Seeing photographs of ancient tribes that became extinct, or rather were “forcibly extinct”, evokes a mixture of emotions that is difficult for a person to describe. The first emotion, and not necessarily because they are felt in that particular order, is curiosity, seeing those people who are strange to us…

Many of us grew up with an internet that was very advanced back then compared to a couple of years ago, but not advanced enough. Still in those times, the internet was a kind of virtual Wild West, in which there was all kinds of content without any censorship and…

The farting man was one of the most eccentric historical figures who have ever lived. Obviously, he wasn’t always known as someone who could literally fart on command, before, he was just Joseph Pujol, a man born in Marseille, France. When he was little, Joseph discovered his peculiar talent, in…

The relationship our society has with drugs is really complicated. Some believe that their use and sale should be completely banned, while others believe that some drugs should be allowed as they can bring both short-term and long-term benefits to the consumer. …

Someone made millions of dollars selling rocks. Yeah. In today’s society, we all want to be successful, and to be successful, you need to make money. And a lot. Whether people want to admit or not, money is a measure to know how successful you are. …

For a year, a region of Russia had to resort to the sale of human flesh and cannibalism in order to survive. In early 1921, one of the most severe famines known in history began. In the Volga region of Russia. It is true that during that time, the entire…

Why did the FBI think something like this would work? On November 21, 1964, a package containing a letter and alleged recordings suggesting that MLK had harassed women, were delivered to his wife, Coretta Scott King. …

How a teenager obsessed with a character from the “Silent Hill” video game saga, committed one of the most gruesome murders in decades. As often happens in these cases, Andrey Emelyannikov, an 18-year-old Russian student, was described as a rather lonely young man who did not like to socialize very…

In the mid-twentieth century, the german company Echte Wegner created collectible cards that were distributed throughout central Europe. Although little is known about the company, other than the fact that they manufactured margarine, many of the illustrations and trading cards became famous for how well they depicted the future. One…