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Inside the 1944 Panic That Swept Mattoon: The Unresolved Case of the “Mad Gasser”
In late August and early September 1944, residents of Mattoon, Illinois began reporting a series of strange nighttime incidents. People woke up to a sharp or sweet odor in their…
Who Was William Kemmler, the First Man Executed on the Electric Chair?
William Kemmler’s life began in hardship and ended in infamy. Born in 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to German immigrant parents,…
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The haunting story of Mary Doefour and one man’s quest to give her back her real name
March 2, 1978. An elderly woman lay awake in bed, unable to…
Luis Garavito
In a windowless interrogation room in Villavicencio, Colombia, two tired men sat…
The 46-Year-Long Search For Jane Doe No.59: The Story Of Reet Jurvetson
In the late 1960s, a nameless young woman was found murdered along…
Trump promises to block $14.9 billion U.S. Steel deal, leaving Pennsylvania steelworkers feeling betrayed and maybe a little gullible
Steelworkers in Pennsylvania are reeling after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would…
Prove You’re Gay: Inside Turkey’s Bizarre, Humiliating Military ‘Test’
In Turkey, every man is expected to serve in the military. It’s…
Florida inmate calls pregnancy a ‘miracle baby’ and compares herself to the ‘Virgin Mary’ after claiming semen was passed through an air vent by a fellow prisoner
In a story that seems straight out of a movie script, two…
How a Psychologist Tried to Manufacture Depression
In Madison, Wisconsin, a graduate student slid a pyramid-shaped lid into place above a stainless-steel trough. Inside, a young rhesus macaque scrabbled at the sloped walls, looking for an edge,…
The Leigh Rennea Story, a Tragic Tale of Rape, Murder and Victim Blaming
Leigh Rennea Mears was an excitable, conscientious Year Eight student at Newcastle High School in 1989. She was the eldest…
The Church Was Locked. Arlis Was Still Inside
Stanford’s Memorial Church is a masterpiece of stained glass and quiet reverence, nestled in the heart of campus. On most…
Canadian student breaks jaw biting into giant jawbreaker candy, spends Christmas sipping dinner through a straw
Ever heard of a candy so tough it could literally break your jaw? Well, for one unlucky college student, a…
Janet Jackson confirms Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, and Samuel L. Jackson are her cousins
Jackson is related to all three celebrities on her mom's side.
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Boss Says His Pants Show Too Much Dick So He Posts Them Online
In 2021, an office employee shared a detailed post on Reddit about…
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