The disappearance of Madeleine McCann became “the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history.” She went missing from an apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while her parents were out to dinner. 15 years later and no one knows where she is. Though her parents and family never lost hope of seeing her again. …
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South Carolina’s capital Columbia has multiple arcades with pinball machines. In some of them (those open to people of all ages) you may run into a stereotypical sight — teenage pinball wizards crowded around machines, shooting for the high score. And each of them is committing a crime. Did you know that for decades, it …
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Hell hath no fury like an artist scorned. And it’s easy to see why — you pour your heart and soul into creating your masterpiece only for critics to poo-poo all over it. But you should still take even harsh criticism with some dignity. And definitely not wipe dog s*** all over the critic’s face. …
A used automobile can be a great deal. You can get a well-maintained, nice car for possibly a fraction of the price of a new one. But you have to be careful with what you buy. Your seemingly perfect new used car could have any number of issues lurking just before the surface. The brakes …
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For the past few weeks, the Dallas Zoo in Texas has been struggling with a mysterious invader. An unknown intruder has cut enclosures open, allowed a leopard to escape its habitat, and reportedly caused the death of a vulture. But things came to a head on January 30 when two tamarind monkeys were stolen from …
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The car of a missing Lyft driver was found hundreds of miles away, with a suspect that’s wanted for murder in Central Florida, according to the family. Wauchula Police Department sent a team of investigators to North Carolina after Matthew Flores, 35, was taken into custody. The car of Gary Levin Lyft driver, 74, of …
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When you think of werewolves, you’ll probably picture a monstrous creature that’s usually firmly in the camp of evil in stories. But that’s actually not an accurate depiction of them. That is, if we believe a man who was an actual werewolf. In 1691, a robbery trial in Swedish Livonia (modern-day Latvia) took a bizarre …
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Gas stations are often not the most hygienic places, whether inside or outside. You can often expect to find trash, used contraceptive devices, and other gross stuff in and around them. But you’d never expect to find dismembered human genitalia. Sadly, that was the shocking discovery made in Alabama. Police officers were called to a …
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Waiheke Island is an idyllic vacation destination off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island. It enjoys a reputation as a paradise on Earth — if you can afford to travel there. But there’s a strange mystery happening on Waiheke. The island’s residents have been haunted by a bizarre occurrence for almost a year. Somebody …
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Did you read Woman Arrested for Fake Cancer Fundraiser: Part One? Because this is part two. Madison shared her fake cancer story publicly, not only on social media and on a Go Fund Me page, but was also highlighted in the North Scott Press newspaper on Oct. 18, 2022, where she gives the story of …
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