Ludo*1 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Been reading about Stalin's Russian and obviously some horrific things happened under his rule. I had no idea about the Nazino Affair though. Basically, Stalin signed off on a group of around 2000 people who were petty criminals or political prisoners being moved to a 'specialist settlement'. The idea was that they'd eventually produce habitable land. They were given some flour and sent on their way. As you can imagine, chaos ensued. Anyone that tried to escape were hunted 'for sport' by guards and due to the widespread hunger, the people eventually turned to cannibalism. One eyewitness survivor recounted this grim tale: ' On the island there was a guard named Kostia Venikov, a young fellow. He fell in love with a girl who had been sent there and was courting her. He protected her. One day he had to be away for a while, and he told one of his comrades, "Take care of her," but with all the people there the comrade couldn't do much really.... People caught the girl, tied her to a poplar tree, cut off her breasts, her muscles, everything they could eat, everything, everything.... They were hungry, they had to eat. When Kostia came back, she was still alive. He tried to save her, but she had lost too much blood. ' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 BBC long read on the Dyatlov passhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, NJ2 said: BBC long read on the Dyatlov pass https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass 3.6 roentgens did it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 BBC long read on the Dyatlov passhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass 3.6 roentgens did it.Not great, not terrible... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 3.6 roentgens did it.THEY DIDNT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Not really creepy or strange, sorry.. The space shuttle Challenger exploding not long after take off fascinated/horrified me as a kid. Seeing the huge fireball I just presumed the crew were fried in an instant. Thanks to a random YouTube recommendation the other day I now know they survived the blast just fine and spent their last minute or so dropping to earth in their metal box at 200mph and were killed by the impact when the cabin hit the ocean. From about 2 mins 15 in.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Scientists make wee robots out of frog embryoshttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/13/scientists-use-stem-cells-from-frogs-to-build-first-living-robotsPretty much how Jurassic Park started I think? Ah well, was good knowing everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, NJ2 said: Pretty much how Jurassic Park started I think? Ah well, was good knowing everyone. Not everyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladdin Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 If you like internet based mysteries and conspiracy theories, Lake City Quiet Pills is a good read.https://unresolved.me/lake-city-quiet-pills 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gus Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Good read. That's some "Dave Coaches" thing taken to scary levels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Been reading about Stalin's Russian and obviously some horrific things happened under his rule. I had no idea about the Nazino Affair though. Basically, Stalin signed off on a group of around 2000 people who were petty criminals or political prisoners being moved to a 'specialist settlement'. The idea was that they'd eventually produce habitable land. They were given some flour and sent on their way. As you can imagine, chaos ensued. Anyone that tried to escape were hunted 'for sport' by guards and due to the widespread hunger, the people eventually turned to cannibalism. One eyewitness survivor recounted this grim tale: ' On the island there was a guard named Kostia Venikov, a young fellow. He fell in love with a girl who had been sent there and was courting her. He protected her. One day he had to be away for a while, and he told one of his comrades, "Take care of her," but with all the people there the comrade couldn't do much really.... People caught the girl, tied her to a poplar tree, cut off her breasts, her muscles, everything they could eat, everything, everything.... They were hungry, they had to eat. When Kostia came back, she was still alive. He tried to save her, but she had lost too much blood. ' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 19 hours ago, MixuFixit said: Scientists make wee robots out of frog embryos https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/13/scientists-use-stem-cells-from-frogs-to-build-first-living-robots 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gus Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Since I enjoyed the read about the reddit user so much yesterday here's some payback.Read this a fair while back but it is a fascinating tale that has stuck with me so probably worth a share here.https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/true-crime-elegante-hotel-texas-murder 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 39 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: This starlings that were all found mysteriously dead were just shit at flying and accidentally hit the ground. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/16/police-answer-mystery-of-hundreds-of-starlings-found-dead-on-road Mass suicide. Realised they were in Wales. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 1 hour ago, MixuFixit said: This starlings that were all found mysteriously dead were just shit at flying and accidentally hit the ground. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/16/police-answer-mystery-of-hundreds-of-starlings-found-dead-on-road Meanwhile there's a sparrowhawk nearby that's eaten so much it's exploded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Slenderman said: Mass suicide. Realised they were in Wales. Wrong angle see. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 31 minutes ago, Tony Ferrino said: Wrong angle see. Swansee what you did there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Slenderman said: Swansee what you did there. Nuff now. That's a Bridgend too far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Swansee what you did there. Nuff now. That's a Bridgend too far. You chaps can take your Welsh town puns and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogofuckyourselves. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, 8MileBU said: You chaps can take your Welsh town puns and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogofuckyourselves. bRhyliant Barry work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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