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During the late 19th century in Paris, a body of a girl presumed to be a teenager who drowned herself was pulled from the Seine River. In an attempt to …

The ‘Most Kissed Girl In The World’ Is A 19th-Century Drowned Teen Whose Face Was The Model For A CPR Dummy Read More

It might sound like the plot of a sci-fi B-movie, but Albert Einstein’s brain really was stolen shortly after his passing. In the 19th century, the brains of geniuses were often preserved so that …

Einstein’s Brain Was Stolen And Went Missing For Decades Read More

The story of the “Cadaver Synod” is kind of like the ninth-century version of the McDonald’s hot coffee lawsuit: On the surface it sounds silly, but once you learn the facts, …

Pope Stephen VI Put His Deceased Predecessor On Trial Read More

In reality, it was this brash, over-confident kind of rhetoric – and the actions he combined it with – that led to Galante’s murder. For some time before his death, Galante had been angling …

He Once Said, ‘No One Will Ever Kill Me, They Wouldn’t Dare’ Read More

On the afternoon of Thursday July 12, 1979, Carmine Galante was noshing and hanging out with associates at Joe and Mary’s Italian-American Restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn. His trusty cigar in hand, …

‘Cigar’ Galante Was Enjoying Dinner And Drinks When He Was Shot Point Blank Mid-Inhale Read More

Carmine “Cigar” Galante was killed in the garden of Joe and Mary’s Italian-American Restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, on July 12, 1979. Shot by masked men at point-blank range, the Bonanno Family mob …

Carmine ‘Cigar’ Galante’s Death Photos Show Him Dead With A Cigar In His Mouth Read More

For generations, people have commented on the rising cost of groceries, but when factoring in inflation, some items are actually cheaper today than they were in the 1950s. Food prices …

For generations, people have commented on the rising cost of groceries, … Read More