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Wed

May 9, 2012

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Chilling Quotes During School Shootings
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It baffles the mind how somebody could enter a school and kill innocent students. In 2012, educational facilities have started to create prevention programs that will prohibit any student from attempting this kind of... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by Katie

I would like to point out that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had plans to kill the people who had...

Wed

April 11, 2012

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Most Notorious Insanity Defense Cases
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The insanity defense is one of the most popularly depicted criminal defense strategies in television and film culture. In legal definition, the McNaughten rule dictates that a person may be considered not responsible... Read more
— by Gideon Yoong

Recent comment by jprecon

I was approached by Gacy 6 months before his arrest when I was 8 years old....I don't think I was...

Sat

April 7, 2012

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Hitmen of the Sicilian Mafia
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The Mafia emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily. The American Mafia arose from offshoots of the Mafia, fueled by waves of Italian immigration during the late nineteenth century. For made members and associates... Read more
— by Josh Fox

Recent comment by TheWrathofDog

The nice thing about these scum is that being a hitman tends to be an occupation with a built in...

Tue

March 13, 2012

Crime & Mystery

10 Codes and Ciphers
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The need to conceal the meaning of important messages has existed for thousands of years. Over time, people have found increasingly complex ways of encoding their messages as the simpler ways are decoded with greater... Read more
— by Kate Mulcahy

Recent comment by Fereydon

Thank you, Samantha for commenting. Your peesrnce here has been greatly appreciated. I perceive entrepreneurs as rebels who've inherited the...

Sun

March 4, 2012

Crime & Mystery

Top 20 Human Cannibals by Country
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There is nothing as disgusting as people who torture, murder, and cannibalize humans. In the past, humans have practiced cannibalism in many parts of the world. Today, the Korowai are one of the few tribes believed to... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by Anon

No, you can't.

Sun

February 26, 2012

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Skull Hoaxes
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Skulls are an interesting part of the skeleton, because they give us an idea of what the face of its owner was like. To those who study them, skulls can also give a wealth of information about diet, lifestyle, health... Read more
— by Kate Mulcahy

Recent comment by HOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

Fri

January 6, 2012

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Predictions From Edgar Cayce
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Edgar Cayce was a psychic who could allegedly make predictions on future events and answer questions while he was in a hypnotic trance. Not all of his predictions came true, but most of them did and were fairly... Read more
— by Anthony Strother

Recent comment by Houtman

@ThePsychic You haven't read any thing about him i guess. He would diagnose patients which came to him as a last...

Mon

November 14, 2011

Crime & Mystery

10 Monumental Malignantly Narcissistic Sociopaths
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Psychopathy: a lack of interest in, or care for, the sanctity of human life. Sociopathy: a lack of interest in, or care for, the rules of a society. Malignant narcissism: pathological grandiosity, lacking in conscience... Read more
— by Flamehorse

Recent comment by Anon

Ted Bundy was not a pussy by targeting women. His murders involved a crowbar and a large knife. He could...

Tue

November 1, 2011

Crime & Mystery

10 More Mysterious Ciphers and Languages
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There are many examples of unsolved and mysterious writing systems, codes, ciphers, languages and maps which have yet to be deciphered and cracked. This list will focus on ten that do not appear to be forgeries and are... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by mike

number 3 is obviously a dude skeeting on a stranger's foot.

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