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On July 22, 1975, there was a fire in an apartment building on Marlborough Street in Boston.

Diana Bryant and her god daughter Tiare Jones were being rescued from almost 50 feet height by the fireman Robert O’Neill.

O’Neill got onto the fire escape to help and he was moving towards the ladder when the fire escape collapsed.

Bryant and Jones both fell off the fire escape.

Bryant suffered multiple head and body injuries and died hours later.

Jones survived as she landed on Bryant’s body which softened the impact.

The picture is of a man named Brian Peppers when he was 34 and he was listed in Ohio’s Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification system due to a conviction for Gross Sexual Imposition in 1998, in Lucas County, Ohio.

His appearance might have been due to either Apert Syndrome or Crouzon Syndrome. He was wheelchair-bound when the picture was taken, which explains the appearance of short stature.

This incident occurred in 1970.

A young stowaway, Keith Sapsford, who was 14 at the time, fell 200 feet to his death from a Japan Airlines plane, taking off from Sydney, Australia, and bound for Tokyo.

This heart-stopping photo was taken by Sydney-based amateur photographer, John Gilpin.

The story goes that Keith had run away from a ‘boys town’ in Sydney, with a burning desire to see the world.

He, apparently, stowed himself away in the wheel housing of the aircraft, several hours before the plane took off.

When the door of the wheel housing opened after takeoff so the wheel could be retracted, the boy fell to his untimely and tragic death.

Stabbed and mugged, a woman with a six-inch knife in her back.

In 2009, Julia Popova, 22, was stabbed by a mugger as she made her way home from work.

Following the mugging, her body went into shock and Julia managed to walk home, without realizing that the mugger’s knife was still stuck inher, just a fraction of an inch away from her spine.

Thankfully, Julia made a full recovery and no major damage was caused to her body.

Victims of the heinous Agent Orange campaign led by the United States, in the Vietnam war.

As part of their war with the Viet Cong and their allies, the United States carried out a chemical warfare program that destroyed the lands and forests of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

In addition, the toxic chemical cocktail, Agent Orange, left its victims permanently scarred and in agony.

This photograph is part of a series, shot by American photographer Brian Driscoll in 2008, and titled ‘Will It Ever End?’.

Each photograph tells the story of ongoing tragedy of the people and their children, even decades after the destructive program was carried out.

Starving Sudanese child is stalked, and eyed hungrily, by a starving vulture.

This contrast of a plump vulture and a starving, emaciated Sudanese girl is striking, alarming and won the photographer, Kevin Carter, a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.

The girl was on her way to a feeding center, when she collapsed.

When asked about the fate of the girl, Kevin Carter said that she resumed her trek to the center, while he chased away the vulture.

However, he added, that it is unlikely she survived.

This photograph shows a woman in mid air, after jumping off the ledge of the Genesee Hotel in 1942.


The image above was caputed by a photographerfor the Buffalo Courier, who was on his way back to the office after being out on assignment.

The woman who commited suicide was called Mary Miller.

It is thought that she was mourning a lover who was just killed during World War II.

Edwinmason:
explorers can i ask u a simple question?

Yes bro....

The woman in the picture below was locked in a room for 25 years and weighed 55 pounds.


It’s hard to believe the image above is real, but it is of a woman called Blanche Monnuer, who was kept captive in a padlocked room with no light for 25 years.

She was 49 years old at the time and weighed 55 pounds.

The date was 23 May 1901.

Her mother and brother were both thought to be responsible.

The image below shows 13 year old Omayra Sanchez before she died, after being pinned down by house debris after a volcano eruption.


Known as the Armero Tragedy after a volcanic eruption in Colombia on Novermber 13, 1985, nearly 25,000 people lost their lives.

This image shows Omayra Sanchez who was trapped under debris for 55 hours before succumbing to her injuries.

Her courage and dignity during this time has touched the hearts of millions and her legacy lives on.

On 29th October 2013, two maintenance workers embrace each other before dying after a wind turbine caught fire in Ooltgensplaat, Holland.


Two engineers on maintenance routine on a 67m high wind turbine got trapped when a fire engulfed the only escape route.

The two engineers hug and cling to each other as fire and smoke creeps toward them.

According to news reports, one of them jumped off the turbine while the other succumbed to the fire.

What makes this more heartbreaking is that the two engineers are just aged 19 and 21.

This devastating image shows the full extent of the Jonestown Mass Suicide.

November 18th, 1978 was a tragic day for a lot ofpeople in northwestern Guyana.

A religious organization called “Jonestown” was under scrutiny by American press, and for good reason after Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones ordered amass suicide-murder.

A total of 913 people died, including a congressman who flew down to investigate the settlement after pleas from current members and concerned relatives.

The gruesome death of an Iraqi tanker driver, charred to death.

No words could do justice to this photograph.

in 1991, photographer Kenneth Jarecke stood in front of the incinerated remains of an iraqi tanker driver and captured the terrible reality of war.

He hoped it would change the way Americans viewed the Gulf War. Much to his dismay, however, it went unpublished in the United Statesand, instead, became ‘The War Photo No One Would Publish’.

A Congolese man stares at the severed hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter because he didn’t meet his daily rubber quota.

She and her mother were killed and then cannibalized.

King Leopold II of Belgium had founded the Congo Free State and had ruled the Congo as a privately owned corporate state for 23 years, between 1885 and 1908. During his reign, the state became a source of great international scandals owing to the violation of human rights through forced labor.

