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Oil painting portrait of a Chinese Executioner from the 19th Century

There are ways to go, and then there's lingchi, an execution method so horrid and grim that Chinese jurists found it hard to believe it ever existed and Western travelers had trouble grasping its brutality—or even meaning. That didn't stop them from giving it a poetic nickname: the "death by a thousand cuts."

Re-Cutting the Narrative: A Fresh Look at Lingchi, China’s Infamous “Death by a Thousand Cuts”

The Fermi Paradox questions why, despite the vastness of the universe, we have not found evidence of extraterrestrial life. There are a few possible reasons why there may be very few habitable planets like Earth, such as the Rare Earth hypothesis. Another theory, the Dark Forest theory, suggests that intelligent beings may intentionally hide to avoid confrontation with aggressive neighboring civilizations.

The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All the Aliens?

While cute garden gnomes are common in modern gardens, in the grand estate gardens of 18th-century England, one might have met their melancholy ancestor: the ornamental hermit, an actual human being hired to live a life of seclusion and contemplation, for the sake of being a picturesque addition to the landscape of the wealthy.

The Garden Hermit: The Living, Breathing Garden Gnome of the 18th Century

On the face of it, Camp Siegfried seemed like your typical 1930s summer camp, offering a range of activities, including swimming, sports, and a variety of arts and crafts. However, it had a much more sinister purpose: it was a Nazi training camp designed to indoctrinate German-Americans into Nazi ideology.

Camp Siegfried: Just Another Regular Long Island Summer Camp—with a Nazi Twist

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Old shape Toblerone chocolate bar

Toblerone’s New Shape Inadvertently Reduces Dental Carnage

BY Pieter Zilonis

Pesky chocolate executives have struck again and tinkered with another iconic symbol from the world of confectionary.

Russian wolves relieved after government provide transport for axe wielding school children

BY Liam Robinson

Russian wolves can breathe a sigh of relief after local government officials stepped into provide alternative travel arrangements for a band of axe wielding school children.

The cheating penguin, the husband and her lover

BY Tyler Wilson

A cheating penguin has finally been caught in the act. We’ve conclusive proof that penguins cheat on their partners and have a number of other horrific habits.

Shanghai strawberry cake building

Shanghai cake building fails to meet official cake building regulations

It’s the company birthday. We’re in Shanghai’s conservative historic district. Yeah, let’s convert our corporate HQ into an 8 storey Shanghai cake building.

Dave the worm

Dave the Worm Executed After Smashing World Record

BY Liam Robinson

Dave the worm is a record breaking ex-earthworm. Dave was sacrificed in the name of science by staff at the British Natural History Museum in 2016.

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