Here’s an exploration of 16 of the most cringe-worthy torture techniques and devices to ever come out of the haunted halls of human history. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Billed as the world’s largest animal sacrifice fair, the event is expected to attract about five million Hindus. Despite protest from several quarters, the Nepal government has refused to intervene in the religious custom meant to appease Goddess Gadhimai where nearly 500,000 animals, including buffaloes, goats, ducks, roosters and pigeons will be sacrificed. picked by equinox 2 weeks ago

Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses — the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

In the minutes and hours after an Army officer opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, last week, the media floodgates opened in a now-standard way. A torrent of news reports and commentary poured from the scene, the immediate community and the Pentagon, amplified by corollary data, informed commentary and rank speculation from journalists, bloggers, podcasters, Tweeters, texters a... read full post picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Last Friday, a man jumped off the George Washington Bridge-a 212-foot plunge into 55-degree water—and survived and managed to swim to the NJ side, where he was taken to a hospital picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

One pleasant spring day in 1955, an atomic bomb blasted an American city into oblivion. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

A short, but interesting interview about an upcoming documentary that showcases drug lord Pablo Escobar's son and his side of the story. picked by analumass 2 weeks ago

A Long Island woman is suspected of torturing and killing as many as 20 cats and dogs — some of them belonging to her neighbors — before burying them behind her home. An update from her son. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

The questions before the judges in Courtroom No. 1 of Britain’s Supreme Court were as ancient and as complex as Judaism itself.

Who is a Jew? And who gets to decide? picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.

His Spanish was rudimentary, his accent an embarrassment. Classmates in Lima, a two-day trip from his Amazon home town, laughed at his grammatical stumbles, his odd pronunciation. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

Ali Yakubov, a nine-month-old baby boy from Russia left doctors stupefied after the word Allah allegedly showed up on his chin when he was only a few weeks old.

Since then, verses from the Koran have emerged consistently on the infant’s back, arms, legs and stomach, before apparently fading away and being replaced with new ones.

Video picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago

About 75% of Americans eligible as military recruits couldn't serve if they wanted to. picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

The incendiary missiles explode on impact – sometimes in the faces of their targets. Pyromaniacs take note. If you love fire – and fireworks or trick or treat are too tame for your taste buds – you’ll be blown away by the Bolas de Fuego festival in El Salvador. picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

After a young girl named Lou Jing competes in a televised singing competition in Shanghai, message boards go crazy with those attacking her based on the color of her skin and her background. picked by choco 3 weeks ago

A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir.
*every body wants a piece of the action* picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

Pink, slimy and repellent, the Nomura’s jellyfish is an authentic horror of the deep that's been assaulting Japan. Now the creatures have sunk a 10-ton fishing trawler.
*Never use peanut-butter for bait* picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

Judge gives man 6 months in jail. picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

A couple in a suburban community have filed a lawsuit against their neighbour citing the "low lying fog" of tobacco smoke that wafts over their property. picked by Moogle 3 weeks ago

An Australian woman who spent more than 60 years in an iron lung to treat polio has died at the age of 83. June Middleton entered the Guinness World Book of Records in 2006 as the person who has spent the longest time in an iron lung. An American woman hs also been in an irong lung for 60 years. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

Although most of these are comical, there are a few that give pause... A slight pause. Photos with explanations in the comments. picked by donteatpoop 3 weeks ago

14 residential, 3 commercial units
Pre-War, 4 story, abandoned rathole
Squatters included at no charge picked by suebe 4 weeks ago

A fluid sample saved by a Japanese rape victim over 6 years ago led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of sexual assault and home invasion. The woman collected her assailant's fluids in a cup after the attack, froze them and then submitted them to police who only now have the technological tools to match the DNA. picked by mitzuzake 4 weeks ago

A complete and well-linked collection of the 902 letters Vincent van Gogh wrote.

This was recently published as a book as well, but the online version is free. picked by Ankabout 4 weeks ago

Lu Guang, a famous documentary photographer from China has won a grant in humanistic photography for his work. Really terrifying stuff. picked by jie 4 weeks ago