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This can make us forget that forensic criminology is still a young field. All the techniques we take for granted were developed just a few decades ago when a relatively small group of pathologists and other forensic experts relied on them to solve a host of gruesome murders. 10 Crumbles Murders The “Crumbles murders” were two distinct crimes—the 1920 murder of Irene Munro and the 1924 murder of Emily Kaye—that took place on a stretch of beach known as the Crumbles near Eastbourne....

There are tales of gators on ketamine and the world’s most expensive pigeon. There are two stories regarding discoveries from shipwrecks, and staying on the subject of history, we pay a quick visit to the town of Bedrock for a yabba-dabba-doo time. Jack the Ripper claimed a few headlines this week, as did an uninvited guest from space. 10 Saucy Jack Is Back It has been 130 years since Jack the Ripper’s killing spree, but he is still garnering plenty of attention....

We have an abundance of unique stories this week. There’s a love story that set sparks flying. A four-year-old takes the family car for a joyride. There’s an island that wants to give up time. Scientists taught seals to sing, and the Italian “Bonnie and Clyde” are finally behind bars. 10 Paws-itively Political A politician from Pakistan livestreamed a press conference where he unwittingly donned pink kitty ears and whiskers because a member of his staff accidentally turned on the “cat filter....

But what happens when these odd hiding places become a cat’s undoing? Luckily for these animals, their nine lives weren’t used up. Here are 10 stories of cats whose lives were saved in really unusual ways. 10 Tiger (aka ‘Q199’) It was 5:00 AM on a frigid -35 degrees Celsius (-31 °F) December 2016 morning in Alberta, Canada. Brad Slater, an employee of the Canadian National Railway, was examining the engine of a train when he heard a cat crying....

10 James Douglas4th Earl Of Morton James Douglas lived from 1525 to 1581 and was one of Scotland’s last regents during the reign of King James VI. One of the inventions he helped bring to Scotland from England was the Maiden, an execution machine similar to the more famous guillotine. The Maiden was considered a more humane method of execution than beheading someone with a sword. In 1580, however, Douglas came under fire when Captain James Stuart accused Douglas of participating in the murder of Lord Darnley in 1567....

Whether it is rat attacks in the happiest place on Earth or vermin finding their way onto a plate at a restaurant, you will be reading today about 10 alleged cases of rats showing up in places where they certainly didn’t belong. 10 Woman Allegedly Gets The Worst Kind Of Fur From Zara Fur clothing is about as divisive as you can get in the world of fashion. Whether you consider furs a luxury item or murder is really up to you, but the point is that fur products aren’t something you own by accident—unless you’re one allegedly unfortunate shopper who bought two dresses from Spanish retailer Zara in July 2016....

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have set themselves up as black men who defend black people. They make no excuses for their racism, but if pressed, they usually claim that they are patently not racist, and for any white person to accuse them of such makes the accuser racist. They claim that all they do is stand up for equal rights for black people. But the problem is that black people now have all the rights white people have in the United States....

It may be because we are caught off guard or we are having a bad day. In most cases, a timely apology is all that is required to put things right. The worst thing we can do when we are in a hole is to keep on digging. But some people, it seems, just don’t know when to put the shovel down. Here are 10 people who would have done well to remember that silence is a virtue....

Feng-Shan Ho was a Chinese diplomat who saved approximately 2,000 Jews during the early years of World War II. Ho was consul-general of the Chinese embassy in Vienna during the Austrian annexation. After the “Kristallnacht” in 1938, the situation for the almost 200,000 Austrian Jews got rapidly more difficult, but in order to leave the country they had to provide proof of emigration, usually a visa from a foreign nation or a valid boat ticket....

10Victoria Bell Banks Infanticide is a truly heinous crime deserving the most severe punishment, but it generally requires the infant to have once existed. Those who prosecuted Victoria Bell Banks, however, begged to differ. In May 1999, Banks was incarcerated at the Choctaw County Jail in Butler, Alabama when she requested a furlough, claiming to be pregnant. She was examined by a pair of doctors, who disagreed about her condition—one thought they could detect a fetal heartbeat, while the other insisted she was not pregnant....

