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If you’re like me, you can’t get enough of the “murder shows” on television, or the murder podcasts that proliferate online. There’s something fascinating about a mystery, but I don’t know…if they haven’t been solved yet, it’s a bit unsatisfying. That’s not so with these 13 mysteries, because we know exactly whodunnit – so if...

There’s no doubt that people love a good bit of murder and mystery. True crime shows are more popular than ever, and the revival of Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix, along with a bunch of open-ended podcasts, have grabbed the public’s attention and held on. That said, sometimes it’s nice to know that the mystery has been...

Every job is hard some days, but some occupations – like an officer of the law – has harder days than most. I’ve got to think they also get pretty high highs, but those days when things are rough, I imagine they can be absolutely devastating. Or, as you’re about to read, really scary. Really...

Hollywood has imagined that there might be secrets in or around Mount Rushmore in at least a couple of films, and while some liberties were taken, there is actually a secret lair inside the giant, carved, monument. More than meet’s the eye, if you will. Mount Rushmore is kind of a strange monument, as these...

In case you haven’t been paying attention, the world is a scary place. And I’m talking about the natural world, the actual human beings walking around, all of it is kind of terrifying. You ready to get scared? People on AskReddit talked about the scariest facts they know. Let’s get weird! 1. Sounds painful. “If...

You gotta be careful with scary facts and creepy stories that are true, because if you let them rattle around your head for too long, you’ll start to freak yourself out. So that’s why it’s good to get terrifying information about the world in small doses. That way, you won’t be as paranoid and scared...

The world is a scary place, no doubt about it. And, while I don’t like to dwell for too long on the scary stuff, I also enjoy articles like these because they give me a little taste of all the potentially dangerous stuff out there. What true facts are really scary? Here’s what people had...

I consider myself something of a history buff so I’m very excited to dive into these responses about the biggest blunders in human history. Because I’m pretty well versed in 20th Century U.S. and European history, but I literally know nothing about ancient history or the Medieval period, etc. So we’re gonna learn a whole...