In 2005, Helios Flight 522 took off normally. But midway through the flight, everyone on board lost consciousness due to hypoxia following a pressurization maintenance procedure issue.

The plane continued flying on autopilot for hours. Fighter jets were scrambled and saw the chilling sight: a ghost plane with no one awake inside.
It eventually ran out of fuel and crashed, leaving no survivors. To this day, it’s known as the “Ghost Plane.”


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Anita Ekberg shooting arrows at paparazzi after being followed home (1960).

Anita, a Swedish actress, was being followed by paparazzi from club to club and eventually to her house. She shouted, “Give me those pictures!” and then let the arrows fly. One arrow hit a photographer's foreman, and two hit another photographer's back.


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In China, needles are placed inside soldiers’ collars to force them to keep their heads perfectly upright during large parades.


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According to a reporter, the Department of Homeland Security is considering a reality TV series that puts non-citizens through a series of challenges to compete for U.S. citizenship.


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The blood stained ceilings where 380 Samurai chose death after a 11 day stand against 40,000

In Kyoto, Japan, there are five temples with ceilings stained by blood. These ceilings were made using the floorboards from Fushimi Castle, where in 1600, Torii Mototada and 380 of his samurai made a heroic last stand. After resisting an army of 40,000 for 11 days, they chose to take their own lives rather than surrender.


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