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Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Here's A Bunch Of Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Effed-Up, Dark, And Creepy Stuff I Just Learned About
Hello! I'm Crystal, and I write the That Got Dark newsletter, BuzzFeed's weekly roundup of all things creepy, macabre, and horrible AF. And if you looooove this kind of content, you should subscribe to get your weekly dopamine fix of the macabre delivered RIGHT to your inbox! Here's what the newsletter is covering this week: nightmarish story of a man who was declared brain-dead, but actually WOKE UP while having his organs harvested. Related: So, in October 2021, a man in Kentucky named TJ Hoover was declared brain-dead and taken to a Louisville hospital for organ donation. Shortly after being brought into the operating room, just as doctors were preparing to remove his organs during surgery, he suddenly opened his eyes and began moving. Staff said he started thrashing and showing signs of life, and a doctor quickly stopped the procedure, later telling the family, 'He's not ready — he woke up.' It was later revealed that staff had actually seen signs like eye movement earlier, but the organ harvesting process continued anyway, with TJ being paralyzed and sedated for surgery. The incident triggered a federal investigation into the organ donation organization involved and raised major concerns about how death is confirmed before organ removal. As for TJ, he survived the ordeal but now suffers from PTSD. existence of City of Refuge/Miracle Village, Florida, a community for registered sex offenders. Related: "Tucked away in the vast, quiet stretches of South Florida, Miracle Village stands out for reasons that make you blink twice. Built in the 1960s for people who worked on sugar cane fields, it now houses a population you won't find gathered anywhere else. Florida's hardline laws push people convicted of sexual offenses to the margins, and these margins lead straight to Miracle Village. It's a place where they're allowed to exist, one of the very few places that'll have them. Here's where it gets sticky, though. The town offers a shot at redemption, but at what cost? Some folks think cramming everyone with the same past into one place is a ticking time bomb. But life there? It's quiet. Almost too quiet. The village's isolation serves two purposes: keeping the residents out of sight and giving them some peace, a sanctuary of sorts. It's eerie and leery." Submitted by BuzzFeed Community user smellycowboy28. horrific experiences of the Radium Girls, a group of young women in the 1910s and 1920s who worked in factories painting watch dials with glowing paint that contained radium, a radioactive element, ultimately leading to their horrifying deaths from radiation. The young women were told the paint was safe and were even encouraged to lick their brushes to get a fine point. Over time, many of them became very sick — losing teeth, suffering from broken bones, and developing terrible jaw problems — because the radium was poisoning them from the inside. When the companies refused to take responsibility, some of the women fought back by taking them to court, winning a settlement in 1928. Related: tragic 2017 murders of two friends, 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German, who were gruesomely killed during a walk near the Monon High Bridge trail in Delphi, Indiana. Often referred to as the "Delphi murders," the crime went unsolved for many years and became an international news story. The case was particularly notable because Liberty managed to capture a chilling video of a man following them on the bridge and saying, 'Down the hill.' If you haven't seen that footage, you can watch it here, but fair warning, it's SUPER creepy. Amazingly, Liberty's video actually helped catch their killer, though it took several years with a string of dead ends and wild theories. But in 2024, a local man named Richard Allen was convicted of their murders and sentenced to 130 years in prison. The girls' story is actually featured in the new three-part ABC News docuseries, Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge, which just came out on Hulu. And it's particularly noteworthy because the doc features some rare behind-the-scenes content and even a first-time-on-camera interview with Kathy Allen, Richard's wife (who maintains his innocence). the story of serial killer Rhonda Belle Martin, a waitress from Alabama, who was a rare example of a female family annihilator. Related: In the 1940s and '50s, Martin killed her husband, mother, and five of her children, using rat poison. However, one victim — her stepson, who later became her fifth husband — actually survived the ordeal but was left paralyzed. Martin was executed in 1957, becoming the last woman to be electrocuted and executed in the state of Alabama until 2002. Her last meal: A hamburger, mashed potatoes, cinnamon rolls, and coffee. Well, my brain is completely wrecked now. How about yours? Next week, I'll cover the gruesome crime that inspired Fargo and the murder of Sade Robinson, which not enough people talk about. Until then, stay safe, keep the lights on, and I'll see you for another horrifying trip down the rabbit hole… Love this kind of content? Subscribe to the That Got Dark newsletter to get a weekly post just like this delivered directly to your inbox. It's a scary good time you won't want to miss. Do you have a weird, creepy, or shocking story you want to share? Perhaps there's a strange Wikipedia page you want to talk about? Tell me all about it at thatgotdark@ and who knows, maybe it'll be featured in a future edition of That Got Dark! Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds:
