In 1881, Charles W. Oldreive patented "The New Iron Horse," a remarkable invention. One might wonder about the appeal of a large wheel that one could sit inside. However, the concept is akin to the earlier giant penny-farthing bicycles, which operated without a chain drive. In those bicycles, the pedals were directly connected to the wheel, meaning that each turn of the pedals corresponded to a turn of the wheel. Hence, the larger the wheel, the greater the speed the bicycle

The Shankill Butchers ride tonight You’d better shut your windows tight They’re sharpening their cleavers and their knives And taking all their whiskey by the pint — The Decemberists, “The Shankill Butchers” From 1975 to 1979 they terrorised Northern Ireland. Today the area they haunted, Shankill, has become synonymous with savagery. The Shankill Butchers were a loyalist (Protestant) gang, many of whose members belonged to the Ulster Volunteer Force. Headed by Lenny Murphy,

John Emil List, an unassuming accountant, made headlines in 1971 for committing one of the most notorious familial crimes in American history. His story is a chilling reminder of the hidden darkness that can lurk behind closed doors, and it continues to fascinate true crime enthusiasts and psychologists alike. On November the 9th, 1971 John List acted out his decision to murder his wife Helen, 45; his children, Patricia, 16, John, Jr., 15, and Frederick, 13; and his 84-year-o