Inside The War Of The Bucket, The Medieval Italian Battle Sparked By The Theft Of A Wooden Pail Laura Wells 2 years ago In 1325, the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena engaged in a short-lived war that allegedly started when Modenese soldiers stole a wooden bucket. ncG1vNJzZmiZnKHBqa3TrKCnrJWnsrTAyKeeZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnnJbCs62MpJylpKlixKa4y6w%3D

British Columbia has begun decriminalizing up to 2.5 grams of some drugs — but unfortunately for Jerry Martin and the Drugs Store, it's still illegal to sell them.Vice News/TwitterJerry Martin’s store was not open very long, but he’s hopeful it will start a necessary conversation about drug use in Vancouver. A curious business appeared in downtown Vancouver, Canada, last week. Called the “Drugs Store,” it offered Canadians a supply of cocaine, heroin, meth, and other drugs.

Kirk Jones had already survived the 16-story drop once, in 2003. But the Michigan man's second attempt did not go so well.DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty ImagesNiagara Falls as seen from the Canadian side. To Kirk Jones’ credit, he had already survived the plunge once. In 2003, he became the first known person to live after tumbling over Niagara Falls without any protection. Two weeks ago, however, the 54-year-old’s body was found 12 miles downriver from the iconic natural wonder.

While the crime was initially believed to be a punishment for the boy's poor grades and marijuana use, the attorney general’s office believes the reverend's actions were "sexually motivated."Allegan County Sheriff’s DepartmentPolice had previously looked into other allegations regarding Rev. Brian Stanley’s conduct. A Catholic priest in Michigan was sentenced to 60 days in jail on Monday for attempted false imprisonment. According to ABC News, Rev. Brian Stanley was accused of wrapping a boy in bubble wrap and tape before leaving him alone in a janitor’s room.

Perhaps no pagan deity was as reviled as Moloch, a god whose cult reportedly sacrificed children in a furnace set inside the belly of a bronze bull.Throughout antiquity, sacrifice might have been utilized in times of great strife. But one cult stands out from the rest for its brutality: the cult of Moloch, the alleged Canaanite god of child sacrifice. The cult of Moloch, or Molech, is said to have boiled children alive in the bowels of a big, bronze statue with the body of a man and the head of a bull.