Buzz Feed
a day ago
- Health
- Buzz Feed
A Few Dark And Terrible Things I Learned This Week
Hello! I'm Crystal, and I write the That Got Dark newsletter, BuzzFeed's weekly roundup of all things creepy, macabre, and horrible AF. And if you looooove this kind of content, you should subscribe to get your weekly dopamine fix of the macabre delivered RIGHT to your inbox! Here's what the newsletter is covering this week: The nightmarish story of a man who was declared brain-dead, but actually WOKE UP while having his organs harvested. So, in October 2021, a man in Kentucky named TJ Hoover was declared brain-dead and taken to a Louisville hospital for organ donation. Shortly after being brought into the operating room, just as doctors were preparing to remove his organs during surgery, he suddenly opened his eyes and began moving. Staff said he started thrashing and showing signs of life, and a doctor quickly stopped the procedure, later telling the family, 'He's not ready — he woke up.' It was later revealed that staff had actually seen signs like eye movement earlier, but the organ harvesting process continued anyway, with TJ being paralyzed and sedated for surgery. The incident triggered a federal investigation into the organ donation organization involved and raised major concerns about how death is confirmed before organ removal. As for TJ, he survived the ordeal but now suffers from PTSD. The existence of City of Refuge/Miracle Village, Florida, a community for registered sex offenders. "Tucked away in the vast, quiet stretches of South Florida, Miracle Village stands out for reasons that make you blink twice. Built in the 1960s for people who worked on sugar cane fields, it now houses a population you won't find gathered anywhere else. Florida's hardline laws push people convicted of sexual offenses to the margins, and these margins lead straight to Miracle Village. It's a place where they're allowed to exist, one of the very few places that'll have them. Here's where it gets sticky, though. The town offers a shot at redemption, but at what cost? Some folks think cramming everyone with the same past into one place is a ticking time bomb. But life there? It's quiet. Almost too quiet. The village's isolation serves two purposes: keeping the residents out of sight and giving them some peace, a sanctuary of sorts. It's eerie and leery." The horrific experiences of the Radium Girls, a group of young women in the 1910s and 1920s who worked in factories painting watch dials with glowing paint that contained radium, a radioactive element, ultimately leading to their horrifying deaths from radiation. The young women were told the paint was safe and were even encouraged to lick their brushes to get a fine point. Over time, many of them became very sick — losing teeth, suffering from broken bones, and developing terrible jaw problems — because the radium was poisoning them from the inside. When the companies refused to take responsibility, some of the women fought back by taking them to court, winning a settlement in 1928. The tragic 2017 murders of two friends, 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German, who were gruesomely killed during a walk near the Monon High Bridge trail in Delphi, Indiana. Often referred to as the "Delphi murders," the crime went unsolved for many years and became an international news story. The case was particularly notable because Liberty managed to capture a chilling video of a man following them on the bridge and saying, 'Down the hill.' If you haven't seen that footage, you can watch it here, but fair warning, it's SUPER creepy. Amazingly, Liberty's video actually helped catch their killer, though it took several years with a string of dead ends and wild theories. But in 2024, a local man named Richard Allen was convicted of their murders and sentenced to 130 years in prison. The girls' story is actually featured in the new three-part ABC News docuseries, Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge, which just came out on Hulu. And it's particularly noteworthy because the doc features some rare behind-the-scenes content and even a first-time-on-camera interview with Kathy Allen, Richard's wife (who maintains his innocence). Finally, the story of serial killer Rhonda Belle Martin, a waitress from Alabama, who was a rare example of a female family annihilator. In the 1940s and '50s, Martin killed her husband, mother, and five of her children, using rat poison. However, one victim — her stepson, who later became her fifth husband — actually survived the ordeal but was left paralyzed. Martin was executed in 1957, becoming the last woman to be electrocuted and executed in the state of Alabama until 2002. Her last meal: A hamburger, mashed potatoes, cinnamon rolls, and coffee. Well, my brain is completely wrecked now. How about yours? Next week, I'll cover the gruesome crime that inspired Fargo and the murder of Sade Robinson, which not enough people talk about. Until then, stay safe, keep the lights on, and I'll see you for another horrifying trip down the rabbit hole… Love this kind of content? Subscribe to the That Got Dark newsletter to get a weekly post just like this delivered directly to your inbox. It's a scary good time you won't want to miss. Do you have a weird, creepy, or shocking story you want to share? Perhaps there's a strange Wikipedia page you want to talk about? Tell me all about it at thatgotdark@ and who knows, maybe it'll be featured in a future edition of That Got Dark!
