Michael Larson - "Press Your Luck" contestant who won over $100,000 because he was able to notice the flashing lights pattern ( en.wikipedia.org )
Wicked Bible - An infamous bad translation of the Bible to English which includes errors such as encouraging adultery among Christians ( en.wikipedia.org )
Choking game - An internet challenge of intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain to gain temporary loss of consciousness and euphoria. The challenge resulted in the deaths of 82 youths. ( en.wikipedia.org ) See also: Blackout challenge
Murder of Junko Furuta - The crime has been described as the worst case of juvenile delinquency in post-war Japan. ( en.wikipedia.org )
Hinterkaifeck murders - The murders are considered one of the most gruesome and puzzling unsolved crimes in German history. ( en.wikipedia.org )
Rat king - A collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way ( en.wikipedia.org ) See also: Squirrel king
Zone of Death (Yellowstone) - The part of Yellowstone National Park, where any crime can technically be committed without punishment ( en.wikipedia.org )
Joyce Vincent - An English woman whose death went unnoticed for more than two years. ( en.wikipedia.org )
Krzywy Domek - Unusually shaped building in Poland that mimics the visual effect of a funhouse mirror ( en.wikipedia.org )
Zersetzung - Psychological warfare used by Eastern Germany to undermine the self-confidence, mental stability and relationships of its political opponent ( en.wikipedia.org )
Marvin Heemeyer - Spent months turning a bulldozer into a hulking armored vengeance weapon dubbed the “Killdozer” ( en.wikipedia.org )
Raymond Robinson (Green Man) - Severely disfigured man whose years of nighttime walks made him into a figure of urban legend ( en.wikipedia.org )
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom - Oft-regarded as the single most vile, most depraved, most despicable, most infamous and most controversial film of all time ( en.wikipedia.org )
Cymothoa exigua - Parasite that severs the blood vessels in the fish's tongue causing it to fall off then attaches itself to the remaining stub and becomes the new tongue ( en.wikipedia.org )
Dead (musician) - Former singer of black metal band Mayhem known (among other things) for his suicide photo being used as an album cover ( en.wikipedia.org )
Brazen bull - Life-sized bull-shaped statue that was hollow so victims could be locked inside its stomach and roasted alive ( en.wikipedia.org )
Cicada 3301 - enigmatic group responsible for posting puzzles on the internet with the intent of "recruiting intelligent individuals" ( en.wikipedia.org )
TIL in traditional Christian theology there are four sins "which cry out to heaven for vengeance" : murder, sodomy, oppression of the poor, and defrauding a worker of his wages. ( en.wikipedia.org )
Polybius - hoax arcade game said to have been created by an unknown government agency to test mind control technology ( en.wikipedia.org )
Aeroflot Flight 6502 - plane that crashed after the pilot made a bet with the first officer that he could land it blind ( en.wikipedia.org )
Operation Auca - a tragic attempt by missionaries to bring Christianity to a then uncontacted tribe ( en.wikipedia.org )