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Yuri SmityukTASS/Getty ImagesRussia recently restarted an old military program that was meant to train sea mammals as operatives for its armed forces. With enough patience, wild animals can be trained to do anything. A white whale that was found harassing Norwegian boats near the small fishing village of Inga is suspected to be a Russian-trained

Wikimedia CommonsAlleged witches underwent brutal tests in Salem, including being stripped and examined for any strange blemishes. The witch trials began in early 1692 after 9-year-old Betty Parris and her 11-year-old cousin Abigail Williams began to exhibit some strange behavior.

Wikimedia CommonsA lithograph portraying Preston Brooks caning of Charles Sumner. These days, the Senate floor is relatively calm. Sure, there are disagreements, and occasionally someone is asked to sit down, but at least no one has gotten into a physical fight in recent history. However, that wasnt always the case.

Wikimedia CommonsA statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from its perch in New Orleans on May 19, 2017. As Confederate monuments come down across the South, the Civil War has once again become a lightning rod throughout the United States.

The last time James Pitzen saw his son Timmothy Pitzen was when he dropped him off at Greenman Elementary School in Aurora, Illinois on May 11, 2011. Six-year-old Timmothy hopped out of the car with his Spider-Man backpack. I told him I loved him and to be good. And then he was gone, James Pitzen