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a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and World War II. It was responsible for some of the most notorious war crimes carried out by Japanese personnel.

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03-12-2010 , 08:55 AM

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Mike Jett

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731

Horrifying.

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03-12-2010 , 07:36 PM

#278

DiamondGeezer

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Crazy inventor of Bear suit described in documentary "Project Grizzly", as well as a flame ******ant paste and other strange things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Hurtubise

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03-13-2010 , 04:44 AM

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thorleif

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer

Politician Bud Dwyer stands up to the man, taking his innocence to the grave by committing televised public suicide.

Spoiler:

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03-13-2010 , 05:56 AM

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Reefypoopoo

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re: unusual deaths

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2009: Sergey Tuganov, a 28-year-old Russian, bet two women that he could continuously have sex with them both for twelve hours. Several minutes after winning the $4,300 bet, he suffered a heart attack and died. It is believed that the heart attack was the result of Tuganov ingesting an entire bottle of Viagra just after accepting the bet.[159]

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03-13-2010 , 07:00 AM

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BrainBanana

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Originally Posted by Reefypoopoo

re: unusual deaths

pretty tough to believe that

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03-13-2010 , 07:33 AM

#282

RonMexico

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator

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03-13-2010 , 07:47 AM

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Chesskid1

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Originally Posted by traz

ok this dragon vid is tripping the hell out of me

gonna make one and test it out

http://pontomidia.com.br/ricardo/gre...lue_dragon.jpg

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03-13-2010 , 04:03 PM

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ikestoys

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Originally Posted by thorleif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer

Politician Bud Dwyer stands up to the man, taking his innocence to the grave by committing televised public suicide.

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I don't get how fighting bribe allegations is sticking it to the man, but pretty crazy suicide there. And:

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Since Dwyer died in office before being removed upon sentencing, his widow, Joanne, was able to collect full survivor benefits totaling over $1.28 million.

Awesome.

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03-13-2010 , 04:51 PM

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Wesker1982

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Originally Posted by Phresh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731

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After Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, Douglas MacArthur became the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, rebuilding Japan during the Allied occupation. MacArthur secretly granted immunity to the physicians of Unit 731 in exchange for providing America with their research on biological warfare

sick

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03-13-2010 , 05:09 PM

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RanchDressin

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

Wow, this is scary.

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03-13-2010 , 05:38 PM

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NozeCandy

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God damn, just read the Unit 731 page. Unreal.

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03-13-2010 , 06:31 PM

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Koshur

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers

Upon completion, the structure would have the largest floor area of any structure in the world with 1,500,000 square metres (16,137,600 sq ft) of floorspace.

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03-13-2010 , 06:43 PM

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ggbman

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Originally Posted by Phresh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731

OMG so crazy. I can't believe this was going on 70 years ago. I also think this thread is the best thing ever.

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03-13-2010 , 06:43 PM

#290

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Ra...oterror_attack

The largest bioterror attack in the US. Zero fatalities, but a strange story.

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03-13-2010 , 07:12 PM

#291

Anacardo

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oh **** they hit a Taco Time

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03-13-2010 , 10:24 PM

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SMB

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Glozel is probably best known as the place where, from 1924 to 1930, over 3,000 artifacts were discovered, including clay tablets, sculptures and vases, some of which were inscribed with symbols or letters.

Variously dated to Neolithic, Iron Age and Medieval times, the finds initiated a series of claims, counterclaims and heated debates among French archaeologists. Initially, many experts argued in favor of a hoax, but advanced testing from later decades confirmed that many of the Glozel artifacts were most likely of genuine antiquity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glozel

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03-13-2010 , 11:45 PM

#293

JimHammer

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I find myself looking these up on Google Earth as well. Another great time waster.

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03-14-2010 , 03:07 AM

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Grue

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_trees

I think this is awesome and gorgeous. Definitely worth checking out the pictures on full resolution.

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03-14-2010 , 01:30 PM

#295

Parlay Slow

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_e..._United_States

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03-14-2010 , 01:47 PM

#296

JimHammer

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonian_toothfish

I guess you really wouldn't want to see Patagonian Toothfish on a menu. Doesn't sound too appetizing.

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03-14-2010 , 02:34 PM

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Real Fix

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKULTRA

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In one August 16, 1951 incident, CIA operatives added LSD to bread sold by a bakery in Pont-Saint-Esprit, a small village in the south of France. Local residents, including children and the elderly, unwittingly consumed the bread, which resulted in mass hysteria, many injuries, commitments to mental asylums, and at least five deaths. To this day those who experienced "Le Pain Maudit" (The Cursed Bread) remember the terror that seized the town following this incident

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03-14-2010 , 02:41 PM

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27offsuit

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One of the craziest things about Unit 731 is the fact that all those doctors who did all those inexcusable things are now the heads of ALL the hospitals and medical schools in Japan.

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03-14-2010 , 03:44 PM

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Sydney_Says

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not sure if this was posted yet but I thought this was pretty interesting as they couldn't figure out what exactly caused the blackout for quite awhile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Blackout_of_2003

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03-14-2010 , 05:21 PM

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Big Orange

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Originally Posted by 27offsuit

One of the craziest things about Unit 731 is the fact that all those doctors who did all those inexcusable things are now the heads of ALL the hospitals and medical schools in Japan.

Let's see: the war ended 65 years ago, so the doctors would be 100 or so. What's the retirement age in Japan?

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