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Author Discovers Long-Lost Grave Of The Elephant Man

"The Elephant Man" was a tragic Victorian sideshow act. His skeleton was kept for research upon his death but the location of the rest of his remains was unknown until now.Jo Vigor-Mungovin/TwitterJo Vigor-Mungovin lays flowers on an unmarked grave suspected to belong to Joseph Merrick, also known as “The Elephant Man.” A biographer for Joseph Merrick, better known as “The Elephant Man,” believes that she has discovered the infamously deformed man’s remains 130 years after his death in an east London hospital.

Catherine Parr, The Sixth And Final Wife Of King Henry VIII

Catherine Parr was the last of King Henry VIII's six wives and the only one to neither be cast aside nor killed by the volatile English monarch.Master John/National TrustCatherine Parr became England’s queen in her early 30s and ruled for almost four years as Henry VIII’s spouse. King Henry VIII’s last wife, Catherine Parr, began her marriage knowing that her husband had sent two of his former wives to the chopping block.

Celebs Before Fame, '60s Pics, And More

“The Forgotten Holocaust”: 27 Tragic Photos From The Rape Of Nanking Wikimedia CommonsChinese men being forcibly buried alive during the Rape of Nanking, circa 1937-1938. We often seem to know all about the horrors that have happened on our side of the world. But, all too often, when an atrocity has happened on the other side, we don’t hear much about it. Alongside all the catastrophes that plagued Europe during World War II, the atrocities committed in Southeast Asia were every bit as disturbing — even if most of us in the West hardly ever learn about them in school.

Centuries-Old Philippine Town Revealed Amid Ongoing Drought

About 50 years after it was intentionally flooded, extreme heat and low rainfall have revealed the forgotten town of Pantabangan in the Philippines.RT Films/FacebookThe ruins of an old church from the drowned town of Pantabangan. A prolonged period of little rain and intense heat in the Philippines’ Nueva Ecija province just caused a reservoir’s water levels to dramatically recede — exposing the ruins of a lost 300-year-old town. Although the village itself is around three centuries old, it was inhabited into the 1970s.

David Ghantt And The Loomis Fargo Heist: The Outrageous True Story

On October 4, 1997, David Ghantt pulled off the Loomis Fargo heist with $17.3 million in hand — but then the problems started piling up.Todd Williamson/Getty ImagesIn the true story behind “Masterminds,” David Ghantt and his accomplices stole $17.3 million during the October 1997 Loomis Fargo heist in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1997, David Ghantt was the vault supervisor for Loomis, Fargo & Co. armored cars, which managed the transportation of large sums of cash between banks in North Carolina.