Sonya Vatomsky
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7 Human Body Parts That Were Once Used as Medicine
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7 Human Body Parts That Were Once Used as Medicine
Feeling sick? Try some blood jam. → Read More
8 Seemingly Harmless Plants That Can Kill or Maim You
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8 Seemingly Harmless Plants That Can Kill or Maim You
Coming in contact with one of them feels like “being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time.” → Read More
Thinking About Having a ‘Green’ Funeral? Here’s What to Know
A typical American funeral usually involves a few hallmarks we’ve come to expect. But how necessary are those embellishments? → Read More
The Mysterious Murder Case That's Captivated Iceland for Nearly 200 Years
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The Mysterious Murder Case That's Captivated Iceland for Nearly 200 Years
Iceland's last execution involved a woman whose crime may never be understood. → Read More
8 Myths About Dead Bodies You Probably Think Are True
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7 Myths About Bats
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The Barnes Mystery: A Twisted Tale of Maids, Murder, and Mistaken Identity
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The Origins of 25 Monsters, Ghosts, and Spooky Things
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Murder at Lava Lake: The Unsolved Crime That Still Haunts Central Oregon
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The Chilling Story of the Hinterkaifeck Killings, Germany's Most Famous Unsolved Crime
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Man Who Lost His K-9 Partner Didn't Think He'd Be Able To Love A Dog That Much Again
Frank Hurst didn't know if he'd meet another K-9 partner like Red — until he met Radar. → Read More
Alt-Right Thinks Tutu-Wearing Lenin Statue is ‘Idol of Evil’
Protesters came to Seattle to denounce what they called a monument to Marxism. They didn’t know it’s for sale for $250,000. → Read More
Workplaces recognize your birthdays and babies — but why not non-traditional milestones?
Deaths of pets or gender confirmation surgery can be just as important as events on the marriage-to-pregnancy path. → Read More
Goth Culture Is a Haven for Gender Play. But It Can Make Trans Folks Feel Invisible.
Here’s a fun fact: It took me way longer to figure out my gender identity and sexual orientation than it did to fall in love with black lipstick and th ... → Read More
7 Cures for Hiccups From World Folklore
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How the 'Servant Girl Annihilator' Terrorized 1880s Austin
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8 Wildly Inaccurate Myths About Spiders (Plus the Truth)
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