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animals

Watch This Irresponsible Raven Eat a Parking Ticket

Quoth the raven, "You owe $25."
Cara Giaimo January 24, 2017
Melbourne, Australia

Ned Kelly's Armour

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
This looks pretty fun to drive, right?
transportation

A Tram Thief Took a Short Joyride in Austria

The perp was a former tram driver who missed his job.
Cara Giaimo January 23, 2017
People place pennies on the blank headstone.
Baltimore, Maryland

Grave of John Wilkes Booth

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.
The Cage of Shame
Levoča, Slovakia

Levoča Cage of Shame

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.
Product like this puts you on top.
crime and punishment

Illicit Teen Snack Tycoon Got a Suspension, And, Eventually, a Scholarship

Peril and, then, praise.
Cara Giaimo December 19, 2016
Surprise!
crime and punishment

Former Boy Scout Mails 500 Pieces Of Garbage To Boy Scout Bullies

Among other things, the packages contained old tea leaves, underwear, and dirt.
Cara Giaimo December 2, 2016
crime

Found: A Man Hiding in the Ceiling After a Break-in at a Best Buy

He was arrested.
Erik Shilling November 16, 2016
The Last Resort Bar.
Port Orange, Florida

The Last Resort Bar

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
One of the many gruesome dioramas.
London, England

The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
murder

Watch a Serial Killer Play the Dating Game

Bachelor number one was hiding a horrific hobby.
Molly McBride Jacobson October 26, 2016
The tree man, post-arrest.
trees

Man Dressed As Tree Arrested

A man dressed himself as a tree.
Cara Giaimo October 25, 2016
Very subtle.
crime

This Guy Allegedly Tried To Steal a Venetian Blind By Stuffing It Into His Coat

The surveillance photo is good.
Erik Shilling October 18, 2016
murder

In the 1900s, Being a 'Cigarette Fiend' Was a Legitimate Defense for Murder

Smoking kills.
Jennifer Redmond October 5, 2016
crime and punishment

Police in Utah Recommend Against Shooting Random Clowns

The hysteria continues.
Eric Grundhauser October 4, 2016
Permanently Closed
The House
Guatape, Colombia

La Manuela Hacienda Ruins

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.
cars

Why Thousands of Catalytic Converters Are Stolen from Cars Each Year

They contain valuable metals, among other things.
Erik Shilling September 13, 2016
politics

Election Fraud in the 1800s Involved Kidnapping and Forced Drinking

How roving "cooping" gangs got voters drunk and disturbed the democratic process.
Natalie Zarrelli September 7, 2016