Jack Earle: The “Texas Giant” Who Was One Of The Tallest People Ever El Paso County Historical SocietyJack Earle, far left, towered over most men he met — except for Robert Wadlow.
Like many of the tallest people ever, Jack Earle became a sideshow performer, and he performed as the “World’s Tallest Man” with the Ringling Brothers Circus. But that wasn’t what he’d planned. Born Jacob Reuben Erlich in 1906 in Denver, Earle originally wanted to be an actor.
The Parkland Shooter Is Getting Fan Mail From Teenage Girls — Including Nudes The Sun SentinelOne of the collages made for Nikolas Cruz.
Mass murderer Nikolas Cruz is receiving stacks of fan mail, dozens of love letters, and hundreds of dollars in commissary money from fans across the country.
Since his incarceration, Cruz, who killed 17 people and injured 17 more when he opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
Mathew Borges left 76 wounds on the 16-year-old's body including decapitation and the removal of his hands.Fox News/FacebookMathew Borges (left) was given two life sentences for the murder of Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino (right).
In a case of teen love gone terribly wrong, 18-year-old Mathew Borges was found guilty of first-degree murder for beheading his classmate back in 2016. A judge ruled to give Borges two life sentences in prison for the grisly crime.
The renowned Spanish chocolate factory operated for decades in the 19th century before apparently shutting its doors. Archaeology Service of BarcelonaArchaeologists found a number of items in the former chocolate factory, including these storage vessels.
Archaeologists made a sweet discovery while examining a house in Barcelona, Spain: a chocolate factory from the 19th century.
For most of the 1800s, the renowned chocolatier produced treats that were sent across the Spanish empire.
No nation has achieved prosperity without sacrifice, typically borne by servicemen and women. Their work — always grueling, often thankless and occasionally fatal — lays the foundation for expanded freedoms and opportunities at home both today and tomorrow. Here are 21 Memorial Day quotes to help you commemorate those whose blood and sweat afford you comfort and security:
"Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one." -- Balthasar Gracian, Spanish philosopher and Jesuit