Some amazing scientists have developed products and machines that will help us treat our planet with more care. Here are 10 lesser-known inventions that could be applied on a larger scale and result in a healthier, happier planet. 10 Green Cell Foam—Biodegradable Packaging The growing mounds of Styrofoam in our landfills is one of the planet’s most worrying issues. KTM Industries may have the answer. They have created a cornstarch-based material designed to provide an eco-friendly packaging that can be used for almost anything that you might want to mail....

At other times, however, we discover, we learn, and our knowledge expands. Nevertheless, new mysteries await. There are always more puzzles to solve. Each time we manage to unravel one of the mysteries of the universe, though, we are inspired again to seek more answers. We are a species with a need to know that can’t be satisfied, even when, through science, we manage to solve puzzling mysteries like the ten on this list....

Top 10 Ways To Get Banned From A Disney Or Universal Theme Park 10 September 11th, Disneyland & Disney World, 2001 Every American will always remember the terrible attacks to their nation on September 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives that day, and 25,000 more were injured. A sudden urge of panic swept across the U.S. after the attacks, and nobody could plan for what might happen next....

If the scientists who cloned the dinosaurs had had a more limited amount of cash, they might have looked around the modern world to find the dinosaurs’ closest living relatives—birds. And, as a stand-in for the terrifying T. Rex, they could have used one of its nearest kin—the chicken. Granted, the movie might not have had such an impact, but it would have been accurate. We tend to think dinosaurs went extinct after a catastrophic event 66 million years ago....

However, for quite a while, some researchers have offered that the Flood was not merely a myth but a very real event. Initially, the fact that the same story was found in the ancient pasts of various cultures all over the world was the only morsel of proof put forward. But as the world becomes ever smaller due to improved travel, advanced technology, and the Internet, more finds suggest that the Flood may actually have happened!...

But in the dot-com era, people now have the option to make their fantasies a reality. As my brother-in-law says, “If you want it, someone is selling it.” This is especially true when it comes to sex toys. Although these toys are all real and popular in their own realms, they aren’t toys you’re likely to find in your Nana’s sock drawer. So let’s take a look at the top 10 toys guaranteed to scare your grandma....

That company is BlackRock, and it is doing a very good job at keeping itself out of your face, which explains why you’ve probably never heard about it. However, it’s too big to hide, and here are ten shadowy facts about it and how its existence and activities affect you. 10 It Controls Trillions in Assets How many trillions do you think BlackRock controls? One trillion? How about two? Wanna go for three or four?...

On March 8, 2013, Mark Mihal was enjoying a round of golf with some friends when a sinkhole suddenly opened up directly below him, plunging him 18 feet down into a muddy pit. Startled, his friends ran to the clubhouse to alert the manager. When they returned, Ed Magaletta, one of Mark’s golfing buddies, tied a rope to his waist and climbed down into the sinkhole to perform an impromptu rescue....

10 Actor Charles Laughton’s Feces Fetish In his memoir Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Sex Lives of the Stars, Scotty Bowers claims to have slept with or arranged sexual liaisons for hundreds of the best-known celebrities in the Golden Age of Hollywood. In one of the most shocking stories in his book, he reveals the secret fetish of British actor Charles Laughton. According to Bowers, the actor asked him to come over to his house with a hot, young, male guest for him to spend some time with while his wife was out....

10Bound And Naked A 31-year-old Georgia woman was walking to a nearby store when a man pulled up to offer her a ride. Having met the man before, she gladly accepted and got in the car with him. That’s when things immediately took a turn for the worse. The man, who was named Brian Jury, pulled out a gun and held it to the woman’s face. He then tied the woman’s hands behind her back and drove her to his camper about 60 kilometers (40 mi) away....