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The Bone-Chilling Story Of John Jamelske, The ‘Syracuse Dungeon Master’

Between 1988 and 2003, John Jamelske abducted women and girls as young as 14 and held them as prisoners in his secret bunker — where he raped them daily.

By Neil Patmore • Dec 8, 2022

The Bone-Chilling Story Of John Jamelske, The ‘Syracuse Dungeon Master’

Between 1988 and 2003, John Jamelske abducted women and girls as young as 14 and held them as prisoners in his secret bunker — where he raped them daily.

By Neil Patmore • December 8, 2022

Inside The Mystery Of The ‘Wow!’ Signal That’s Baffled Scientists For Decades

In August 1977, scientists at Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope detected a 72-second signal from space that was extremely difficult to explain.

By Genevieve Carlton • Dec 3, 2022

Inside The Mystery Of The ‘Wow!’ Signal That’s Baffled Scientists For Decades

In August 1977, scientists at Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope detected a 72-second signal from space that was extremely difficult to explain.

By Genevieve Carlton • December 3, 2022

Texas Woman Bites Passenger And Attempts To Open Plane Door At 37,000 Feet — Then Claims ‘Jesus Told Her To’

Elom Agbegninou claims she became "very anxious" during the flight and "normally would not have done those things."

By Austin Harvey • Dec 2, 2022

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Texas Woman Bites Passenger And Attempts To Open Plane Door At 37,000 Feet — Then Claims ‘Jesus Told Her To’

Elom Agbegninou claims she became "very anxious" during the flight and "normally would not have done those things."

By Austin Harvey • December 2, 2022

Inside The War Of The Bucket, The Medieval Italian Battle Sparked By The Theft Of A Wooden Pail

In 1325, the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena engaged in a short-lived war that allegedly started when Modenese soldiers stole a wooden bucket.

By Laura Wells • Dec 2, 2022

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Inside The War Of The Bucket, The Medieval Italian Battle Sparked By The Theft Of A Wooden Pail

In 1325, the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena engaged in a short-lived war that allegedly started when Modenese soldiers stole a wooden bucket.

By Laura Wells • December 2, 2022

27 Products In The Museum Of Failure To Remind You That Not Every Idea Is A Good One

From the DeLorean to New Coke, these retail products resulted in some of the biggest flops in history — and now they're on display in the traveling Museum of Failure.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 1, 2022

27 Products In The Museum Of Failure To Remind You That Not Every Idea Is A Good One

From the DeLorean to New Coke, these retail products resulted in some of the biggest flops in history — and now they're on display in the traveling Museum of Failure.

By Austin Harvey • December 1, 2022

San Francisco May Allow Police Officers To Deploy Lethal Robots In The Future

The proposal states that the robots would not be armed with guns and would only be used to "prevent further loss of innocent lives," while opponents are arguing against such militarization of the police.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 1, 2022

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San Francisco May Allow Police Officers To Deploy Lethal Robots In The Future

The proposal states that the robots would not be armed with guns and would only be used to "prevent further loss of innocent lives," while opponents are arguing against such militarization of the police.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 1, 2022

Scientists ‘Awaken’ 13 Prehistoric Viruses From The Siberian Permafrost — And Warn That Climate Change Could Rouse More

The "zombie" viruses had been frozen for up to 48,500 years, but some showed signs that they were still infectious.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 30, 2022

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Scientists ‘Awaken’ 13 Prehistoric Viruses From The Siberian Permafrost — And Warn That Climate Change Could Rouse More

The "zombie" viruses had been frozen for up to 48,500 years, but some showed signs that they were still infectious.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 30, 2022

Every Monk In One Buddhist Temple In Thailand Was Just Defrocked After Testing Positive For Meth

Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia have struggled with a surge in methamphetamine use in recent years — and the problem is apparently so bad that monks are now getting hooked on the illicit drug.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 30, 2022

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Every Monk In One Buddhist Temple In Thailand Was Just Defrocked After Testing Positive For Meth

Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia have struggled with a surge in methamphetamine use in recent years — and the problem is apparently so bad that monks are now getting hooked on the illicit drug.

By Austin Harvey • November 30, 2022

A Troop Of Terrifying Turkeys Have Been Terrorizing A Massachusetts Town

The turkeys, led by a ringleader named "Kevin," have been pecking, kicking, and swarming residents of Woburn, Massachusetts.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 29, 2022

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A Troop Of Terrifying Turkeys Have Been Terrorizing A Massachusetts Town

The turkeys, led by a ringleader named "Kevin," have been pecking, kicking, and swarming residents of Woburn, Massachusetts.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 29, 2022

37 Dirty Medieval Manuscripts That Prove People In The Middle Ages Weren’t So Prudish After All

Many of these raunchy images were drawn by bored scribes who were tired of copying out books by hand — and wanted to leave a profane surprise for readers.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 28, 2022

37 Dirty Medieval Manuscripts That Prove People In The Middle Ages Weren’t So Prudish After All

Many of these raunchy images were drawn by bored scribes who were tired of copying out books by hand — and wanted to leave a profane surprise for readers.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 28, 2022