Buzz Feed
5 days ago
- Health
- Buzz Feed
15 Dark Historical Facts You Didn't Know About
It's no secret to anyone who's read my content on the internet: I've been obsessed with history lately. And recently, I was scrolling through the depths of the internet when I stumbled upon some dark historical facts that I seriously can't shake. It's been days, and I'm still thinking about them. There's something so shocking and fascinating about an eerie historical event that few people actually know about. So we're gonna learn about some of those today! I'll warn you: Some of these are really intense, so if you're sensitive to stories about dark topics, I'd proceed with caution. The Dancing Plague of 1518 is one of history's weirdest and scariest events. It happened in Strasbourg, now in France, and it's exactly what it sounds like: hundreds of people began dancing and supposedly couldn't stop. They were dancing consistently for days on end. The odd plague eventually went away a couple months later, and people went back to their normal lives, but some people "died from their exertions." No one knows why this happened, but theories range from stress-induced mass hysteria, to food poisoning from fungi found in bread. The summer of 1816 should've been just a normal summer, but umm…let's just say my worst fear happened. For some parts of the United States, Canada, and Europe, that summer actually felt like a full-blown winter (snow, wind, cold temperatures, the whole shebang). Of course, the "year without summer" had catastrophic effects on farming, and people's overall wellbeing. So why did this happen? It turns out it was the result of an Indonesian volcanic eruption that happened the year before. A couple decades after Pierre and Marie Curie discovered the glow-in-the-dark radioactive element of radium in 1898, something absolutely catastrophic happened. People (wrongfully) thought radium was safe for humans to handle because it had worked in some cancer treatments, so female factory workers started putting it in everyday products like makeup and even toothpaste in the early 20th century. The radium they were handling made their skin literally glow, and they were assured it wasn't dangerous…but of course, it was. The workers slowly began developing terrible illnesses and later dying of radium poisoning — and they're now called the "Radium Girls." Before the atomic bomb was made, one of the largest explosions was a ship accident in Halifax, Canada in 1917. Two ships crashed into each other in the harbour, which wasn't unheard of — but the problem was that one of the ships was full of explosives that were intended to be used for battle in World War I. So when the ships hit each other, it caused a literal tsunami. The ship's explosion and resulting tsunami killed 2,000 people and left 9,000 more with permanent injuries. Plus, part of the city of Halifax was totally "wiped out" as a result, leaving thousands more without shelter. If you've got a weak tummy, I'd skip this one…because "The Great Stink of 1858" is enough to give me nightmares. It happened in London, and was caused by intense heat along with all the sewage people poured into the River Thames. And by the way, when I say the lake was full of sewage, that also includes household garbage, and even a few dead bodies. This led to virus outbreaks and death, along with horrendous living conditions for, well, everyone. Time for something a bit lighter. The Great Emu War of 1932 happened in Australia, and it was humbling, to say the least. It started when Australian soldiers were instructed to kill 20,000 emus — there were just too many of them, and they were killing crops. Seemed like a simple task, but the emus were just too strong and too numerous. The soldiers only managed to kill less than a thousand in a couple months, and the emus were eventually declared the winners of the war. The species is now protected by the government! So there you go, happy endings! In the mid-19th century, around 81 American pioneers (including children) were on their way to California when a snowstorm began. The conditions left them completely stranded. At that point, around half of the survivors allegedly (and unwillingly) engaged in cannibalism, eating the bodies of the people who'd already died, just to stay alive once their food supply was empty. The terrifying incident is now called the "Donner party," named after one of the families on the trip. Only around half of the original group survived. Similarly, in 1820, a whaling ship was travelling across the Pacific Ocean when a whale punctured and sank the ship. The 20 survivors loaded into small boats to travel to the closest land — which was more than 1,300 miles away. Within a few months, 12 more people had died, and some were eaten by surviving passengers as a last resort. But a few of the castaways had better stories: Five were rescued by ships along the way. The most interesting part of this story, though, is