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What Happened On May 18th

Napoleon Bonaparte declares that France is an empire and that he is its emperor. Just 34 years old, the bold military commander had risen to power in the aftermath of the French Revolution and quickly set about strengthening his position both at home and abroad. In 1799, he engineered a coup and officially took power

Who They Were, And What They Did

The pathology of adult serial killers eludes the comprehension of many, but the ways in which we grapple with their punishment is comparatively easier for people to grasp. Whatever else transpires in an adults life, we reason, the killer had a choice and a court of law can hold that person accountable for their crimes.

Why Giovanni Brusca Is History's Most Terrifying Mafia Killer

YouTubeAuthorities arrest Giovanni Brusca near Agrigento, Sicily on May 20, 1996. Sicilian Mafia hitman Giovanni Brusca murdered so many people that he actually lost count. From the 1970s to the 1990s, Brusca would kill whoever the Mafia wanted dead from government officials to innocent children. And he wasnt even a little bit sorry.

Women On The Cusp Of Transformation

Hanging a china plate as decoration while Tony plays. Source: Mashable Weve written before on the ways war has inspired countless technical innovations that we take for granted every day, but havent focused too much on the ways it has transformed the home and its accompanying gender roles. In this arena, one surprising accomplishment of

1,000-Foot Spider Web Appears Overnight On A Greek Beach

Giannis Giannakopoulos/FacebookPart of the massive spider web covering the shore of a lagoon in Aitoliko, Greece. An uptick in temperature and humidity in western Greece has set the stage for a massive spider party along one towns shore.