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150 years ago Jacob Cooley ordered his African American slave
150 years ago Jacob Cooley ordered his African American slave Hosea to build a chest for his first child. Hosea set to work, crafting a wooden chest o...

Just about everyone has heard the story of the person waking up in
Just about everyone has heard the story of the person waking up in a bathtub full of ice with a note telling them to go to a hospital if they want to ...

Wes Craven’s 1996 film was a groundbreaking moment in horror
Wes Craven’s 1996 film was a groundbreaking moment in horror movie history, a tongue-in-cheek parody of the genre’s tropes that still managed to b...

In the late years of the 20th Century, it became the vogue to be
In the late years of the 20th Century, it became the vogue to be “buried in space,” that is, to have a small part of the cremated remains placed i...

Heretics Fork This torture device consisted of a metal piece with
Heretics Fork This torture device consisted of a metal piece with two opposed bi-pronged forks attached to a belt or strap. One end of the device was...

Eiserne Jungfrau - the Iron Maiden - is indelibly associated with
Eiserne Jungfrau - the Iron Maiden - is indelibly associated with the torture room, even though it is doubtful that it was used in any great capacity ...

In May 2012, when William Cunningham was just one year old, he was
In May 2012, when William Cunningham was just one year old, he was being looked after for a few weeks by Marquita Burch, a friend of his mother. On Fr...

A slogan above the entrance to Auschwitz reads ‘Arbeit Macht
A slogan above the entrance to Auschwitz reads ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’, or ‘Labor Makes You Free’. The same message was written on the gates at Da...

Kroll was a German serial killer and cannibal. He was known as the
Kroll was a German serial killer and cannibal. He was known as the Ruhr Cannibal (Ruhrkannibale), and the Duisburg Man-Eater (Duisburger Menschenfress...