that it was part of the inspiration for the book Moby-Dick. Japanese military officer Hiroo Onoda was on a small island in the Philippines towards the end of World War II in 1944 when the US army attacked the area. Many soldiers escaped the attack by hiding in the jungle. But the unique part of Hiroo's story is he stayed hidden for 30 years, and was declared dead in 1959. Eventually, we learned he spent those years serving a "secret mission" there on the island, but at the time, nobody knew where he was. And for those 30 years, Hiroo thought the war was still going on. He came back home to Japan in 1974 to a "hero's welcome," and even published a bestselling book about his experience. In 1876 in Kentucky, the unthinkable happened: chunks of meat started falling from the sky, out of nowhere. Locals were all baffled, and couldn't think of an explanation as to how it could've happened (which makes sense, yanno, because meat literally started RAINING from the sky). The grossest part? Some people actually tasted the sky-meat. Finally, a scientist figured it out: The "meat shower" was actually just "vulture vomit," birds spitting out their food up above. We're all aware many people were hanged for committing crimes until about the mid-20th century (depending on where you live). These executions were pretty straightforward and didn't typically have any major roadblocks. Well, in 1885, a man named John "Babbacombe" Lee was convicted of murdering a woman named Emma Anne Whitehead Keyse…but he actually survived his hanging. Here's what supposedly happened: The executioner tried to drop the trap door to complete the hanging, but it got stuck — not once, not twice, but THREE times. John was sentenced to a lifetime in prison after that, and now he's known as "The Man They Couldn't Hang." You know when people talk about asteroids hitting the Earth and you convince yourself that it'd never really happen? Well, it actually did. In 1908, the Tunguska Asteroid hit Earth, falling right through the atmosphere (that's where most asteroids break down…but this one stayed intact). The asteroid "exploded in the skies all over Siberia," and caused tons of damage including "forest fires, and trees blown over for miles," according to NASA. Because so few people lived there, it didn't make much news, but it sure was rare — and pretty freaky, if you ask me. The US's first documented serial killer is called H.H. Holmes, and he was active in the late 19th century. He owned a lot in Chicago where he built his "Murder Castle," which is exactly as horrifying as it sounds. The building was reportedly full of "booby traps," including "soundproof rooms," "secret passageways," "trapdoors," and allegedly a "crematorium." We're not totally sure what was in there, or even how many victims he had, because the initial reports were supposedly exaggerated…but that just makes it scarier in my eyes. H.H. Holmes was eventually hanged, and the Murder Castle was burned, then later torn down. The Italian Hall Disaster of 1913 happened in Michigan on Christmas Eve. At the time, in a village called Calumet, copper miners were striking. The miners and their families were celebrating Christmas Eve together when someone allegedly yelled "Fire!" — and this led to a rush of people trying to exit the hall. That's when tragedy struck. The stampede of people led to 73 deaths from suffocation, with the majority of them being children. It's still unclear how exactly it all went down, but the event is still memorialized every year in the town. In 1814, London experienced (dare I say, the world's first and only) "beer tsunami," which killed eight people. Yes, beer. So how did it happen? I'll explain. You could call it a freak accident: A tank at a brewery exploded, crashed through the building's walls and into the streets. And it sure wasn't small — we're talking about 320,000 gallons of beer here, in a giant uncontrollable wave. Now, what's a dark historical fact that others probably wouldn't know about? Tell me in this quick form, or in the comments below! And check out BuzzFeed Canada on TikTok and Instagram for more fascinating stuff! 🧠
Korea Herald
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Women at center stage: ‘Frida,' 'Marie Curie' and ‘Wicked'
