The colorful green and white vase purchased at a Virginia Goodwill turned out to be a rare piece by Italian artist Carlo Scarpa.Jessica VincentThis vase is in excellent condition, though its path to Goodwill is something of a mystery. When Jessica Vincent went to her local Goodwill store in Hanover County, Virginia, last June, a striking red and green vase caught her eye. Though her partner asked her, “Why are you buying that bottle?

The Wild Story Of Tom Horn, The Infamous Cowboy And Hitman Of The Old West Hannah Reilly Holtz 5 months ago Tom Horn was a scout for the U.S. Army, a cowboy, a deputy sheriff, and a private detective for the Pinkerton Agency. But it was his final stint as a hired gun that would lead to his demise. ncG1vNJzZmiZnKHBqa3TrKCnrJWnsrTAyKeeZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnmJa7r63HZp%2BopKSv

In 323 B.C.E., Alexander the Great died of an unknown illness — and his body showed no signs of decomposition for six days.Alexander the Great’s death in 323 B.C.E. has puzzled historians for millennia. The ancient Greeks were baffled by the mighty king’s excruciating demise. They also marveled at the fact that his body took nearly a week to decompose, concluding that he must have been a deity as a result.

Humans have always thought their sense of smell is worse than dogs'. But a new study shows that we've underestimated what our noses can do.Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images Just because a sense of smell is different doesn’t mean that it’s worse. With that in mind, a new neuroscience review claims that us humans have been a little too hard on ourselves when it comes to our sniffing abilities. “We’re discovering, to our delight, that the human smell system is much better than we were led to believe,” John P.

Source: Go Pix Pic Once upon a time, having a couple of tattoos was the definition of body modification, at least across the US and Europe. But extreme body modifications are growing in popularity, and those who claim it as a lifestyle choice are always looking for ways to take it to new levels. Source: Gallery Hip However, body modification isn’t something confined to grungier corners of San Francisco or New York.

Police contacted the FBI after the man showed up at a local medical center with a missing hand, destroyed fingers, and shrapnel wounds across his neck.West Virginia Regional JailFBI reported that Cole Carini blew off his own hand and fingers while making a bomb for a suspected ‘incel’ attack. On the evening of June 2, 2020, a 23-year-old Virginia man walked into a local medical center with extreme injuries to his body, including one missing hand.

When she was informed of her husband's death, Katrina Fouts claimed he had been suicidal but the Google query "crime of passion law in indiana" suggested otherwise.Hamilton County JailKatrina Fouts and Terry Hopkins were caught when authorities found a screenshot of a poisonous mushroom on Fouts’ phone. An Indiana woman and her friend have been charged with murdering the woman’s husband using a poisonous mushroom. According to New York Daily News, Katrina Fouts and her friend Terry Hopkins were caught when authorities found cell phone location data and a goldmine of suspicious internet searches that revealed their scheme.

Hidden beneath a resort in West Virginia and stocked with 30 years of supplies, the Greenbrier bunker was to be the last refuge of the American government in case of nuclear war.National ArchivesThe exterior of the Greenbrier Resort, home of the Greenbrier bunker. Located about five hours away from the nation’s capital in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Greenbrier advertises itself as “America’s resort since 1778.” Its website invites prospective guests to “experience Life as Few Know It.

Built by a pre-Islamic society in what is now Saudi Arabia, Hegra was the second city of the Nabataean kingdom. Hegra is now open to the public after sitting untouched for about 2,000 years.Royal Commission for AlUla Thousands of years ago, Hegra was once a bustling trade hub that was famous for its spices and aromatics.Wikimedia Commons Hegra was also known for its tremendous wealth and influence, especially since it once controlled many prominent trade routes in the region.

The Notorious B.I.G. was at the height of his fame when he was murdered in Los Angeles in 1997. And to this day, no one knows who shot Biggie Smalls.A quarter-century ago, Biggie Smalls’ death in Los Angeles shocked the hip hop world. The rapper, born Christopher Wallace and also known as The Notorious B.I.G., was 24 years old when unidentified shooters fired four bullets into his body and peeled off into the night.