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The Catholic Church Reportedly Spent $3.8 Billion In Abuse Pay-Offs

The report comes after abuse allegations were revealed as a part of a state investigation in Pennsylvania.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 27, 2018

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The Catholic Church Reportedly Spent $3.8 Billion In Abuse Pay-Offs

The report comes after abuse allegations were revealed as a part of a state investigation in Pennsylvania.

By Bernadette Deron • August 27, 2018

Dog Breeder Caught ‘Debarking’ 10 Puppies And 5 Dogs By Repeatedly Shoving A Pipe Down Their Throats

“The manner in which these dogs were devocalized is concerning on many levels, not the least of which is that it is illegal."

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 24, 2018

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Dog Breeder Caught ‘Debarking’ 10 Puppies And 5 Dogs By Repeatedly Shoving A Pipe Down Their Throats

“The manner in which these dogs were devocalized is concerning on many levels, not the least of which is that it is illegal."

By Bernadette Deron • August 24, 2018

A Man Fell Into An Art Installation Called Descent Into Limbo

The installation looks as if it's a 2-D painting of a black circle, but is actually a precarious illusion, featuring an eight-foot drop.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 21, 2018

Weird News

A Man Fell Into An Art Installation Called Descent Into Limbo

The installation looks as if it's a 2-D painting of a black circle, but is actually a precarious illusion, featuring an eight-foot drop.

By Bernadette Deron • August 21, 2018

Intricately-Designed 2,000-Year-Old Roman Shoe Found Inside A Well

Intricately-designed and highly fashionable, this Ancient Roman shoe reveals a lot about how footwear functioned in Rome.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 20, 2018

Intricately-Designed 2,000-Year-Old Roman Shoe Found Inside A Well

Intricately-designed and highly fashionable, this Ancient Roman shoe reveals a lot about how footwear functioned in Rome.

By Bernadette Deron • August 20, 2018

A Woman That Fell Off A Cruise Ship Was Rescued After Treading Water For 10 Hours

“I was sitting at the back of the deck and, yeah ... it was bad,” she said before being taken into an ambulance.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 20, 2018

Weird News

A Woman That Fell Off A Cruise Ship Was Rescued After Treading Water For 10 Hours

“I was sitting at the back of the deck and, yeah ... it was bad,” she said before being taken into an ambulance.

By Bernadette Deron • August 20, 2018

Someone Stole Nearly $100,000 Worth Of Ramen Noodles In Georgia

The victim left his truck parked at a gas station for a few days, and when he returned the truck had vanished — with all noodles in tow.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 17, 2018

Weird News

Someone Stole Nearly $100,000 Worth Of Ramen Noodles In Georgia

The victim left his truck parked at a gas station for a few days, and when he returned the truck had vanished — with all noodles in tow.

By Bernadette Deron • August 17, 2018

A Satanic Monument Was Just Erected In Front Of Arkansas’ State Capitol

"Good people of Arkansas and supporters of religious liberty, I present to you Baphomet — the symbol of pluralism, legal equality, tolerance, free inquiry, freedom of conscious, and reconciliation."

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 17, 2018

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A Satanic Monument Was Just Erected In Front Of Arkansas’ State Capitol

"Good people of Arkansas and supporters of religious liberty, I present to you Baphomet — the symbol of pluralism, legal equality, tolerance, free inquiry, freedom of conscious, and reconciliation."

By Bernadette Deron • August 17, 2018

Petrus Gonsalvus And The Real Beauty And The Beast Story

How Petrus Gonsalvus made it into the French royal court and married Lady Catherine to live out the real Beauty and the Beast story.

By John Kuroski • Aug 15, 2018

Petrus Gonsalvus And The Real Beauty And The Beast Story

How Petrus Gonsalvus made it into the French royal court and married Lady Catherine to live out the real Beauty and the Beast story.

By John Kuroski • August 15, 2018

Scientists Just Discovered An Extinct Pygmy Woolly Mammoth On An Siberian Island

Scientists believe this is an entirely new species of mammoth that until now hasn't been proven to exist.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 14, 2018

Science News

Scientists Just Discovered An Extinct Pygmy Woolly Mammoth On An Siberian Island

Scientists believe this is an entirely new species of mammoth that until now hasn't been proven to exist.

By Bernadette Deron • August 14, 2018

The Sad Story Of Schlitzie, The Sideshow “Pinhead” Made Famous By The Movie ‘Freaks’

Even as an adult, Schlitzie had the mental aptitude of a three- or four-year-old and could only speak in short sentences and phrases. And they turned him into a sideshow "freak."

By William DeLong • Aug 13, 2018

The Sad Story Of Schlitzie, The Sideshow “Pinhead” Made Famous By The Movie ‘Freaks’

Even as an adult, Schlitzie had the mental aptitude of a three- or four-year-old and could only speak in short sentences and phrases. And they turned him into a sideshow "freak."

By William DeLong • August 13, 2018

A Stolen Painting Worth $160 Million Was Found In A Small Town Couple’s Home

“It probably had not been in the store an hour before the first person came in and walked up to it and looked at it and said, ‘I think this is a real de Kooning.’"

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 6, 2018

Weird News

A Stolen Painting Worth $160 Million Was Found In A Small Town Couple’s Home

“It probably had not been in the store an hour before the first person came in and walked up to it and looked at it and said, ‘I think this is a real de Kooning.’"

By Bernadette Deron • August 6, 2018