Eduardo Gallo: The Real-Life Vigilante Who Put His Daughter’s Killer Behind Bars Ted McGrath/FlickrEduardo Gallo’s daughter was kidnapped from his weekend home in Tepoztlan, Mexico. It was July 2000 when Eduardo Gallo’s 25-year-old daughter Paola disappeared from his weekend home in Tepoztlan, Mexico. Worried sick, Gallo was soon contacted by gang members who wanted him to pay a hefty ransom for her return. Gallo scrounged up $18,500 and jewelry and swiftly paid those who took her — only to find her dead body a week later.

The altar was found in the ancient Graeco-Roman city of Patara and is shedding invaluable light on the ancient Greek religious practices of its time.Mustafa Koçak/Antalya Bilim UniversityThe ancient city of Patara in Turkey is also known as “the cradle of civilizations.” Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Patara have uncovered a stunning 2,000-year-old altar engraved with a coiled, decorative snake relief. While serpents have proven a ubiquitous symbol across ancient civilizations, this is first discovery of its kind in Patara, which has an intriguing history of its own.

Did you know that Americans spend $700 million a year on V-Day gifts for their pets? Read on for more strange Valentine's Day facts.Whether you love the holiday for its sentimentalism, or loathe it for commoditizing intimacy, Valentine’s Day is hard to ignore. Learn a little bit more about the billion-dollar holiday with us as we prepare for yet another onslaught of cards, flowers and candy with these little-known Valentine’s Day facts:

Whether it's war heroes, adventurers, or stories of survival in extreme conditions, these stories are about the triumph of the human spirit. Nancy Wake As WWII’s most decorated woman, Nancy Wake was at the top of the Gestapo's most wanted list. Trained in hand-to-hand combat, espionage, sabotage, and able to drink her male counterparts under the table, she was known as one of the most fearsome resistance fighters of WWII. At one point during the war, she led 7,000 guerilla fighters into a raid of a German gun factory and even killed an SS sentry with her bare hands.

A look at the 1980s mafia, when drugs, informants, and money ruled the day -- and the organization's downfall was just around the corner.The 1980s mafia operated in stark contrast to the values presented in The Godfather movies. Gone were the bonds of loyalty and the aversion to attention; instead, narcotics — and the money and glamour that came with it — ruled the day. At the same time, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act gave law enforcement increased powers and resources to combat organized crime.