9 Eerie Cruise Ship Disappearances That Left Authorities Baffled

The Double Cruise Ship Disappearance Of Hue Pham and Hue Tran WikiEK/Wikimedia CommonsHue Pham and Hue Tran vanished from the Carnival Cruise Line ship Destiny in 2005. For Mother’s Day, Hue Pham and Hue Tran’s children gave them the gift of a cruise trip. They boarded the Carnival cruise ship Destiny in May 2005 — and vanished somewhere between the islands of Barbados and Aruba. According to The Guardian, the couple — who had been married for 49 years — had overcome great adversity before.

Amazing Photographs Of The Summer Of 1969 In New York

While the social changes of the 1960s are often associated with California, New York was undergoing its own change.While the late 1960s are often associated with the cultural shift spurred by the cities of California, New York City was undergoing its own significant and rapid transformation. With Greenwich Village becoming the hippie enclave of the East Coast and New York experiencing an accelerated white flight, the demographics and make-up of the city quickly changed.

Amazing Pieces Of Art Made From Recycled Materials

Art Made From Recycled Materials: Bike Arch Artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector, who collected the bicycles from the debris piles of nonprofit bicycle organizations, created this bicycle arch. The archway features 300 bikes and was on display in California. Recycled Art: All American Girl American artist Sandhi Schimmel created this image using tax forms and political junk mail. Her other works are created using paper waste including menus, junk mail, greeting cards and advertising brochures.

Archaeologists Find Remains of Three Cats Inside 2,500-Year-Old Mummy

Instead of finding the remains of one whole cat, researchers found a ball of fabric, five hind leg bones, and nothing else.Museum of Fine Arts of RennesThe 2,500-year-old cat mummy had bones from three separate cats inside of it. The ancient Egyptians had a deep affinity for mummified animals, which were often used as ritual offerings to the gods. These mummies have largely remained a mystery because the heavily wrapped remains are difficult to examine without causing damage.

Creepy Dolls Keep Washing Ashore On This Texas Beach

The director of a Texas nature reserve has found at least 30 dolls on a stretch of Texas shoreline — and they just keep coming.MissionAransasNERR/YouTubeJace Tunnell, director of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, chronicles the group’s finds on YouTube. The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) in Texas brings scientists and policymakers together to protect regional flora, fauna, and water quality. According to the Houston Chronicle, however, they’re currently busied by something less organic — creepy dolls that keep washing ashore.

Cursed Movies Whose Sets Were Struck By Tragedy

The Crow — The Film That Killed Brandon Lee Dimension FilmsBrandon Lee died while shooting his character’s death scene. Brandon Lee, son of the legendary star Bruce Lee, starred as the titular character in 1994’s The Crow. In the film, Lee plays a murdered rockstar who returns from the dead to exact revenge on the gang that killed him and his girlfriend. Unfortunately, the film would become marred by real-life tragedy when Lee was accidentally shot and killed while filming his death scene.

Did Her Affair With JFK Lead To His Assassination?

"The worst thing I did was fall in love with a married man," Judith Campbell Exner confessed years after the affair: "I kept my secret out of fear."Judith Campbell Exner was the first woman to publically admit her affair with President John F. Kennedy, but not at her own discretion. An FBI investigation into JFK’s assassination and certain mob dealings uncovered Exner’s name and brought them to expose her to the nation.

Grace Kelly's Glamorous Life, From Hollywood To Princess Of Monaco

After finding fame as an actress, Grace Kelly gave up stardom in 1956 to marry Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and become a royal. Grace Kelly in pearls. She once said: "I favor pearls on screen and in my private life."Public Domain Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra in the movie High Society in 1956. Rumors abounded that the two were romantically involved, but Kelly married her husband that April. Public Domain Grace Kelly posing with flowers in her dress.

Gregory Scarpa, The Mafia Hitman Hired By The FBI To Threaten The KKK

Running out of options, J. Edgar Hoover turned to Gregory Scarpa for assistance in the infamous "Mississippi Burning" murder case.New York Daily News/Getty ImagesGregory Scarpa outside one of his homes on Staten Island. In 1964, the Ku Klux Klan, riding high on a string of murders, killed three civil rights workers in what would famously become known as the “Mississippi Burning” murders. The Klan buried their bodies in a dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi, sparking a nationwide man hunt.

How Asa Earl Carter Reinvented Himself As 'Forrest Carter'

In the 1950s and '60s, Asa Earl Carter was a violent white supremacist. But years later, he tried to cover up his racist past — by pretending to be a Native American author.Forrest Carter’s “memoir” The Education of Little Tree was a sleeper literary hit. Published in 1976, the heartwarming book about growing up with Cherokee grandparents really took off in the late ’80s and early ’90s. It reached the top of The New York Times Best Sellers list and was even recommended by Oprah Winfrey.