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The lake that hides a 500-year-old secret
Laguna de los Condores is one of the country’s most important Inca sites – but only 150 people trek to this remote spot each year. High in the remote northwestern Andes is a stunning mountain lake that’s held a secret for more than 500 years. Laguna de los Condores, located in northern Peru’s remote...
Hop on a coach and explore the rich history of Scotland
Break for the Borders on a coach trip and find a side to the country that is very different to the tourist trail. ONE afternoon we’re in a stately home that once belonged to a very lucky boy. In 1848, when he was six months old, the Third Marquess of Bute inherited a fortune from his family’s coalmines, ironworks...
How a Nazi SS storm trooper went from being Hitler’s henchman to an Irish farmer
A notorious Nazi, known as “Hitler’s favorite commando” and “the most dangerous man in Europe,” Otto Skorzeny lived a peaceful life in a mansion on a 160-acre farm in County Kildare 14 years after the end of World War II. Not an easy man to miss, Skorzeny stood 6 foot 4 inches tall and weighed...
Conchita Wurst from Austria: who is she in daily life? (Photos)
Austrian pop-star Thomas Neuwirth, who performs as the well-known drag queen Conchita Wurst, is a winner of the contest "Eurovision 2014". But who is Conchita Wurst in real life?...
Bronze Age wheel found at ‘Britain’s pompei’ for the first time EVER
A COMPLETE wheel from the Bronze Age has been discovered in Britain for the first time. A dig at the edge of a brick quarry near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, has already drawn comparisons with the Roman city Pompeii — because it provides a time capsule into Bronze Age life, just as the era was ending. Dwellings...
The moment Laura and Leo got close: ITV presenter joined star in hotel suite until 5am
Exclusive: Encounter follows night of partying as Leo celebrated his Best Actor win LEONARDO DiCaprio took ITV presenter Laura Whitmore back to his hotel suite after a wild night celebrating his Bafta win. The 41-year-old, who won for his role in The Revenant, plucked the I’m A Celebrity presenter out of a group of women...
Creepy Kids of Horror: Then and Now
With Halloween right around the corner, we started thinking about kids from horror movies over the years that have really gotten under our skin — and what happened to those kids, anyway? We take a look at some of the most memorable kids from horror films and where they are now. Linda Blair, 'The Exorcist' It's...
Creepy Pictures of Warden In the Gulag (18+ PHOTOS)
A selection of images of torture practiced in the camps. Danzig Baldaev is a chronicler of the criminal world. When he was a teenager living in Buryatia, his father was arrested as an "enemy of the people". Later Danzig Balayev worked as a guard and released the most comprehensive encyclopedia of...
Russian singer Philip Kirkorov turned in Conchita Wurst
Russian singer Filipp Kirkorov surprised his fans by dramatic changes in his appearance. As it turned out, the man did this for his new video "Passers-by". Photo: instagram.com/fkirkorov...
Man crafts huge 18ft PENIS-shaped tree in front garden in bid to make people laugh
Tree surgeon Chris Bishop has spent three years pruning and shaping the 25-year-old Cypress tree into its distinctive phallic shape A man has crafted a huge 18ft penis-shaped tree crafted by its owner in a bid to make people laugh. Tree surgeon Chris Bishop, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, has spent three years pruning and...
Cinematographers call for new Oscars category to distinguish between VFX and actual photography
'A great deal of what viewers are looking at is not in fact shot by the cinematographer but is created by artists on a computer.' Major cinematographers have spoken out against the increasingly deceptive use of VFX in films. When you think of CGI you probably think of the very unsubtle Michael Bay, robots smashing...
Marilyn Monroe: An even brighter life after death?
Even as icons go, there are few as exalted, as scrutinized as Marilyn Monroe. A new exhibition, Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon, is now showing at the Murray Art Museum Australia (MAMA), featuring over 100 pieces of art inspired by the late actress. It spans works created by Monroe's famous peers — Cecil Beaton,...
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