True Story Of Christopher Duntsch, The Killer Surgeon Known As ‘Dr. Death’

Routinely performing surgery under the influence of cocaine and LSD, Dr. Christopher Duntsch severely injured most of his patients — and in two cases, killed them.

By Caroline Redmond Sep 1, 2022

The True Story Of Christopher Duntsch, The Killer Surgeon Known As ‘Dr. Death’

Routinely performing surgery under the influence of cocaine and LSD, Dr. Christopher Duntsch severely injured most of his patients — and in two cases, killed them.

By Caroline Redmond September 1, 2022

Romans Ate This ‘Miracle Plant’ To Extinction 2,000 Years Ago — Now A Scientist Says He’s Rediscovered It

Silphium was incredibly popular as a contraceptive, but it supposedly also helped to prevent disease and make food taste better.

By Katie Serena Aug 27, 2022

Romans Ate This ‘Miracle Plant’ To Extinction 2,000 Years Ago — Now A Scientist Says He’s Rediscovered It

Silphium was incredibly popular as a contraceptive, but it supposedly also helped to prevent disease and make food taste better.

By Katie Serena August 27, 2022

Why Did ‘Toxic Lady’ Gloria Ramirez Make Everyone Around Her Sick?

Just 45 minutes after arriving at a California hospital on February 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez was pronounced dead — but strange fumes from her body inexplicably made her doctors sick.

By William DeLong Aug 20, 2022

Why Did ‘Toxic Lady’ Gloria Ramirez Make Everyone Around Her Sick?

Just 45 minutes after arriving at a California hospital on February 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez was pronounced dead — but strange fumes from her body inexplicably made her doctors sick.

By William DeLong August 20, 2022

Meet Amou Haji, The World’s Dirtiest Man — Who Didn’t Bathe For Seven Decades

Amou Haji of Dejgah, Iran claimed that cleanliness causes illness and that his avoidance of bathing was the reason he managed to live to 94 without any major health problems.

By Erin Kelly Aug 18, 2022

Meet Amou Haji, The World’s Dirtiest Man — Who Didn’t Bathe For Seven Decades

Amou Haji of Dejgah, Iran claimed that cleanliness causes illness and that his avoidance of bathing was the reason he managed to live to 94 without any major health problems.

By Erin Kelly August 18, 2022

The Life And Death Of George Tiller, The Abortion Provider Who Was Murdered Because He Refused To Close His Clinic

Anti-abortion activists spent years trying to shut down Dr. George Tiller's clinic, which was one of the only places in the nation that provided late-term abortions — until one extremist shot him in the head while he was at church in 2009.

By Jessica O'Connor Jul 23, 2022

The Life And Death Of George Tiller, The Abortion Provider Who Was Murdered Because He Refused To Close His Clinic

Anti-abortion activists spent years trying to shut down Dr. George Tiller's clinic, which was one of the only places in the nation that provided late-term abortions — until one extremist shot him in the head while he was at church in 2009.

By Jessica O'Connor July 23, 2022

The Gruesome Death Of Eben Byers, The Early 1900s Golfer Who Drank Radium Until His Jaw Fell Off

Eben Byers began drinking radium-infused water that his doctor prescribed for an arm injury in 1927 — but within three years, his bones were disintegrating.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo Jul 11, 2022

The Gruesome Death Of Eben Byers, The Early 1900s Golfer Who Drank Radium Until His Jaw Fell Off

Eben Byers began drinking radium-infused water that his doctor prescribed for an arm injury in 1927 — but within three years, his bones were disintegrating.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo July 11, 2022

Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 28, 2022
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Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga June 28, 2022
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