How to Sell Your Soul to the Devil
Once, as I was drinking at a bar in a Boston, a stranger offered to buy me a beer in exchange for my soul. She showed me a small stack…
Couple Suspected Of Witchcraft Killed In Odisha: Police
Odisha double murder: One person was detained, said police.Keonjhar, Odisha: A 45-year-old man and his wife were hacked to death by unidentified persons in Odisha’s Keonjhar district with the police…
Couple Killed On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Odisha: Cops
Keonjhar: A 45-year-old man and his wife were hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Odisha’s Keonjhar district with the police claiming that the double murder was committed on suspicion…
9 Mostly Untrue Myths About Witch Hunts
Photo: Zharinova Marina (Shutterstock) Witches were women, persecuted for sexist reasons or even “gendercide,” right? Well, it’s complicated. Witches executed in France were about half men and half women. Scandinavian…
11 ‘Facts’ From Medieval History That Are Just Plain Wrong
Photo: sarkao (Shutterstock) On average, it’s true, most people died within a fairly small radius of the place where they grew up. But that doesn’t mean that everyone was a…
3 Women Accused Of ‘Witchcraft’ Beaten To Death In Jharkhand: Cops
Eight people have so far been arrested (Representational)Ranchi: Three women were beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district over allegations that they practiced witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.Thirteen people, including…
Man Hacks 70-Year-Old Woman To Death On Witchcraft Suspicions
Gangi Jamuda was admitted to the Sub-Divisional Hospital Rairangpur where she succumbed to injuries.Baripada, Odisha: A 70-year-old tribal woman was allegedly hacked to death by a villager who suspected her…
Assam Woman Killed, Hung From Tree On Suspicion Of Witchcraft: Police
Three people have been arrested so far in connection with the incident. (Representational image)Guwahati: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly killed and hung from a tree on suspicion of practicing witchcraft…
12 Science and History ‘Facts’ That Changed Since You Were in School
Photo: 3dmotus (Shutterstock) If I say, “brontosaurus,” I bet a very specific image of a long-necked, long-tailed sauropod comes to mind. It was one of a handful of the dinosaurs…