Aokigahara Forest has always haunted the poetic imagination. Long ago, it was said to be the home of yūrei, Japanese ghosts. Now it's the final resting place of as many as 100 suicide victims every year.At the foot of Mount Fuji, the highest mountain peak in Japan, sprawls a 30-square-kilometer forest called Aokigahara. For many years, the shadowy woodland was known as the Sea of Trees. But in recent decades it has taken on a new name: Suicide Forest. Read More...
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in Argentina's Andes Mountains — and the survivors were forced to turn to cannibalism while awaiting rescue.Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock PhotoThe survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 shortly after rescuers discovered them.
On Oct. 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes Mountains. Forty-five people were on board when the plane went down, but by the time they were rescued more than two months later, only 16 were still alive. Read More...
For years, "secret societies" have caused controversy, conspiracy, and intrigue amongst those who stand on the outside looking in. The Bohemian ClubThe Bohemian Club is one of America's most exclusive groups. It includes 2,500 of the country's richest, most conservative men, and is rumored to have control over some of the largest corporations in the country, such as oil companies, and the Federal Reserve. Wikimedia Commons The Bohemian ClubWilliam Randolph Hearst, founder of the Hearst publishing corporation, was a noted member of the club. Read More...
