In 2012, an article informed us of the addition of ETFs on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) market, although on a limited basis. By then, the ETFs global market was worth $1.1 trillion, and as investors gained interest in the exchange-traded funds, the main question was whether it was worth investing in a Poland ETF or not.

There aren’t many rap stars who can make a career rapping about their love of food, but then again, there aren’t many rap stars like Action Bronson. Bronson began life as a chef, only turning to rap professionally when a broken leg forced him out of the kitchen and onto the stage. But where one door closes, another opens, and in Bronson’s case, what a door that turned out to be.

If we were to talk about an acting GOAT, Jodie Foster’s name would definitely be thrown in the mix. After all, there aren’t many actors out there with an asteroid named in honor of them—that’s Asteroid 17744 Jodiefoster in Foster’s case. Foster’s career has been a literal lifetime of achievement, and behind that has been hard work and true genius.

Oregon is well past its Wild West days, and it has become one of the most desirable places in all of the majestic Pacific Northwest. Full of natural wonders, the Beaver State is home to the deepest gorge in North America, the deepest lake, and the largest Sitka Spruce tree in all of the United States.

The Baltimore Boat Show is one of the most highly anticipated winter events. Boaters, anglers, commercial and private fishermen, and people who love boating and watersports turn out for the event by the thousands. You’ll find a boat show of this type in practically every state in the union, but not all compare to Baltimore’s extravaganza.

In 1892, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in the United States. Then known as “consumption,” its symptoms included fatigue, night sweats, and the coughing up of white phlegm or even foamy blood.

There was no cure or reliable treatment for tuberculosis. Physicians often recommended that a patient affected by the disease should “rest, eat well, and exercise outdoors.” Of course, these home remedies were rarely successful. People with active tuberculosis had an 80 percent chance of dying from the illness.

The terror surrounding such a gruesome death helps explain the madness that befell the small town of Exeter, Rhode Island at the end of the 19th century. Residents began to fear a “vampire” named Mercy Brown was causing consumption-related deaths in the town — even though she was already dead from that same disease.

Everyone knows there’s no such thing as poisoned Halloween candy. No chemically laced chewing gum. No razor blades hidden in caramel apples. Researchers have spent years debunking this urban legend, which, they say, was born from a certain strain of cultural anxiety—fear of strangers, of uncertainty, of too much sugar. Almost certainly, the cruelest thing a neighbor will do to your trick-or-treating kid is hand them a toothbrush.

But about 30 years ago, across much of Japan, this irrational, deep-seated fear actually came true. Over the course of a year and a half, a cryptic group blackmailed the country’s biggest candy companies. They filled supermarket shelves with cyanide-laced chocolates. They wrote elaborate, teasing letters detailing their exploits, which were published in national newspapers. They consistently foiled the nation’s police force. And to this day, no one has any idea who they were.

In 1834, at the mansion at 1140 Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, a fire broke out. The neighbors rushed out to help, offering to pour water on the flames and help the family evacuate. However, when they arrived, they noticed that the woman of the house seemed to be alone.

A mansion without slaves seemed shocking and a group of locals took it upon themselves to search the house.

What they found would forever change the public’s perception of Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie, once known as a respectable member of society, and now known as the Savage Mistress of New Orleans.

The rumors have muddied the facts throughout the years, but there are a few details that have stood the test of time. First, the group of locals found the slaves in the attic. Second, they had clearly been tortured.

The salt mines of Chehrabad, Iran, provided this essential mineral for more than 2 millennia to anyone who inhabited the vast realm of the former Persian Empire.

When attempts were made in recent years to re-establish the production of salt, for it still represents a basic ingredient in our daily diet, it led in some surprising directions. In 1994, the digging accidentally revealed a mind-blowing discovery. The commercial operation that had been launched literally bumped into an incredibly preserved corpse dating from the period around 1700 B.C.

Needless to say, the excavation prompted Iranian archaeologists to flock to Chehrabad, located some 210 miles northwest of the country’s capital, Tehran. The tiny village in the province of Zanjan, with a population of 378, soon became a place of great interest. More bodies were found in the following archaeological excavations conducted in 2004, 2005, and 2007, which provided a unique insight into the history of the region and the technology that was developed for such complex mining practices.

In the year 2000 this painting appeared on eBay, with a tag claiming it was haunted - the seller stated the figures moved at night. The auction included a waiver, absolving them from all liability after the painting was sold, and any dangers that may follow. 

In February, 2000 this painting appeared in an auction on eBay. The painting, titled 'The Hands Resist Him', quickly earned a reputation as tens of thousands of people viewed the item, and more than a few made bids.

The reason for the attention was that the seller made the claim that the painting was haunted. The family added their story, starting from their discovery of the painting, abandoned at an old brewery, to the events and the investigation they carried out in order to try to prove their claims.