Formerly barren land in Brazil is now thriving with hundreds of new flora and fauna thanks to the efforts of Sebastião Salgado and his wife Lélia.Ricaro BelielPhotographer Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado and his wife Lélia planted two million trees that have now grown into a lush green forest in Brazil. Growing deforestation is a big issue for the sustainability of our environment. But individuals like famed photographer Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado and his wife Lélia are trying to save it.

The coffin also contained the remains of a man and a surprisingly well-preserved ceremonial ax. York Archaeological TrustTree trunk coffins like these are extraordinary rare as they deteriorate over time. It’s unusual for archeologists to respond to an archeology emergency. But that’s exactly what happened in July 2018, when workers on a golf course in Tetney, England, unexpectedly came across a Bronze Age wooden coffin in a pond. The coffin contained an axe and a skeleton, which the archeologists worked swiftly to preserve.

Police say that James Craig killed his wife, Angela, so that he could start a new life with his affair partner.Summerbrook Dental Group/FacebookAngela and James Craig. A Colorado dentist is behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes with cyanide and arsenic. Police took 45-year-old James Craig into custody on March 19, 2023, for the first-degree murder of Angela Craig. According to court documents, James reportedly laced Angela’s daily pre-workout drinks with the poisons, causing her to fall ill and ultimately die in the hospital.

Common Superstitions: Breaking A Mirror Image Source: Creepypasta Breaking a mirror as a sign of bad luck dates back to the time before mirrors even could break. Before glass, mirrors were made of unbreakable metal. And before metal mirrors were the reflections in still water. People would look at their reflection to see their fate, and if the reflected image was distorted or broken, it was seen as a sign of imminent bad luck.

Born with a rare condition that made her walk on all fours, Ella Harper found fame as the “Camel Girl” in front of traveling sideshow audiences from the time she was just 12.Ella Harper was born shortly after the Civil War in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with a rare condition that made her knees bend backward — and made her into a spectacle. She was most comfortable walking on all fours rather than on two legs and, because of America’s obscene fascination with sideshow “freaks,” that was enough to make her a circus attraction.

Molly Gibson's birth is believed to have set a world record for the oldest-known frozen embryo to result in a successful delivery.Tina Gibson/The National Embryo Donation CenterMolly Gibson was born in 2020 from an embryo that had been frozen since 1992. An embryo that was frozen in 1992 was implanted into the uterus of a woman earlier this year — and now, that embryo has just successfully been born as a healthy baby girl named Molly Gibson.

Henri Charrière escaped from one of history's most infamous prisons and then won his freedom from the government that he claimed had wrongly imprisoned him in the first place.If even half of the daring exploits described in Henri Charrière’s autobiography Papillon are true, then he lived a life of adventure and frequent brushes with death that would make any thrill-seeker jealous. From his gangster days in Paris to his escape from one of history’s most infamous prisons in French Guiana, Henri Charrière lived a life of excitement like that must be read to be believed.

For decades, Arturo Beltrán Leyva rose to power under the guidance of more notorious traffickers. But by the early 2000s, he was sick of working for his bosses — and set out to become a fearsome boss himself.Arturo Beltrán Leyva may be lesser known than other Mexican drug kingpins, but he was a central figure in some of the country’s bloodiest drug turf wars. Though he had once been aligned with the notorious Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and the Sinaloa Cartel, Beltrán Leyva had split from the organization by 2008 — and created his own group.

Glenn Miller was a renowned bandleader during the swing era. Then he played for the allied troops in WWII. Then he vanished. The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesGlenn Miller on drums in 1943. He was a bandleader, composer, trombonist, and the center of one of the most mysterious disappearances in modern history. Glenn Miller was born in Iowa in 1904 and began practicing music at an early age. He started with the mandolin before switching to the horn.

Ever since two artists erected Prada Marfa in the Texas desert in October 2005, this daring installation has taken on an unexpected life of its own.FlickrPrada Marfa is a bizarre sight to see in the middle of the Texas desert. In October 2005, Texans near the town of Marfa noticed something strange: A Prada store in the desert. It wasn’t a mirage — but Prada Marfa was also much more than met the eye.