Himeji Castle In Hyōgo, Japan Himeji Castle in Japan's Hyōgo prefecture is famous for the horrific legend of a murder that occurred there, which inspired the 1998 Japanese horror movie Ringu. The movie was later adapted for American audiences as The Ring.
Daniel Mennerich/Flickr The yard at Himeji Castle. The structure, which sits atop a hill in the middle of the city, is also known as the "white heron" due to its bright white facade. Read More...
Air traffic controllers instructed 39-year-old Darren Harrison on how to fly and land the Cessna 208 plane at Palm Beach International Airport.Robert Morgan/Federal Aviation AdministrationRobert Morgan, left, and Darren Harrison, right, after Morgan helped Harrison land the plane.
When the pilot of his plane suddenly slumped forward, Darren Harrison leaped into action. Reaching out to air traffic control, he explained that he had no idea how to fly or land the plane — and controllers on the ground were able to talk him through it safely. Read More...
Satanic curse tablet from the Middle Ages found in Germany, 700-year-old mace head unearthed in Poland, Roman prison bakery uncovered at Pompeii.Renovation Workers In Germany Discover A Medieval Tablet Inscribed With A Satanic Curse Archeology in Mecklenburg-Western PomeraniaWritten in an archaic script known as Blackletter or Gothic minuscule, this curse asks Satan and Beelzebub to bring harm against two people named Taleke and Hinrik.
Workers renovating a town hall in northern Germany just stumbled upon a medieval tablet inscribed with a Satanic curse. Read More...
