The Great Serpent Mound is an ancient earthworks site located in present-day Ohio. This effigy mound is over a quarter of a mile long, up to twenty-five feet wide, and five feet tall. It’s the largest serpent effigy ever discovered. Effigy mounds were common in the Mississippi Valley. Other surviving examples have been found in […]
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Two-thirds of American households own a pet, most commonly dogs, cats, and fish. A small percentage of pet owners, though, have more exotic tastes and take in less common animals, such as tigers or peacocks. One such family was Sandra and Jerome Herold, who in 2001 adopted a chimpanzee from a Missouri compound. They named
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Doctor Harold Shipman was a British general practitioner and one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history. Known as “Dr. Death”, he was convicted of murdering 15 of his own patients but it is suspected that he is responsible for over 200 other deaths. Unlike most serial killers, Dr. Shipman didn’t kill his
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On August 16, 1977, and the days and weeks that followed, the whole world mourned the death of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll. He had such an impact on the music world. When people hear the name Elvis, they don’t need a last name for recognition. Even his clothing and hair were
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Between 1971 and 1973, a spree of murders haunted the town of Rochester, New York. All three victims were girls aged 10-11. All three girls had been raped prior to being strangled and then dumped near a freeway. The peculiar thing about this case was the fact that all three victims’ first and last names
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In 1941, Speck was born in Kirkwood, Illinois to Benjamin Speck and Mary Carbaugh, religious teetotalers. A teetotaler is someone who is completely abstinent from alcohol and refuses to drink, usually on religious grounds. This alcohol-free, disciplined environment is what Speck grew up with for the first six years of his life before his father
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In the 1970s and 1980s, Los Angeles was home to over 20 serial killers operating within just miles of each other. This left the city gripped in fear as the nicknames that the media sensationalized became recognized by everyone. One of the most famous nicknames was “The Hillside Strangler,” known for strangling his victims and
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Easter is primarily known as a Christian celebration that honors the resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, not every Easter tradition is strictly Christian. For example, children enjoy the Easter bunny while hunting for colored eggs. How exactly did the eggs become part of the tradition? It has a lot to do with the pagan roots of
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Punk rock has always been a culture defined by rebellion, anarchy, and defiance. At worst, it can be described as chaotic and messy. At best, it can be described as individualistic and anti-authoritarian. GG Allin, an infamous punk rocker, spent his career leaning more toward the chaotic and messy interpretation. He pushed the boundaries of
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Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for people of the Jewish faith. Beginning in the evening, ten days after the start of the Jewish New Year, called Rosh Hashanah, the holiday is supposed to be a day of prayer, fasting, forgiveness, and humility for all Jews worldwide. But what exactly is Yom
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