Clocking in at 882 feet long, the Titanic's size was unparalleled — but it might have also hastened its demise.Wikimedia CommonsMost know the story of its tragedy, but few know how big the Titanic was. When it set sail in 1912, it was the largest vessel ever built.
When it launched in April 1912, the Titanic was deemed the largest ship in the world. The literal behemoth measured 882 feet long and 92 feet wide, with a weight of over 46,000 tons. Read More...
The "shoot-on-sight" policy at India's Kaziranga national park saw more poachers killed by guards than rhinos killed by poachers in 2015.STRDEL/AFP/Getty ImagesTourists photograph a rhinoceros with her calf at Kaziranga National Park on February 21, 2012.
Thanks to the rising cost of rhino horns on the illegal black market, rhino numbers are plummeting throughout Africa and Southeast Asia. However, the rhinos at Kaziranga, a national park in northeastern India, are thriving. Read More...
Taken from the ancient Greek words for “love” and “monster,” teratophilia involves the sexual attraction to fantasy creatures like Bigfoot — and sometimes real-life people with deformities.One could easily mistake teratophilia as the Latin term for some type of horrifying disease. However, it defines the sexual attraction to fictional monsters or people with deformities. Teratophiles certainly comprise a small chunk of the world’s population, but the subculture has grown in visibility and popularity over the years. Read More...
