The Honeymoon Killers
In short Who: Raymond Martinez Fernandez (1914-1951) and Martha Jule Beck (1920-1951). Nickname: “the honeymoon killers” or “the lonely hearts
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In short Who: Raymond Martinez Fernandez (1914-1951) and Martha Jule Beck (1920-1951). Nickname: “the honeymoon killers” or “the lonely hearts
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In short Who: Enriqueta Martí i Ripoll (Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 2 February 1871 – Barcelona, 12 May 1913). Nickname:
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This experiment was conducted in the 20s by American psychologist John B. Watson and his collaborator Rosalie Rayner on a
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In short Who: Karen Greenlee, born in 1958, an apprentice embalmer from Sacramento, California. What: on 17 December 1979 she
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In short What it was: WT1190F, a small piece of space debris orbiting the Earth since at least 2009. When
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Hanged, drawn and quartered describes a method of execution in force from 1351 to 1870 in England as a punishment
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Halloween is approaching, and it has become a popular festival in many countries. How to celebrate it, apart from dressing
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In short What it is: the binding of girls’ feet, practised in China for about a thousand years. Origin: probably
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The torture of the brazen bull was invented by Perillos of Athens, and presented to Phalaris, the Tyrant of Akragas,
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In short What it is: an alleged series of misfortunes striking those who worked on Superman films and series. Where
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In short What it is: a method of execution and torture in which the victim’s body is pierced by a
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In short Who: the Toraja, a people living in the highlands of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. What Ma’nene is:
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