Images of war are always heartbreaking, but these vintage photographs of old war wounds are particularly unsettling. They were taken before the advent of modern medicine in a time when a doctor’s best course of action was a combination of potentially dangerous procedures and prayer. Limbs with gunshot wounds often had to be amputated immediately, […]
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We’ve heard of food porn, but this is something totally different. Artist, photographer, and Los Angeles baker extraordinaire Christine McConnell has created some of the scariest cakes you’ll ever see, or ever want to see. From alien waffle cones, to crazy cookie monsters, they’ll leave you screaming… for a fork. Christine McConnell Christine McConnell Christine McConnell Christine […]
Here’s one word that most people know, all over the world: Google. Google is probably one of the most powerful companies that currently exists. Luckily, they seem to use most of their data-collecting powers for good (unlike Time Warner or Comcast). Google is so powerful, though, it makes you wonder… What if there was an […]
Gingerbread houses are a huge part of the holiday season, but have you ever wondered where exactly the idea came from? Gingerbread first became a tradition in Nuremberg, Germany, after it was introduced to Europe during the Crusades in the 11th century. Monks began baking “lebkuchen” cookies in the 14th century. They quickly became a […]
As you go about your daily life, it’s easy to forget all of the weird and wonderful things that are tucked away around the world. A Redditor cobbled together 19 of the strangest places on earth, reminding us all of the creepy things that could be hidden in our very towns. Dark forests, abandoned cities, strange museums […]
If you thought Google Maps was just for getting directions, you’re sorely mistaken. Half the fun of Google Maps is using it to explore the world. Sometimes during the course of that exploration, you come across some really freaky/creepy/terrifying stuff, like these 27 images. Brace yourselves, it’s about to get weird. 1.) The broken face on the […]
The Vikings once believed that the island of Newfoundland was surrounded by a sea full of monsters. As funny as that sounds, they may have been right A man from Nova Scotia named Scott Tanner was fishing in Newfoundland when he pulled up a strange creature that looks like something you’d see on an old-fashioned […]
