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Send us a Text Message.Throughout history, several women have earned notoriety for their actions and the impact they had on society. These women, often wielding considerable power and influence, left behind legacies marred by violence, cruelty, and controversy. One of the most infamous women in history is Elizabeth Báthory, who we've covered in a previous episode, but if you have listen to that one Elizabeth was a Hungarian noblewoman from ...

Send us a Text Message.Since the dawn of time, armed conflict has been a tragic and devastating fact of human life. Whether over land, resources, or politics, human beings have always managed to find new reasons to wage war against one another. Often as part of larger conflicts or wars, countless individual battles have ensued throughout history. Some are short and relatively uneventful while others changed the fate of entire nations and people. All battles are terrible, but some have managed...

Send us a Text Message.In the early 1830s, the landscape of the southeastern United States was home to a vibrant mosaic of Native American cultures, encompassing approximately 125,000 individuals who resided on expansive territories spanning Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida. These lands held profound significance, having been inhabited and nurtured by their ancestors for countless generations.However, as the decade drew to a close, the once-thriving communities faced a...

Send us a Text Message.As the glittering skyline of Manhattan rises majestically above the Hudson River, casting its shimmering reflection upon the waters below, it’s easy to be captivated by the city’s dazzling facade. But behind the gleaming skyscrapers and bustling streets lies a hidden history steeped in mystery, intrigue, and tragedy.From the sordid tales of gangland violence that once gripped the streets of the Five Points to the haunting echoes of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, ...

Send us a Text Message.A botched execution refers to an execution attempt that does not proceed as planned, resulting in complications, errors, or failures in carrying out the intended method of capital punishment. These complications can range from malfunctioning equipment, such as the failure of the electric chair or lethal injection apparatus, to errors in judgment or execution by the appointed officials, leading to prolonged suffering or even survival of the condemned individual. Botched ...

Send us a Text Message. Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive. Though probably not a worry rooted in much truth today, being buried alive used to be a lot more common. In the absence of medical technology and morgues, ways of determining whether someone had really died ranged from pinching to burning. Even then, sometimes the person had simply entered into a coma or was paralysed. It wasn’t until 1846 that French doctor Eugène Bouchut suggested that they use new stethoscope ...