The California Innocence Project (CIP) began in 1999 with the intent of assisting the wrongfully incarcerated in gaining their freedom while also working to reshape the legal system. Justin Brooks, co-founder and director of…
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Our ancestors of yore were plagued by recurrent bouts of malaria, deadly tuberculosis infections, constant syphilis outbreaks and bacteria-laced wounds that never healed. But armed with vaccines and antibiotics, modern-day humans can now avoid or…
If only the human brain had an untapped 90 percent reserve that could be used for psychic powers, Trivial Pursuit, or remembering relatives’ names at reunions! Alas, no. For better or worse, most people’s brains…
Does the size of your brain say anything about your smarts? Plenty of brainy scientists have pondered the link between a person or animal’s grey matter and their cognitive skills. Perhaps fitting for a question…
If you’re living with migraine and fibromyalgia, you may wonder what is going on in your body and brain that could be causing these painful conditions, and whether there’s a connection between the two. Migraine and fibromyalgia do have several common…
You have a headache, and on top of that, you feel like your head is spinning. Having a headache or feeling dizzy can be unsettling on its own, and together they’re even more anxiety producing. But…
The ear wax that is naturally produced by your body helps to clean, protect, and lubricate your ears. But ear wax sometimes builds up excessively, and if it does, you may want to turn to…
What do an orgasm, a multiplication problem and a photo of a dead body have in common? Each induces a slight, irrepressible expansion of the pupils in our eyes. For more than a century scientists…
In the rich tapestry that is human history, humankind sure has come up with some imaginative and time-consuming ways to end people. And not just end people, but torture them very, very slowly. The most agonizing forms of torture…
Amanda Knox, a Seattle-born exchange student, was held for nearly four years in an Italian prison under accusations of having murdered her roommate, Meredith Kercher. Her case has been the subject of memoirs, true-crime dramas, and…
As soon as mankind learned to shoot, it figured out how to use that power to kill. The history of shooting squads is very long, though the practice is quickly becoming a relic of the…
Humans have shown throughout their history they are capable of feats of miraculous survival. Although it may appear our physical forms are not all that tough when compared to other creatures in the animal kingdom, the…
While it’s now considered history to younger students, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, are moments permanently etched in Americans’ minds. Most everyone can tell you exactly…
Many think mild bullying is just a normal part of growing up. Some successful people who were bullied relentlessly, such as comedian Chris Rock, go so far to say that kids need bullying in some form. Others, however, think bullying of any…
There are plenty of movies or TV shows about cops who had insane undercover operations to bust all sorts of criminals – and while these tales seem too crazy to be true, some are real. There…
Madame LaLaurie holds a special place in the mythology of the South, and New Orleans in particular. If there ever was a house that was haunted, it would be her mansion, a collection of rooms…
Charles Manson is known as one of the most notorious murderers in American history, and yet he did not personally kill anyone – that was the task of the Manson Family members. Manson, a master manipulator, influenced…
The world is full of natural wonders, and many areas on our awesome Earth filled to the brim with their own creepy acts of universal oddity. From unresolved and inherent occurrences to haunting backgrounds filled with mystery,…
Here’s a creepy question to ponder: Do hair and fingernails continue to grow after a person dies? The short answer is no, though it may not seem that way to the casual observer. That’s because…
The Great Carrier Reef was “created” on May 17th, 2006, when the US Navy towed the retired carrier out to sea and sunk it. No, you haven’t read that title wrong. And no, it’s not…