Stunt performer Ryan Dunn was just 34 years old when he died in a fiery car crash in 2011 — and the details were nothing short of horrific.Around 3 a.m. on June 20, 2011, Ryan Dunn crashed his Porsche into a guardrail in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania. His vehicle then landed in the nearby woods, where it burst into flames. Ryan Dunn did not survive the crash — and his death left countless fans in mourning. Read More...
After the body of the Somerton Man was found on an Australian beach in December 1948, police found a scrap of paper reading "Tamám Shud" in his pocket.On December 1, 1948, beachgoers came across a dead man on Australia’s Somerton beach. Well-dressed and with no signs of trauma, his identity and cause of death eluded local police. Soon, investigators dubbed him the “Somerton Man.”
As their investigation deepened, so did the mystery. Read More...
J.D. McMahon promised Wichita Falls a skyscraper befitting the prospering boom town. Unknown to townspeople, the con man drew up blueprints for a building 480 inches tall, instead of the 480 feet he promised.WikimediaThe Newby-McMahon Building, popularly known as “The World’s Littlest Skyscraper.”
In the early 20th century, a petroleum boom hit Wichita County, Texas, whose population more than doubled as over 20,000 new residents moved to the area. The town of Wichita Falls became a hub for the roaring economy, and new industries began to grow as did the town’s population. Read More...
