In 1957, Laika became the first dog in space — but it was a one-way mission. No plans were made for her return. Trapped in her capsule, she died of overheating, alone and scared.
We'll stick to history.
The Fight for America February 7, 1849: How an Illegal Outdoor Boxing Match Changed Sports, Media and American Immigration Forever
Not history, this is happening right fucking now
Rasputin’s preserved penis, allegedly 12 inches, sits in a Russian museum - a relic of the man rumored to have seduced Empress Alexandra and countless others. In 1916, his killers poisoned, shot, and drowned him, yet he refused to die.
A photo and diagram of H. H. Holmes' infamous "Murder Castle," a building specifically designed for killing. It featured gas chambers, torture rooms, secret passages, trap doors, and industrial ovens. Holmes is believed to have murdered up to 200 people within its walls.
by the paper to shift blame onto the victims
In 1921, a white supremacist mob, aided by the U.S. National Guard, attacked the thriving Black community of Tulsa, OK. At least 300 were killed, and over 1,000 injured in what became known as the Black Wall Street Massacre. This is how the media chose to report it.
On December 23, 1974, three girls vanished from a Texas mall. Their car, gifts, and keys were left behind. Days later, a letter claimed they went to Houston, but the handwriting seemed off. They were never seen again.
In the early 2000s, activists created Billionaires for Bush to mock how the wealthy controlled politics. They wore tuxedos, held fake pro-billionaire signs, and made a joke out of corruption. Two decades later, it’s not a joke. Billionaires openly shape policy, and no costumes are needed.
LaVena Johnson, 19 years old. She was found dead in her tent in Iraq in 2005. She had a broken nose, black eye, loose teeth, burns from a corrosive chemical on her genitals to cover evidence of rape, and a gunshot wound. The United States government ruled her death a "suicide."
The Golden Eagle is a real-life Christine. This 1964 Dodge 330 has a body count of up to 32. Three cops who drove it murdered their families. Vandals who messed with it died in decapitations, lightning strikes and crashes. A church tore it apart but its owner rebuilt it. The car is still around.
In 2014, a hiker and friends spotted a nearly dead woman near the trail. Her red hair caught their eye. She'd been stranded for days, and her partner had died seeking help. Only later did they realize she was visible in the background of their photos from that day.
The Corinthian capital from the Temple of Hadrian at Cyzicus, in Turkey, is the largest capital known to date. It is 2.5 metres in height, 1.9 metres in diameter and 20 tons in weight. It was unearthed in 2013 [1280x854]
Taken on March 16, 1968, this photo shows South Vietnamese women and children moments before being killed by U.S. soldiers in the Mỹ Lai Massacre. Witnesses later stated that troops attempted to tear the blouse off the woman in the back while her mother tried to protect her.
From 1935–1945, Unit 731 in Japan-occupied China conducted live human dissections, biological tests, frostbite experiments, rapes to study STDs, poison trials, weapon tests, and pressure chamber experiments. The U.S. paid and granted immunity to their leaders for the data.
Corpses of Armenian genocide victims, 1918. Beginning in 1915, the Ottoman Empire committed genocide against Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks, erradicating millennia of Armenian civilization in Anatolia.
They called it the future of humane execution, but William Kemmler proved otherwise. After brutally murdering his wife with a hatchet, he became the first person to die in the electric chair on August 6, 1890. This is the story Thomas Edison never wanted told.
In April 1939, Franklin Roosevelt sent Adolf Hitler a list of countries he urged Germany not to attack. This was Hitler’s response. Just months later, in September 1939, World War II erupted.
In 1980s, "Weird Al" Yankovic turned down a $5 million beer endorsement deal, which would be worth around $14.5 million today, because he felt it was unethical given his young, impressionable fanbase.
In 2019, Dr. Katie Bouman, a computer scientist with no prior expertise in black holes, developed the algorithm that transformed telescopic data into the first-ever image of a black hole, making history.
In September 2024, during Hurricane Helene, a couple and their grandson were photographed by the boy's mom on their roof in Asheville, NC, as floodwaters rose. Tragically, the roof collapsed, and all three drowned.
A 7th-century skeleton shows a rare "coffin birth," where gas buildup after death pushed a fetus partially out of its mother’s pelvis.
In 2018, 16-year-old Karlie Gusé went to a party where she reportedly smoked marijuana and experienced a bad reaction throughout the night. Frightened, she called her stepmother to pick her up. However, in the early morning hours, Karlie disappeared from her home and has not been seen since.
Louis Wain's drawings of cats during his descent into schizophrenia in 1924.
