A disturbing look at life in the Khmer Rouge's notorious Tuol Sleng prison in Phnom Penh during the Cambodian genocide.During the invasion of Cambodia in late 1979, Vietnamese soldiers uncovered a hastily abandoned prison in Phnom Penh containing meticulous records of each inmate, complete with a portrait photo and detailed “confessions” of their crimes committed against the Khmer Rouge. That prison was Tuol Sleng, or Security Prison 21, a former high school in the Cambodian capital that was converted into a prison and interrogation center upon the Khmer Rouge’s ascent to power in 1975.

This was Brooklyn before it became a haven for luxury condos and artisanal pickle shops.During the forties and fifties, Brooklyn was home to manufacturing and industry that kept its economy thriving. But the boon of World War II was short-lived and soon after, companies left New York for cheaper cities while Brooklynites fled for safer neighborhoods and the city fell into an economic slump that would last for decades. Drugs and mobsters ruled the streets throughout the seventies and eighties while Brooklyn fell into disrepair as the city cut back on basic services.

Known only as "Tsukumo No. 24," the prehistoric skeleton bore 790 deep wounds, which scientists are attributing to a tiger or white shark. Kyoto University“Tsukumo No. 24” was found buried at a cemetery near the Seto Inland Sea of the Japanese archipelago. While the University of Oxford team primarily intended on studying human violence in prehistoric Japan, one 3,000-year-old skeleton took them elsewhere. First unearthed in the early 1900s, the remains contained almost 800 cuts that left the experts baffled — until they realized this was the oldest shark attack victim ever found.

These photos reveal what life was like inside fascist Italy in the blood-soaked years both before and during World War II. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walk by a row of saluting Italian soldiers during a visit from Germany's new chancellor. Venice, Italy. June 1934. Wikimedia Commons Young boys in the fascist youth group, the Opera Nazionale Balilla. Italy. Date unspecified. Wikimedia Commons A group of girls in the Littorio fascist youth group.

As the world gears up for the release of the much anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it’s important to remember where the series came from. From a modern lens, the original trilogy may not seem too impressive, but the films utilized groundbreaking technology and filming techniques that would influence movies for generations. We pay homage to the original Star Wars trilogy by looking at behind the scenes photos that capture just how groundbreaking the films really were:

These seven shocking FDA mistakes include dangerous prescription drugs that cost thousands upon thousands of lives.Image Source: Pinterest It is the job of our good friends at the US Food and Drug Administration to give the OK — or not — on what we put into our bodies. Unfortunately, their decision-making process has proven to be not as much of an exact science it should be. In fact, the FDA has made some pretty huge blunders that have ended in irreparable damage and even death.

By the time of Al Capone's death, the 48-year-old had deteriorated so severely from the advanced syphilis ravaging his brain that he had the mental capacity of a 12-year-old.While there were plenty of gangsters who made headlines in the Roaring Twenties, Chicago mobster Al Capone always stood out from the pack. In the span of just a decade, Capone rose from being a street thug to the FBI’s “Public Enemy No.

Ambergris is a waxy substance sometimes found in the digestive system of a sperm whale — and it can be worth millions.Perfumes famously employ ingredients like exotic flowers, delicate oils, and citrus fruits to produce a compelling scent. They also sometimes use a lesser-known ingredient called ambergris. Though ambergris may conjure up images of something beautiful and soft, it’s something totally different. Commonly referred to as “whale vomit,” ambergris is an intestinal slurry that comes from the guts of sperm whales.

Azie Faison started selling drugs to get out of poverty, but the lifestyle nearly led to his death after he was shot nine times during a robbery gone awry.X (Formerly Twitter)Azie Faison, the former kingpin who now tries to steer youth away from drugs. Harlem in the late 1980s and early 1990s was plagued by a sudden increase in the amount of cheap crack cocaine. The effects were devastating on the local community — but dealing also made a select group of people incredibly wealthy.

Red Medicine: Is Cuba The New Global Leader In Medical Science? Chris Altman 9 years ago Cancer vaccines, free healthcare and medical philanthropy. Many say Cuba is paving the way in healthcare, but is this praise necessarily warranted? ncG1vNJzZmiZnKHBqa3TrKCnrJWnsrTAyKeeZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnk52%2Fqr%2BMmqOtpZGj