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Gruesome, bizarre, and some unsolved: 44 of the most unusual deaths from history

Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The man who survived two atomic bombs
On the morning of August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on the city…

The hauntings of Mang Gui Kiu Bridge in Hong Kong
Mang Gui Kiu is a small bridge situated in Tsung Tsai Yuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. For being frequently overflown by heavy rains, the bridge was originally named “Hung…

Charles E. Peck – the man who called his family 35 times after his death!

Villa Epecuén – The town that spent 25 years underwater!
Villa Epecuén, an old tourist town located south of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on the eastern shore of Laguna Epecuén, about 7 kilometres north of the city of Carhué. Once…

The Elephant’s Foot of Chernobyl – A monster that emits death!
The Elephant’s Foot—a “monster” that spreads death even today is hidden in the bowels of Chernobyl. It is a mass of about 200 tons of molten nuclear fuel and rubbish…

A list of famous lost history: How 97% of human history is lost today?
Many significant locations, objects, cultures and groups throughout history have been lost, inspiring archaeologists and treasure-hunters around the world to search for them. The existence of some of these places…

Angel’s Glow: What happened in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862?
Between 1861 and 1865, the United States was involved in a bloody conflict that cost the lives of more than 600,000 people. The Civil War, as it is often called,…

Omayra Sánchez: A brave Colombian girl trapped in volcanic mudflow of the Armero Tragedy
Omayra Sánchez Garzón, a 13-year-old Colombian girl, who was peacefully living with her small family at the town of Armero in Tolima. But she never thought that the dark time…