On the first topic, there is a very good documentary called "The Town That Was" uploaded by now -

Drifted in on the tide? A hammock left by a previous digger? Like really, I need a lot more convincing before I am going to go with BURIED TREASURE OMG given there is like 0 other evidence for that.

A teenager was driving drunk and killed 4 people while injuring 2. He got probation literally because he was rich. He used the "affluenza" defense. He could not understand a link between his actions and consequences because of his family's wealth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Couch

There have been some clearly man-made holes/tunnels, and several items found, but it certainly has been exaggerated, imo.

It's a money-maker though. The reality show is in its third season:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curse_of_Oak_Island

Sure I am just saying their are coconut fibers all over, which don't grow there. Nothing I've read has a good natural explanation for that.

Other odd place:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_..._West_Virginia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...dio_Quiet_Zone

Green Bank, WV is in the United States Quiet Zone, where all things electromagnetic are banned (cell phones, microwaves, etc).

The most severe restrictions imposed on the general public are only in place within the 20 mile radius of The Green Bank telescope.[3][4] The NRAO actively police the area for devices emitting noticeably high amounts of electromagnetic radiation such as microwave ovens, WiFi routers and faulty electrical equipment and request citizens discontinue their usage. They possess no legal powers of enforcement[5] (although the FCC can still impose a fine of $50 on violators[6]), but will work with residents to find solutions.[7][8] Gasoline (petrol) cars are forbidden within 1 mile of the telescope as spark plugs within the engine generate noticeable radio interference, resulting in all vehicles needing to be diesel powered.[9]

There's a ton of crazy articles about this place online. Not wikipedia, but interesting stuff:

http://dailynightly.nbcnews.com/_new...est-place?lite

'Wi-fi refugees' shelter in West Virginia mountains:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14887428

Awesome read. This thread needs a bump

Shark Attacks of 1916 in New Jersey (the birth of shark-fascinations?)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey...ttacks_of_1916

Not wiki, but I found this article about Jewish patents interesting:

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life...ure-in-patents

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi

Ishi. Last known native american who actually hunted with arrows and stuff.

Sick!

Rather loosely linked, another very wealthy family lost an 18-year-old daughter recently, known from a reality TV series.

- her short wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Siegel -

However, it brought me to watch an award-winning documentary last night. And it is excellent imo.

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-mortem_photography

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

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

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

That silent twins article is so weird. Defo one of the best of this thread.

That's really strange. I wonder if the novels are any good.

Indeed awesome.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_bacteriotherapy

Fecal therapy. The practice of transplanting poo, eating frozen poo pills or having an oral poo tube.

Used very successfully to treat a number of life threatening diseases of the stomach and intestine.

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

Aging art dealer buries multi-millions of gold and other treasures, leaves poem and clues, still unfound.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2050321/forrest-fenn/

I read an article that said skinny people and fat people have different poo bacteria, and a poo transplant from a skinny person might help a fat person lose weight. I'm ready to be a guinea pig.

I hear there's a lady in Vegas who will do this for 300 an hour.

This guy is about to be the subject of an Inarittu movie starring Leo di Caprio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass

"Glass was famed, most of all, as a frontier folk hero for his legendary cross-country trek after being mauled by a grizzly bear."

Trailer for that Leo movie looks sick

http://youtu.be/QRfj1VCg16Y

"laojiao" (re-education through labor) and "laogai" (reform through labor) in China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-edu..._through_labor

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

was reading wiki pages on various economic and freedom metrics and saw that China is still ranked among the worst countries in the world with regards to freedom and democracy. found my way to these pages.

tl;dr - you can piss off an authority figure in China and be thrown into a labor camp for up to 4 years (or longer, no one really knows) without trial where you'll work 12+ hour days and be tortured, starved, and probably pick up a disease or two.

Interesting. I'm going to have to quit saying the US has more people incarcerated than any other country. At the top end of those numbers China may even have more people incarcerated per capita than the US.

China's had way more incarcerated for years. They just don't advertise it.

That's why I dislike when people misconstrue facts and say things like "USA has more homicides per capita than any country in the world" and show stats to prove it. Yes, it is very likely they have the most "reported" homicides per capita in the world. I am sure Somalia and Syria are really good at gathering and crunching and reporting those numbers for our consumption.

Idiots

USA is not even close to the highest homicide rate in the world. The rate in Honduras is almost 20 times as high. US is very middle of the road in terms of homicide rate.

We are extreme in incarceration rate though. Maybe China's rate is higher.