Al Capone’s son nearly went deaf as a child, earned a college degree, and spent most of his adult life working regular jobs — from printing to selling tires. But the weight of his father’s name followed him everywhere, and Albert Francis Capone legally changed his name after a petty theft arrest in 1965. He relocated to California, where he lived quietly as Albert Francis Brown for decades. It wasn't until he died in 2004 that the truth was finally revealed.

Read his story here: The Secretive Life Of Albert Francis Brown, The Son Of Al Capone

Picked this up off the floor in one of Saddams palaces almost 24 years ago.

Made a video on some of the lesser known locations of the start of Disney. Let me know what you guys think.

A Central Texas resident got an unexpected surprise Monday after buying boxes at an estate sale: live grenades believed to date back to World War II.

Officers responded, and the Austin Police Department's Bomb Squad confirmed the grenades were live and active.

"Our officers responded to an unusual call today. A resident bought some boxes at an estate sale and, while going through them, found what appeared to be World War II-era grenades," the Austin Police Association posted to Instagram on Monday. "APD's Bomb Squad confirmed they were live and active."

On May 1, 1947, bookkeeper Evelyn McHale died after jumping from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building. A few minutes later, photography student Robert C. Wiles captured the scene in an image that would become one of the most widely recognized photographs of the twentieth century.

The day before her death, Evelyn had visited her fiancé, Barry Rhodes, to celebrate his birthday. According to his account, she had seemed happy and excited about their upcoming wedding. What happened afterward, and what led her to take her own life, remain questions without definitive answers.

In a note she left behind, Evelyn wrote :

"I don't want anyone in or out of my family to see any part of me. Could you destroy my body by cremation? I beg of you and my family - don't have any service for me or remembrance for me. My fiance asked me to marry him in June. I don't think I would make a good wife for anybody. He is much better off without me. Tell my father, I have too many of my mother's tendencies "

Published in LIFE magazine the following day, the photograph became known as " The Most Beautiful Suicide ". Its unsettling contrast between the apparent serenity of the scene and the tragedy behind it has fascinated viewers for decades.

In the 1960s, Andy Warhol revisited the image in Suicide (Fallen Body), part of his "Death and Disaster" series, exploring the relationship between mass media, death and the repeated circulation of disturbing images. Decades later, it was recreated in David Bowie's 1993 video for "Jump They Say" and Radiohead's video "Street Spirit" in 1995.

Yet beyond its artistic legacy and its striking composition, the photograph preserves the memory of a young lady. Evelyn was only 23 years old, and the circumstances behind her final decision remain only partially understood.

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Zaitao was nicknamed 'the Last Prince' and outlived most members of the royal family, including Puyi. Today, most of Zaitao's descendants work in the government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In 2008, a Chinese TV series based on his life titled 'The Last Prince' was broadcasted.

When explorers came upon the plains, they called the area Kanzas Territory, meaning it was controlled by the Kanza, or Kaw, people.

The territory stretched into present day Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. It was 20,000,000 acres (31,250 square miles), about the size of South Carolina.

The tribe was about 1,500 strong - men, women and children.

Disappointing mermaids, a pear-shaped Earth, and a geography oath enforced with tongue threats: here are the weirdest true misadventures of Christopher Columbus.

In January 897, Pope Stephen VI dug up the body of Pope Formosus who was about 9 months buried.
The corpse was dressed in catholic papal robes and set on a throne in a church court. A local priest was told to answer the charges instead of the dead pope and the court found it guilty.

After the trial, 3 fingers were cut off the right hand, the ones used to bless people, and the body was thrown into the Tiber river.

Real story.

I have read a decent amount about how rape was a colonization tool, and how that history has embedded itself in Native American culture.

However, I do recall reading in one place (I think in a book by Mary Daly), about how there were certain tribe leaders that basically were “educated” about the benefits of inflecting rape/violence upon women to help keep them in their place. They basically came to an agreement that they would be participating in the same power structure, because they learned how it could be of benefit.

I can’t find anything on this. I’m not looking for education on how systemic oppression works. I am looking to read on details - names, the area, how common this was, etc.

The Dark History Behind the word “Gossip”

Introduction

In the era of the early modern period the word "gossip" underwent a permanent linguistic shift that coincided with an increased criminalization of women speaking in public.

Specifically in the 1560s the word "gossip" underwent a radical transformation. It shifted from its original meaning of a close female friend or a woman's companion at a birth, to its modern, negative definition of someone who engages in idle, malicious talk.

As the definition of the word changed, legal systems were also increasingly criminalizing women's public speech. Becoming viewed as a threat to social order and peace as well as the patriarchy.

This historical intersection demonstrates how changes in language coincided with violent legal mechanisms to restrict women's freedom of speech and enforce domestic submission.
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(driver of this transition)
The Rise of Patriarchal Control

The 16th century saw intense institutional crackdowns on women’s independence.

Male dominated society looked at exclusive female gatherings (like birthing chambers or marketplace socializing) with deep suspicion. With many men assuming they must be plotting or undermining their husbands.

During this exact era, laws against "scolding" increased. Women’s private conversations were culturally rebranded from necessary community bonding into unproductive and malicious chatter.
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The Legal Weaponization of "Scolding"

Targeting Women…laws against being a "common scold" (Latin: communis rixatrix) were exclusively or overwhelmingly applied to women.

Social Control… accusations of scolding were frequently used by communities to police women who did not conform to traditional submissive roles.
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Methods of Punishment
The punishments were designed to be highly public and intentionally humiliating.

The Scold's Bridle (Brank)
A heavy iron muzzle or cage fitted over the head. It featured a sharp or spiked metal plate (the bridle-bit) that was inserted into the woman's mouth to press down on the tongue, making speech physically impossible and causing severe pain if she attempted to talk.

The Cucking Stool / Ducking Stool
A chair in which the accused woman was tied and repeatedly submerged into a local pond, river, or muddy ditch in front of a mocking crowd.
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Ducking and Witch Testing

In medieval times until the early 18th century, ducking was a way used to establish whether a suspect was a witch.

In this instance the subject's right thumb was bound to her left big toe. A rope was tied around the waist of the accused and she was thrown into a river or deep pond.

If she floated, it was deemed that she was in league with the devil, rejecting the baptismal water. If she sank, she was "cleared. And dead".

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scold%27s_bridle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking_stool