The decree demands 220 pounds of human feces daily, but considering the average amount of feces produced a day is less than one pound, the decree seems entirely untenable. North Koreans rally in support of a New Year’s address in Pyongyang, 2019. The North Korean government and its purportedly dear leader Kim Jong-un have demanded that each able-bodied citizen produce and deliver 220 lbs of feces per day in order to combat the country’s fertilizer crisis and declining economy.

The Death of Cardinal Beaufort was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1789 and included a controversial demonic figure — but layers of paint and varnish added after Reynolds' death eventually obscured it.National TrustThe demon was highly controversial at the time, with one critic sneering that it was “too ludicrous and puerile to escape censure.” When Sir Joshua Reynolds debuted his painting The Death Of Cardinal Beaufort in 1789, critics were shocked that he’d included a “fiend” lurking in the background.

In October 2008, Canadian filmmaker Mark Twitchell lured 38-year-old Johnny Altinger to his garage and murdered him — after being allegedly inspired by "Dexter."At a glance, Mark Twitchell seemed perfectly normal. The 29-year-old Canadian man had a wife and a young daughter, and aspirations of becoming a filmmaker. But Mark Twitchell also had an urge to kill. Driven by this desire and his passion for the TV show Dexter, Twitchell started plotting out a Dexter-like murder.

In the 1920s, Stephanie St. Clair built a gambling empire in Harlem — and left an unforgettable mark on New York City history.In the early 20th century, gangsters and racketeers ruled New York City. Amidst the Irish and Italian gangs rose Stephanie St. Clair, a Black woman who became a racketeer and an activist in equal measure. At a time when Black women were deemed second-class citizens, St. Clair went toe-to-toe with some of the most notorious gangsters in history to carve out a piece of Harlem’s rackets for herself.

Machu Picchu is one of the world's most breathtaking sites. But it's in danger of ruin, as a new airport would bring in loads more tourists.PixabayMachu Picchu was built in the 1400s for Incan emperor Pachacuti, historians believe. The Incan citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru is one of the world’s most stunning pieces of engineering, and a hypnotizing, historical remnant of a mystical past. Nestled in the Andes at around 8,000 feet, the government is now planning to boost the lucrative tourism it draws annually even more — by building a multibillion-dollar international airport nearby, which critics are adamant “would destroy it.