Pope John Paul II attempting to exorcise serial killer David Berkowitz, Son of Sam, before his 1980 execution.

Execution by cannon, Shiraz, Iran. 1890s.

Anchor Drop Fail

Nokia 3310 vs hydraulic press

Oxalis is a plant that has a ballistic dispersal mechanism and can fire consecutive seeds if something brushes against it.

Russian rednecks

Chongqing, China

Journalist reports on Ukraine crisis switching fluently through 6 different languages

Jonathan is the oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world. He came to life in 1832 and is currently 187 years old. He has lived through WW1 and WW2, the Russian Revolution, seven monarchs on the British throne, and 39 US presidents.

The Siberian Ice Maiden of Ukok is a female mummy with tattoos from the 5th century BC.

In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded".

Interesting physics