During the Inquisition, women who weighed more than 50 kg were not judged for "ties with the devil". It was believed that exactly 50 kg is the maximum carrying capacity of the broom
Fang Zheng with their legs crushed by a Chinese tank during the Tiananmen Square. It remains one of the most heavily censored events in modern Chinese history.
World War II veteran Isaac Woodard with eyes swollen shut from the brutal beating and blinding inflicted upon him by a South Carolina police chief while he was en route to rejoin his family shortly after his honourable discharge from the Army on February
An Iraqi officer with a defiant, fearless expression moments before an ISIS militant execute him.
Louise Bundy, mother of serial killer Ted Bundy, wipes away a tear in her dining room in Tacoma, Washington, as she tells him over the phone, "You will always be my precious son." He was executed minutes later at the Florida State Prison, pronounced dead
Voicemail left by Brian Sweeney, a passenger on United Airlines Flight 175 about three minutes before his plane was crashed into the World Trade Center
Very naked sex
This is Ismael Hadi, a homeless man from Yemen, who was known for feeding stray dogs. He was found dead this morning with the dogs refusing to leave his side.
On 5th October 2020 in Shahjahanpur (India), 25-year-old S.B. gave birth to Siamese twins. The girls were delivered via cesarean section. They share 2 legs, the vital organs, but have 2 arms each. 'S', who has a 5-year-old daughter with her husband 27-yea
Overdeveloped Ears Compensating Fetus Born W/ No Eyes.
The 1992 McDonald’s Drive-thru Coffee Burn Incident; coffee was 180–190 °F ( 82–88 °C). Stella Liebeck was awarded $3 million in punitive damages
Kobe Bryants autopsy report
Elderly waiting to be rescued from flood waters in Dickinson, Texas.
A daughter documents her parents in a photo essay as they battle cancer simultaneously (xpost from /r/jessicamshannon)
This, and two other incidents of tear gas canisters that found their way into protestors’ brains today in Baghdad after just a few hours of protests, i will be posting more of this stuff cuz I’m not seeing any attention for it in reddit
When the Australian bushfires get too close to you, the RFS send an emergency message explaining that "it's too late to leave"
United States of America, 1930
Guy who killed his mom and friend just made a final Facebook status while on the run 2 hours ago.
None of the pictures posted of tieniman square ever show the reality of that event, this is what the Chinese government really did
Las Vegas shooting victims laying arm in arm
My friend was shot and killed in a drive by shooting over the weekend, he tweeted this 5 minutes before he was shot. RIP to one of the most genuine, brilliant people I know.
About a year ago, a co-worker of mine suddenly died one month after his wedding. This is a post from his wife.
Photo of a man and his dog watching their world burn (photo by Alex Coppel for the Herald Sun at Malua Bay, NSW, Australia)
September 11, 2001 there was one American in space. This is the picture he took from the International Space Station
