Roberto Calvi, who was nicknamed “God’s Banker” because of his ties to the Vatican, was found hanged beneath Blackfriar’s Bridge in London in 1982. Police ruled it a suicide-but was it really?
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The Mob
More Mob
Yup, you guessed it, the Mob
In 1981 Shergar was named European Horse of the Year for his victories on the track. On February 8th, 1983, eight armed men showed up at the stables where Shergar was kept as a stud and stole him for ransom. They never got a single pound and the horse was never found. Why?
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The story
The answer revealed?
Discovered in 1898, the 200 lb Kensington Runestone is, as the name suggests, a stone covered in runes. What makes this stone so interesting is that it was found in Minnesota, USA. Though the authenticity of this out of place artifact has been hotly debated, if real, the stone provides evidence that in 1362, Scandinavian explorers would have been the “first” to discover the new world, almost 100 years before Columbus.
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The story of the Runestone
The hooked X
So much math in such a small message
Somewhere between 100 to 120 AD the 9th Roman legion disappeared from the record books. Were they disbanded, defeated in a fierce battle (if so which one), or absorbed into another legion?
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From Livius
Ancient Warfare magazine
Were they really in Holland?
Valley of the Headless Men
A creepy place littered with corpses! A mysterious valley where people wind up missing their heads! And more!
The Short Version
The Long and Fantastic Version
Japanese Suicide Forest
Legend has it that people who hope to end their lives are drawn to the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt Fuji in Japan. The number of people who have died in the forest is so high that the Government organizing search parties annually, sometimes finding more than 100 bodies.
The Vice article
More images (careful, these could be disturbing)
Canneto di Caronia
A small Italian village began experiencing spontaneous combustion in January 2004. Appliances, furniture, cars, and even water pipes are randomly catching on fire for no discernible reason.
The story
The Volcanoes