For this summer, meet complex, resilient women — real and fictional — who stand at the forefront of musical storytelling, each backed by a proven track record on stage and in the hearts of audiences. 'Frida' "Frida," presented as a talk show, tells the fierce life story of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). Frida's short life of only 47 years was filled with pain. Polio left her right leg underdeveloped at six, and a bus accident at 18 led to over 30 surgeries. She married muralist Diego Rivera, 21 years her senior, but suffered a miscarriage and his affair with her sister. Premiered in 2022, the Korean musical captures Frida's physical and emotional torment through sharp ambulance sirens, vivid stage colors and powerful performances. Now in its third run, "Frida" plays from June 17 to Sept. 7 at Nol Uniplex in Daehagno, Seoul's theater district. Performed in Korean; subtitles are not available. 'Marie Curie' "Marie Curie" blends imagination with the true story of the pioneering scientist (1867–1934), who achieved groundbreaking accomplishments despite the challenges she faced as a woman and an immigrant. The musical stages an imagined encounter between Curie — who discovered radium, won the Nobel Prize, and illuminated the world — and the 'Radium Girls,' young female factory workers who suffered tragic fates painting luminous dials. Since its 2018 premiere, "Marie Curie" has proven its impact both at home and abroad, with performances in Poland, Curie's birthplace, in 2022, and a successful West End run in London last year. Its fourth season, featuring powerhouse vocalists Kim So-hyang, Park Hye-na, Kim Ryeo-won and Ock Joo-hyun, runs from July 25 to Oct. 19 at Kwanglim Arts Center in Gangnam, Seoul. Performed in Korean; subtitles are not available. 'Wicked" "Wicked" returns to Korea this week with its international tour cast performing the beloved musical in its original English, marking its first visit in 13 years since its 2012 Korean debut. It reimagines the untold story of the witches of Oz, offering a fresh perspective on the classic tale of "The Wizard of Oz." With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, the musical explores the complex friendship between Elphaba, a misunderstood, green-skinned witch, and Glinda, a popular and ambitious witch. Premiered in 2003 on Broadway, "Wicked" has become one of the most successful musicals in the world, surpassing $6 billion in global ticket sales. It has been staged in 16 countries, produced in six different languages and won more than 100 international awards. For the first time, the musical will tour three Korean cities, opening at Seoul's Blue Square Theater before moving to Busan's Dream Theater in November and concluding at Daegu's Keimyung Art Center in January 2026. In Seoul, "Wicked" will run from July 12 to Oct. 26 at Blue Square in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. gypark@
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
School news: ACTC releases Dean's List
Feb. 24—ACTC releases Dean's List ASHLAND, Ky. — Ashland Community and Technical College has named 208 students to the Dean's List for the fall 2024 semester. To be eligible for the dean's list, a student must complete at least 12 semester credits (of 100 level courses or above) or more for the semester and earn at least a 3.5 GPA for the semester. The students from Lawrence County on the Dean's List include: Chesapeake: Carolyn Nichole Griffin Ironton: Briley Bond, Gwendalyn Isabella Collins, Colin Jay Conley, Cheyenne Hall, Evan Matthew Koerper, Aimee Mcgraw and Trevor Allan Stephens. Lucasville: Kyle Russell. Pedro: Hope Maria Lynn Easterling. South Point: Samuel Scott Freeman, Allison Williams and Kiara Dessiree Wilson. Willow Wood: Johnathan Michael Whitt. ACTC release's President's List ASHLAND, Ky. —Ashland Community and Technical College has named 257 students to the President's List for the fall 2024 semester. To be eligible for the president's list, a student must earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average and successfully complete at least 12 KCTCS semester credits of course work numbered 100 or above. The students from Lawrence County on the President's List include: Chesapeake: Emma Grace Ginn, Carolina Isabel Jaime, and Dalton Nida. Ironton: Samarah Kay Bartram, Dylan Mikai Griffith, Richard Earl Kelley, Brittany Dianne Lawrence and Cayden Mcgraw. Kitts Hill: Whyatt Edward Lee Mannon. Proctorville: Aydan William Taylor. South Point: Tiffany Leann Tibbs. South Point student stars in production of "Radium Girls" CEDARVILLE —Cedarville University's theatre department will bring "Radium Girls," a historical drama written by D.W. Gregory, to the stage today and Sunday. Anna Brewer, of South Point, plays Kathryn. The play explores the life of young women working in a watch factory used radium-based paint to create a luminous glow, only to later face devastating health consequences from the radiation in the paint. For tickets and show times, visit Purple Pass or the theatre page at As science rapidly advanced, mistakes were often made when innovations were introduced before the dangers were fully understood. Radium-painted watch dials, once considered a cutting-edge convenience, soon became a deadly health crisis for the young women who painted them. What began as a fashionable and practical trend led to severe illnesses, sparking a courtroom battle that ultimately shaped workplace safety laws. With its mix of historical drama and contemporary relevance, "Radium Girls" is a must-see for audiences middle school and up. For tickets and show times, visit Purple Pass or the theatre page at