The militiamen of ABIR (Anglo-Belgian India Rubber) Company, which exploited natural rubber resources in the Congo Free State, imposed severe punishments on those who did not meet their daily rubber quota.

They were required to provide the severed hands of anyone they killed or they could be accused of using ammunition, which was imported from Europe at high costs. The photograph taken by Alice Seeley Harris shows a man named Nsala whose daughter’s hand and foot were cut off, after which she was killed along with her mother.




http://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2017/01/disturbing-backstories.html

http://canyouactually.com/scary-pictures-with-horrifying-backstories/

Musampa73:
The useless baba has failed woefully.

There's still time na abi?

paschal47:
With the way things are going now, I think there's no hope anymore

With God all things are possible sebi?

O ye of little faith.....

Saw this on my brother's timeline yesterday, so decided to share it.

'Congratulations Baba, dont fail o'

fratermathy:
Cryonics is a nice preservation method but I heard it's quite expensive and someone has to pay for it. Most people opting for it usually donate their entire wealth to the company in exchange for preservation.

Yes, up to $30, 000.

Trump signed an executive order Wednesday (pictured) to cut federal funding for cities that do not arrest or detain undocumented immigrants.

The memo effectively means that Miami-Dade can no longer be considered a safe port for immigrants in the country illegally.

President Trump has since tweeted his support for the decision.

'Miami-Dade Mayor drops sanctuary policy.

Right decision. Strong!,' he wrote on Thursday.

Last year, the county refused to detain around 100 illegal immigrants wanted by the authorities, on the grounds that it would have cost $52,000 our of their $7 billion annual budget.

But the country receives millions in federal funding for elderly care, homeless shelters and more, according to the Miami Herald.

'I want to make sure we don't put in jeopardy the millions of funds we get from the federal government for a $52,000 issue,' he said. '

Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing federal agencies to take away funding from self-proclaimed 'sanctuary cities' that limit cooperation with immigration authorities

President Trumphas praised the mayor of Miami-Dade after he ordered the city's jails to comply with the crackdown on 'sanctuary' counties.

Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing federal agencies to take away funding from self-proclaimed 'sanctuary cities' that limit cooperation with immigration authorities.

Unlike cities like San Francisco, Miami-Dade never officially labelled itself a 'sanctuary', but since 2013 has refused to indefinitely detain inmates who are in the country illegally and wanted by ICE.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4162480/Miami-complies-Trump-order-end-sanctuary-status.html

58 hours, 35 minutes, 58 seconds.


The longest kiss in the world ever, by Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat.

They competed with other couples who were disqualified or left voluntarily.


Rules.



*.The kiss must be continuous and the lips must be touching at all times.


*.If the lips part the couple are immediately disqualified.


*.Contestants must be over the age of consent in the country the event is being held.


*.The couple must be awake at all times.


*.The contestants must stand during the attempt and cannot be propped together by any aids, such as pillows, cushions or people.


*.No rest breaks are allowed.


*.Incontinance pads or adult nappies/diapers are not allowed.


*.Couples must not leave the venue during their attempt.

The tarmac was slicked with rain as he deboarded Air Force One on Thursday to get into the presidential limousine.


Air Force One, with President Donald Trump aboard, taxis across the tarmac at the Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, January 26, 2017, in Philadelphia.

Rigging:
those three guys saluting are too much. Check out their heights.

Military.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for the first time as presidentbefore his departure from Andrews Air Force One, Maryland on Thursday.


Military personnel salute as Air Force One, with President Donald Trump aboard, departs at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland on Thursday

The Commander in Chief saluted to a marine who was standing outside the presidential helicopter on Thursday.


President Trump is pictured above saluting as he gets off Marine One at Joint Base Andrews.

The first walk across the White House lawn to board Marine One is likely a memory that Mr Trump will keep with him for the rest of his life.

It's been a week of firsts for President Trump, and Thursday was no different.

Today, the mogul-turned-politician took his first trip on Marine One and Air Force One as the 45th President of the United States.

Mr Trump took the presidential helicopter to Joint Base Andrews, to ride Air Force One less than 150 miles up the beltway to the GOP's annual policy retreat in Philadelphia.

As he ascended the stairs up into the aircraft for the first time, Mr Trump was clearly focused on the business ahead not even stopping to turn around and wave as is usual for a departing president.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4160648/President-Trump-takes-trip-Marine-One.html

The widest mouth measures 6.69 inches!

It belongs to Francisco Domingo Joaquim “Chiquinho” and was measured on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy.

Stretchiest skin Garry Turner of Great Britain is able to stretch the skin of his stomach to a length of 15.8 centimeters (6.25 inches) due to a rare condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissues affecting the skin, ligaments and internal organs.

The collagen that strengthens the skin and determines its elasticity becomes defective, resulting in, among other things, a loosening of the skin and hypermobility of the joints.

In more serious cases, it can cause the fatal collapse or rupturing of blood vessels.

In Phoenix, Arizona, Thunder Law of the Harlem Globetrotters threw the farthest basketball shot backwards at 25 m (82 ft 2 in) at the US Airways Center.

The skydivers of World Team entered the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) and Guinness Book of World Records by building the world's largest free-fall formation.

357 skydivers were linked for six seconds while free falling at 112 miles per hour.