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The 'Calvine Photo,' the world's clearest UFO photograph, has been found after it Went Missing For 32 years.
On August 4, 1990, two hikers in Calvine, Scotland, spotted a big, diamond-shaped flying object in the sky. The hikers instantly photographed the UFO, but the images were never made public.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Earth
The True Story Of The 1899 Newsboy Strike, In Which Newsboys Defeated Publishing Tycoons.
A violent strike crippled newspaper circulation in New York City just before the turn of the century. However, the strikers were not professionals, and most of them were not adults. The 1899 newsboy strike was led by boys, or "newsies," who faced up against William Randolph Hearst, founder of The New York Journal, and Joseph Pulitzer, owner of New York World magazine.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Ivan "Chip" Frederick, a staff sergeant in the American Army, was having some difficulties in October 2004. His court-martial saw horrific facts about prisoner abuse, sleep deprivation, and sexual humiliation being made public. He had been one of the accused in the infamous torture scandal that broke out in March of that year from Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
The Biggest Gun That Was Ever Built
For more than a century, war trains dominated combat. While trains unloaded troops and supplies, massive railborne artillery bombarded the enemy. The terrible machines were the most powerful weapon on the battlefield for a brief period. However, technology advanced.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
The Story of Captain Lewis Nixon III
Lewis Nixon III has become one of the most renowned men in World War II's Allied invasion of Europe. As a member of the 101st Airborne Division, he parachuted into Nazi-occupied France and participated in attacks such as the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Market Garden to aid in the defeat of the Axis in Europe.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
Albinos Are Killed For Their Body Parts
What is Albinism Albinism is a rare genetic disease in which you are born with an insufficient amount of melanin pigment. Melanin is a substance found in your body that determines the color of your skin, hair, and eyes. The majority of albinos have exceptionally pale skin, hair, and eyes. They are more susceptible to sunburn and skin cancer.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Naasón Joaqun Garca, the Mexican megachurch leader, guilty of child sex abuse.
One of the biggest Christian religious institutions in Latin America has been around for a long time; it is called La Luz del Mundo and is located in Guadalajara, Mexico. Although its leader, Naasón Joaqun Garca, is revered by millions of followers as an apostle of God, he entered a guilty plea on June 3 to allegations of child sex assault.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
His Friend Summoned Big Foot, Then He Killed Him.
The Big Foot The big foot is a rumored ape-like creature that lives in North American forests. Many dubious articles, including vague assertions of sightings as well as supposed video and audio recordings, pictures, and casts of huge footprints, have been given in an attempt to prove the existence of Bigfoot. Some are well-known or openly admitted hoaxes.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
How Michael Rockefeller Was Killed By Cannibals
Michael Rockefeller vanished somewhere off the coast of Papua New Guinea in the early 1960s. His disappearance stunned the country and sparked a manhunt of unprecedented proportions. Years later, the exact destiny of the heir to the Standard Oil fortune has been revealed — and it is far more troubling than anyone could have predicted at the time.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in FYI
