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The photographs of a man who knew he was about to be killed by a volcano image

The photographs of a man who knew he was about to be killed by a volcano

Robert Landsburg used his own body to preserve the photographs he had taken of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Singing "My Way" is banned at some karaoke bars in the Philippines after multiple murders

In some bars, people are employed especially to defuse conflicts between patrons.
The largest single mass lynching in US history was celebrated in newspapers image

The largest single mass lynching in US history was celebrated in newspapers

11 Italian Americans in New Orleans were lynched after the murder of a police chief despite being acquitted.
For years, police in England believed a serial cat murderer killed more than 400 cats image

For years, police in England believed a serial cat murderer killed more than 400 cats

After spending more than £130,000 investigating, they concluded there was no such killer.
A meteorite landed in Peru and gave people nearby a mysterious illness image

A meteorite landed in Peru and gave people nearby a mysterious illness

The loud noise and explosive impact originally led Peruvians to think that Chile had launched an attack.