When one thinks about serial killers, one tends to think about darkness. The gaslit and rain-swept streets of Whitechapel in 1888, the gray days of Ted Bundy’s Pacific Northwest, or the the industrial gloom of Chicago during the reign of H.H. Holmes all come to mind. Hawaii, America’s island paradise, is the opposite of dreary.

Ever wished you had a superpower of some sort? There are entire tribes of people who have seemingly superhuman abilities that we can only dream of. Sometimes, these people do not even realize that they are exceptional until it is pointed out to them. These tribes got their superpowers due to various factors, including their

Being a real estate agent is a taxing occupation with no guarantee of financial success. The unpredictability of housing markets often weighs heavily on the minds of realtors, whose livelihood can drastically change overnight. Sometimes, their methods of coping with that stress are less than ideal. The following ten entries examine unscrupulous and depraved characters

In the past, anything capable of holding a doodle was used in the way of a page. Papyrus, rock, and wood all contain valuable information and provide regular discoveries in this fascinating field. Unusual authors or unknown works by famous figures are just the beginning. Recent finds also included books that kill, Bible stories with

There are certain things that have become targets of criminals lately, items some of us might consider ridiculous or wouldn’t expect thieves to go after. But these criminals are targeting them for a reason, and they’re even killing people and endangering the lives of thousands of others in the process. Most of the time, these

Here at Listverse, we like to remember that history is full of bizarre, obscene, and depraved moments that you’ll rarely get to hear from the teachers at school. Sure, they’re scandalous, but that’s what makes them fun—and interesting. Some people would prefer an idealized, sterile version of events without all the sex, violence, and corruption,

We like to think we know about the animal kingdom; fish swim, birds fly, and rabbits multiply. But there are some animals that are not what we expect them to be. They defy the logic of what we expect of them or of animals in general. The following animals are the very definition of odd.