We often think of human trafficking as a problem in other countries. The reality is it is a huge problem everywhere – including in North America. The United States Department of State estimates that there are nearly 25 million victims of human trafficking in America. This includes adults, teenagers, and even children. The FBI released...
To give birth to conjoined twins is an extremely rare occurrence – 1 in 60,000, in fact. Of those births that are conjoined twins, only five percent of them are what’s known as craniopagus twins. These are twins who are joined at the skull who have intertwined brains and shared blood vessels. It is extremely...
Did you know that time can be “created”? Neither did I, but thankfully there are scientists who do. According to a report published in Nature, a group of scientists has created a new phase of matter in which time has two dimensions while having only one singular flow of time. The research is being conducted...
There are certain risks a hunter takes when seeking prey, and usually the bigger the prey, to bigger that risk is. Recently, a hunter in Russia was dealt a lethal blow from a bear during an excursion. And as it turns out, the bear was fatally shot, but with its last ounce of strength, it...
In 2019, scientists discovered one giant female tortoise on the pristine Fernandina Island, an active volcano in the Galápagos Islands. The tortoise named Fernanda descends from a species scientists believed extinct for over a century. “The significance of the find is huge,” said Evelyn Jensen, co-first author of the ground-breaking publication in the journal Communications...
The subway in New York City has always had a reputation for danger and crime. In the late 70s and early 80s, the subway was known for being one of the most dangerous places in the city. (1) Though there have been many improvements to the safety of the trains since then, the recent uptick...
A horrific tragedy occurred at the Caterpillar foundry in Mappleton, Illinois. Steven Dierkes lost his life on the fifth day at his new job. He fell into a crucible of hot molten iron and died instantly.[1] He did not have enough training to even be on the melting deck. Steven Dierkes’ death is the second...
When you’re on a date, you can learn a lot about a person the way they treat waitstaff and other service workers. True kindness and empathy is for everyone, not just the people you want to impress. Kitty learned this the hard way when she tried to help a sick homeless man. Meanwhile, her boyfriend...
Do you still have your Facebook account? If so, how often do you use it? If you answered yes to the first question and “hardly ever” to the second, take this as your hint to delete your account. VICE recently published a leaked document from Facebook engineers that proves that they actually have no way...
The corpse of a 70-year-old woman was found in her home two years after she passed away. The body of Marinella Beretta was sitting in a chair in her living room in Prestino in northern Italy in a “mummified state”. Beretta lived alone with no living relatives to call on her. In fact, her neighbors...
24-year-old Haider Malik was having a tough time securing his dream job in the post-pandemic market. But then, on one Tuesday morning, he decided to set up a small stand of his own at Canary Wharf. Lo and behold, it took him only 3 hours to get an interview. And, before the week was over,...
High school is a tough time for many teenagers. In fact, one high school ended up with 23 students being arrested in a week. With violence increasing every day, some of the parents decided to take matters into their own hands. Southwood High School in Shreveport, Louisiana had a major problem with violence in their...
