Source: Dubi Maza Native Indians from the Okanagan Valley have long recognized Spotted Lake (known to them as Kliluk) and its perceived healing powers. While the Ernest Smith family attempted to turn the land into a spa during the four decades they owned it, the First Nations—a collection of various Aboriginal groups who are neither Inuit nor Métis—were able to purchase Spotted Lake. Now, a fence surrounds the incredible lake, preserving the land and only allowing tourists to view it from afar.

A court found Julia Enright guilty of murdering Brandon Chicklis in 2018, which prosecution alleged she did as a "special gift" to her current boyfriend. Telegram & Gazette/TwitterJulia Enright was found guilty of murder in the second degree after a three week trial. A treehouse might conjure images of childhood innocence. But a murder trial in Massachusetts alleged that one such structure set the stage for the gruesome murder of 20-year-old Brandon Chicklis.

Researchers documented magpies and crows using the anti-bird spikes to build nests, demonstrating how birds have adapted to urban environments. Max CrawfordA magpie nest in Scotland that utilized bird spikes on top of the nest. Urban birds have long used urban objects to make their nests. In recent years, researchers have found things like condoms and cigarettes threaded between sticks and moss. But they were recently surprised to find that birds had started using another object in their nests — anti-bird spikes, which are supposed to deter birds from roosting on buildings.

The cave is believed to have been in use by the Chumash people between 1600 and 1800, and evidently served as a space in which they could trip on the flower Datura wrightii.Devlin GandyThe cave art resembles an unfurling Datura wrightii, a flower that contains both scopolamine and atropine which are two very psychoactive compounds. A new study has found that Indigenous cave art near Santa Barbara, California likely depicts a hallucinogenic “trance flower” known as Datura wrightii.

Who's to say that horror should only be consumed by adults? These scary stories for kids will make you want to sleep with the light on.It’s no secret that some of the best-loved fairy tales come from a rather horrifying collection of folktales by the Brothers Grimm. While many classics like Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella were eventually toned down to be child-friendly, some authors have refused to give up their edge.