The Violent Bigfoot Encounter That Saw 400-Pound Beasts Attack Flickr/Old White TruckOregon has the second-most Bigfoot encounters by population in the U.S.
Despite an undeniable roster of hoaxes that presumably comprise the majority of Bigfoot sightings, reports like this 1924 incident on Mount Saint Helens in Washington State boggle the mind. It was here that a group of prospectors claimed to have encountered a group of seven-foot-tall ape-men which nearly killed them all with boulders. Read More...
Lady Jane Grey became queen upon the death of King Edward VI in July 1553, but quickly lost her throne to Mary I, the eldest daughter of King Henry VIII, nine days later.Public DomainLady Jane Grey, the so-called Nine Days’ Queen.
Most know the story of Queen Mary I of England and of her half-sister Queen Elizabeth I of England. But fewer know about the queen who preceded them, Lady Jane Grey. Read More...
Hans Schmidt illegally married, impregnated, and then brutally murdered and dismembered his mistress. For that crime, he was eventually executed via electrocution, and to this day is the only Catholic priest ever executed in the United States. Turns out, the murder he was caught for was only the tip of the iceberg.A portrait of Hans Schmidt, the only Catholic priest to ever be executed in the United States, circa 1910. Read More...
