- A young man identified only as Balal was due to be hanged for stabbing a friend during a street brawl.
- But sometimes, an execution can be stopped by forgiveness. Or pity.
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bi·zarre /bə-ˈzär/
adjective
1. markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or whimsically strange; odd
Because sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction... from shrunken heads, auto-erotic strangulation and cult leaders to post-mortem staging, circus freaks and human oddities. Because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth is not.
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The Strange Funeral Traditions From Around the World
- Historians have found burial grounds of Neanderthal man dating to 60,000 BC with animal antlers on the body and flower fragments next to the corpse.
- Some cultures choose to hold a life a celebration of life instead of a traditional funerals we know.
The ‘Incorruptible’ Preserved Saints of Catholic Church
“The Dyatlov Pass Incident”: Who or What Slaughter Nine Russian Skiers in 1959?
Ted Bundy: Murderous Love
- Hybristophilia is a paraphilia in which sexual arousal is responsive to being with a partner that is known to have committed a crime, such as rape, murder, or armed robbery.
- One of the most infamous examples of hybristophilia is Ted Bundy, who attracted numbers of women to his trials each day, and received hundreds of love letters while he was incarcerated.
The Body Integrity Identity Disorder: When People Seek to Sever Their Limb
Satanic Ritual & Day-Care Sex Abuse Hysteria
Albino Hunt in Africa: Hunting for Humans
- Although albinism is rare worldwide, it is relatively common in Africa due to consanguinity and is seen as a punishment or curse.
- There is a demand in the black market of body parts that are being used in amulets, potions, and dark rituals.