Jack Sullivan shot and killed a police officer during a robbery attempt in 1936
Jack Sullivan shot and killed a police officer during a robbery attempt in 1936. Later, at the age of 23, he was sentenced to death in a gas chamber. His…
To the friends and family of this amazing person
My name is Jayden Spillman. I’m 14 years old. I have 5 siblings and my parents are divorced. I was on my way to the mall after a doctor’s appointment…
Czeslawa Kwoka, Polish Catholic, 14 years old.
She died in the Auschwitz extermination camp on 18 February 1943 with an injection of phenol into her heart. Shortly before the execution, she was photographed by the prisoner Whilem…
Viral Message Misattributed to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
A message has widely circulated on social media claiming to be an open letter from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to former U.S. President Donald Trump. In this message, the supposed…
Last Saturday, after I got back from a house fire in 4’s district (I was literally in the shower
Last Saturday, after I got back from a house fire in 4's district (I was literally in the shower), Engine 6 got called to a car accident on Highway 58.…
What was an archaic and brutal custom in the Third Reich?
Johann Reichart was paid 3,000 marks a year for beheading people and received a bonus of 65 marks for every head detached. It was such a high salary that, after…
As a doctor or nurse, what’s the saddest scene you have ever witnessed?
Two years ago my girlfriend Freya (who is a urologist) came home. When we were having drinks before dinner, she told me the most shocking and sad, but also fascinating…
When actor Al Pacino was two years old, his parents divorced and his mom, Rose
When actor Al Pacino was two years old, his parents divorced and his mom, Rose, moved with her son to her parents’ home near the Bronx Zoo. It was a…
When lions see a safari tourist on a horse (not a zebra), is the tourist safe? Does the lion perceive the tourist, or does it just see a horse? Would it leave the horse alone?
A man on a horse is not a man or a horse to a lion. It is a single, strange animal. The shape is tall and wrong. The scent is…
As the 81-year-old woman was getting ready for bed, she said to her 83-year-old husband
As the 81-year-old woman was getting ready for bed, she said to her 83-year-old husband: —Hey, I just looked out the window and I think the garage light is on.…