Around the same time HH Holmes was terrorizing Chicago with his murder house, Jane Toppan was walking the halls of the hospital ward in search for her next victim. She was histories most prolific female serial killer. She had inherited evil from her father who went insane, as well as her sister, and so it was inevitable that she would experience some sort of breakdown in her life. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma says experts are seeking international help for the whale calf stranded off Sydney's northern beaches. picked by ConeOfSilence 1 year ago

It is now generally accepted that the bowhead whale is the longest lived mammal on the planet, with a lifespan of over 200 years. But that it can sing with "more than one voice" and that it changes its repertoire from year to year is news. This behaviour is unique among baleen whales and is a newly discovered phenomenon that has been investigated by researchers at the University of Copen... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

People in a rural part of South Carolina have cancelled Independence Day events and are arming themselves in fear of a killer after five shootings.

Police say, ""There's fear and concern here and there should be concern." picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

A Paekakariki man is calling himself a whale rider after a brush with a southern beauty but the joyride could cost him $30,000.

Simon O'Donnell said he paddled out to the whale off the Kapiti Coast then stepped on to its back as it swam underwater. Standing on the whale was "just insane". picked by Bingo 3 months ago

GRAPHIC. NSFW. Denmark is one of the countries currently supporting efforts to lift the ban on commercial whaling and it does not
oppose the resumption of international trade in whale products. More info here. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

A judge locked up killer Clifton Bloomfield for 195 years, but now the multiple murderer is out--on video--in a movie role he filmed between homicides. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A photographic catalog of a traditional whale hunt. Photographer Jonathan Harris accompanied a family of Inupiat Eskimos on a whale hunt. During his week long journey, he took 3,214 photographs, including pictures taken every 5 minutes while he was sleeping. Really creative and interesting interface picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Passers-by and cars were soaked in blood and body parts were sprayed over a road after the bursting of the whale, which was being carried on a trailer
*Thursday, 29 January, 2004* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

While cutting through some Egyptian limestone recently, stone masons in Italy made an interesting discovery. A whale fossil. They called in experts who confirmed this was a 40 million year old whale.Then the fun really began. Well, fun for the archeologists that is. They went to the place where the stone was extracted and found prehistoric bone fragments and more. A bigger dig is currently underw... read full post picked by bingo 7 months ago

The partial remains of an ancient toothed whale species that roamed the ocean 5 million years ago have been discovered on a California beach. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

BRITAIN'S killer chipmunk invasion has sparked a web frenzy — for rodent RECIPES.

*yum...Alvin!* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday. picked by cactushair 12 months ago

Seen Monty Python & The Holy Grail? Did you like the Killer Rabbit? If so, you can wear Killer Rabbit slippers.

Also available: plush Holy Hand Grenade. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Activists in the Philippines have rescued what they believe might be the smallest offspring of the world's biggest fish — a whale shark the size of a forearm. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Mara the whale is capable of great gentleness as she guides her calf, Kell, on an epic journey from the waters off Polynesia where he was born to Antarctica. In almost a human gesture, she wraps a protective flipper around her son. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Virginia Tech killer was referred to counseling after professors read his violent one-act play entitled "Richard McBeef." It features a 13-year-old boy who murders his father and accuses his stepfather of pedophilia. At one point, the child's mother brandishes a chain saw at the stepfather. The play ends with the man striking the child with "a deadly blow. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A woman in New York received a large mass of some sort of waxy substance as a gift. She's hoping against hope that it turns out to be that rare, "floating gold" of the sea: whale vomit. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

"At age 34, Donald Schmidt is the oldest ward ever in the California Youth Authority."

If he's a child killer... why in the world are they keeping him locked up... with CHILDREN? picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

A Serial killer who has been leaving headless torsos outside the Indian capital's jail for more than a year, allegedly in revenge for wrongful imprisonment, has struck again. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago