The Bloody History Of The 1997 North Hollywood Shootout And The ‘High Incident Bandits’ Behind It Neil Patmore last year On the morning of February 28, 1997, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu led one of the biggest gun battles in Los Angeles history after robbing a Bank of America, firing more than 2,000 rounds at police before they died. ncG1vNJzZmiZnKHBqa3TrKCnrJWnsrTAyKeeZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnnpq2rXnPmqump6KafLGtxp5maw%3D%3D

The modern world comes with its share of drawbacks, but at least we have dentists.Wikimedia Commons Modern life is hectic and demanding. We all seem to be short on time and stuck with more work than we know how to handle — so much so that from time to time, we might wish we could have lived in a simpler, less stressful age. Back before the days of industrialization, some may think, the world was a more relaxed and open space with fresh air, predictable work patterns, and simple ways of doing things.

In March, the snapping turtle was euthanized. By June, the teacher Robert Crosland faced charges of animal cruelty for which the jury acquitted him.Salt Lake TribuneRobert Crosland, the teacher who fed the puppy to the turtle. An Idaho middle school teacher made headlines last March when he fed a live puppy to a snapping turtle as part of a science demonstration. State officials said shortly afterward that the snapping turtle was euthanized and after a short trial on animal cruelty charges, teacher Robert Crosland was found not guilty.

Sada Abe loved Kichizo Ishida so much that even after murdering him, she kept his most prized "tool" as a keepsake. Wikimedia CommonsSada Abe On April 23, 1936, Sada Abe and Kichizo Ishida checked into a hotel in Tokyo. The plan was for a short liaison. Ishida, after all, had a wife to get back to. But the afternoon turned into night, then into the next morning. And for the next four days, Abe and Ishida stayed in bed engaged in frantic lovemaking.

"I’m hot, I’m beautiful, I’m 51. What are we going to talk about tonight? Being hot, being beautiful, being white?"FacebookStills from a video of Susan J. Westwood delivering her racist rant to Chele Garris. A white woman in Charlotte, N.C. lost her six-figure job after she was caught on video harassing her black neighbor while saying things like, “I’m white and I’m hot, so what are you doing here?” Chele Garris was at the other end of this troubling exchange, and posted the videos she captured of the woman, identified as Susan J.

Born with severe deformations, Thalidomide babies were the result of one pharmaceutical company's coverups and dark past. Wikimedia CommonsThalidomide babies suffered numerous birth defects ranging from malformed arms, legs, and ears. When Agnes Donnelion gave birth to her son Kevin, she wasn’t allowed to see him for two days. “All the mums in the ward were getting their babies and I wasn’t,” Donnelion recalled in the BBC documentary, Thalidomide A Wonder Drug.

Learn about the ten richest people ever — and see if you can even wrap your head around fortunes that dwarf that of Bill Gates.Each year, Forbes releases its ranking of the world’s richest people. And each year, some smart aleck chimes in with the news that if you adjust for inflation, Bill Gates wouldn’t even be close to the number one richest person in history. Not only is that true, but Gates would barely even crack the top ten.

Discover the strangest photos ever taken in this collection of bizarre animals, unusual inventions, and extraordinary events that are completely one of a kind. Weird Pictures: The "Wildman Suit"To this day, the one-of-a-kind "Wildman Suit" sits on display in the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. A double-layered set of armor coated from head to toe in one-inch-long, outward-facing iron nails, this suit remains as terrifying as it is mysterious. While it's widely referred to as Siberian bear-hunting armor from the 1800s, others say it was used in the gruesome spectacle of bear-baiting popular in Shakespearean England.

RZSS/Katie Paton Sir Nils Olav the Penguin inspects the King's Guard of Norway after being bestowed with a knighthood at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland in 2008.Wikimedia Commons RZSS/Katie Paton RZSS/Katie Paton ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images Wikimedia Commons A bronze statue of Sir Nils Olav.Wikimedia Commons ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images Wikimedia Commons ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images Like this gallery? Share it: The Colonel-In-Chief Of The Norwegian King’s Guard Is A Penguin View Gallery Members of Norway's Kongens Garde have one simple, yet serious, task: Keep the King of Norway alive.

The tense and extravagant Baroque movement defined the art of the 17th century. The Baroque Period was distinguished by exaggerated dynamism and clear detail that aimed to create drama and grandeur in sculpture, painting and architecture. The style is said to have started around 1600 in Rome before spreading across Europe. It was heavily influenced and encouraged by the Catholic church, which used it to communicate religious themes, war imagery, and aristocrats who appreciated the exuberance.