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Het Arresthuis was previously one of Netherlands feared prisons for a period of almost 150 years. It was not a place anyone wanted to stay. Following its closure and a huge makeover, the hotel is now a hotspot and people are paying lots of money for a night in the cells. The former 105 prison quarters have been

An official study done in 2012 showed how Ebola could transfer between pigs and monkeys that were in separate cages. They were never in direct contact. The experiment made a conclusion that Ebola could be spread through suspended droplets in the air. That Ebola could only be spread through exchange of bodily fluids has been a line we have heard countless times, ever since the virus was discovered, on mainstream news. But corporate media and public health officials have been keeping the truth from you. For some time now, it’s been suspected that CDC’s honesty on this matter is questionable. They have recently made changes concerning Ebola transmission; ease of transference and contamination is of great concern. According to their update: “A low risk exposure includes any of the following: ¤ Household member or other casual contact with an EVD patient. ¤ Providing patient care or casual contact without high-risk exposure with EVD patients in health care facilities in EVD outbreak affecte...

Since the 80’s, there has been an increase in the amount of plastics entering our oceans. However, when researchers tried to map out the ocean garbage, they found a smaller amount than they expected. On a study published on 30th June in the journal Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, researchers said that" These studies suggest that surface waters are not the final destination for buoyant plastic debris in the ocean."

Graham Hughes from Liverpool is an adventurer who broke the record by visiting 201 countries around the world without the use of a plane. Dubbed the ‘ Odyssey Expedition’, he used buses, trains, taxis and his feet to travel a total of 16,000 miles. He began his expedition on 1st January 2009 and ended it on 26th November 2012. He did this in exactly 1426 days and spent just

Fix your eyes on the black dot in the middle of the infrared image until the animated gif switches to black and white. The castle will immediately show

Doctors believe that this woman has the “World’s biggest hands” since each of her arms weighs one and a half stone. Duangjay Samaksamamis a shop owner from Surin province in Thailand. For over 50 years, shehas suffered from a very painful and rare condition that has her limbs permanently swollen.

The animal kingdom has always surprised us with some pretty formidable creatures but these extinct animalsare something out of our worst nightmares. They were larger and more vicious than the scary animals we know today and it might be hard to believe that they actually existed. We might not have the chance to see them today but we should know them, just in case they ever return. 1. Carbonemys: The name Carbonemys means “carbon turtle”. It was a carnivorous the size of a Volkswagen. Its head was bigger than a football and its beak razor sharp which made it easy to slice through other animals with ease. 2. Arthropleura:

A shark that only has a single eye and albino skin was found by Mexican fishermen and after photographs of it were shared, many claimed it was a hoax. A Mexican biologist however, has confirmed that the shark is real. Caught in the Gulf of California, the endangered dusky shark was removed from its mother’s womb.

Coober Pedy is located in South Australia and is well known for being a dry state; in fact the driest state on earth located on the driest continent. It was established in 1915 after Opal was discovered for the first time in the region. Miners started to settle in the area but they were met by harsh weather and temperature conditions.

As children, we don’t have any limiting beliefs. At this point in our lives, everything is possible. We believe in superheroes, Santa Claus and we have big dreams about our future. Then something happens and the world tells us otherwise. By the age of 11 and 12, society has a box shaped that we should fit in. Santa Claus and superheroes are now for kids. Wearing a suit and tie becomes an option and we ditch any superhero outfit we had. Culture has drilled these boxes so hard on us such that we often forget to question whether they are real or not. These boxes are the limiting beliefs and just because someone else believes they are a reality, they don’t have to be ours. Here are the 6 limiting beliefs you should change from today: 1. Am not smart enough You are. You are smart enough. Someone or something has led you to believe otherwise. It’s true, we all have a certain genetic level of intelligence gifted to us, but that is only a small margin of what our overall intelligence is. Smart...

In the Year 1789, the timeline's starting point, homosexuality was illegal in 126 countries. View changing laws over time * with the exception of the Chechen Republic. Note: Where possible, former colonies have been referenced by their current name. Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rightsand the International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association For more information on the data behind the map and timeline, see our full notes on the data. For more information on gay rights, visit the UN's Free and Equal campaign website. Share this story Follow @LaNUBlog & @Hon_KingSIMEO on Twitter for Updates

Millions of people continue to live in places that outlaw same-sex relationships and prosecute people for being gay. In five countries and in parts of two others, homosexuality is still punishable with the death penalty, while a further 70 imprison citizens because of their sexual orientation. Even where homosexuality is legal, many countries treat those in same-sex relationships differently, such as having an unequal age of consent or a ban on marriage. In Russia, host of the Sochi Winter Olympics, a law banning the promotion of "non- traditional" sexualityto under-18s was introduced last year. So, where is it illegal to be gay? Which countries allow same-sex marriages? Explore the map of UN member states below to find out.Countries are coloured and categorised by their most anti-gay or pro-equality laws. iFrame Notes on the data:The map shows an overview of the legal status of gay people living in UN member states. They are coloured by their most anti-gay or pro-equality...

The Egyptian authorities have arrested seven men accused of appearing in a video apparently showing a gay wedding. The video, showing a group of men celebrating on a Nile river boat, was widely shared on social media.