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Scientists have described Tanyka amnicola, a newly identified species of prehistoric creature that lived 275 million years ago and had a bizarre twisted jaw with sideways-facing teeth.

Red dwarfs make up the vast majority of stars in the galaxy. Such ubiquity means they host the majority of rocky exoplanets weve found so far - which in turn makes them interesting for astrobiological surveys. However, theres a catch - astrobiologists arent sure the light from these stars can actually support oxygen-producing life. A new paper, available in pre-print on arXiv, by Giovanni Covone and Amedeo Balbi, suggests that they might not - when it comes to stellar light, quality is just as important as quantity. And according to their calculations, Earth-like biospheres are incredibly difficult to sustain around red dwarfs.

Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock PhotoAnna Genovese, the estranged wife of Vito Genovese.In the criminal underworld of 20th-century New York, men like Charles Lucky Luciano and Frank Costello ruled with iron fists. But among the top ranks, one woman carved out her own empire: Anna Genovese.A formidable force, Anna ran her own network of illicit gay bars in New York City, and even dared to testify against her estranged husband, Vito. Even with her power, though, Anna Genovese faced serious challenges. Her marriage was tumultuous at best, and outright abusive at worst. And according to many, her involvement with New Yorks gay scene extended far beyond just the business potential adding just one more complex layer to the legacy of the Mafias most fascinating woman.Early Life And Introduction To The MobBorn Giovaninna Anna Petillo on October 28, 1905, to Italian-Catholic immigrants Aniello Vincenzo Petillo and Concetta Cassini Genovese (a cousin of Vito Genoveses), Anna Genovese grew up in New York City. As she came of age, the American Mafia became gradually more powerful. Not much is known about Annas early life, but when she was 19 she fell in love with Gerard Gerry Vernotico, a baker in New York Citys Little Italy. Speaking to Mob Queens podcast hosts Jessica Bendinger and Michael Seligman, Annas great-niece Kate Harmon said the union was not looked upon kindly by her family as Vernotico was a young man of no means. But Anna was in love, and she helped support her growing family with Vernotico by working nights at a club in Greenwich Village. MobQueensPod/XAnna Genovese as a girl, provided to the Mob Queens podcast by her granddaughter, Mia. Unfortunately, the marriage would end in tragedy. Anna and Vernotico had had one baby, and were expecting their second, when Gerard was brutally strangled to death on a rooftop in March 1932. Just two weeks later, Anna agreed to marry the mobster Vito Genovese. Indeed, the general consensus is that Vito long obsessed with Anna had put out the hit on her husband. Her great-niece told the podcast that Anna hated Vito but felt she had no choice but to accept. After all, Anna had suddenly found herself raising two children alone. It was a whirlwind wedding and Annas formal introduction to the Mafia. But Anna would soon make her own mark on the citys criminal underworld.Anna Genoveses Network Of Gay Bars In New York CityAs Vito Genovese became one of the most powerful Mafia bosses in the country, Anna Genovese largely stayed behind the scenes, as mob wives often do. But in 1934, just two years after their marriage, Vito was forced to flee the United States to escape a murder charge. During this time, Anna began running a network of gay bars and drag clubs in New York City. She and other mafiosos were taking advantage of Gay Prohibition. Though actual Prohibition had ended, New York bars could get in trouble for serving alcohol to gay patrons. So the Mafia began to take over the business. The organization both protected gay patrons from law enforcement, by bribing local police, and collected the bars profits. I was the safest on the streets of New York that I had ever been, one gay bartender recalled to the New York Post in 2014. If anybody ever threatened me or intimidated me, I had recourse. I had been stopped by the police and all I had to do was give them the name of my employer and they let me go, because we were both working for the same people. The law made the gay bars illegal. The Family made it operable.The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center/InstagramAnna Genovese surrounded by patrons at one of her clubs.Indeed, Anna operated a number of gay bars in Greenwich Village and Lower Manhattan (and the Genovese crime family ultimately ran the iconic gay bar, Stonewall). Her first club, Club Caravan, opened in 1939 and hosted some of the eras biggest drag queens. She also co-owned the 181 Club, which people referred to as the homosexual Copacabana. Anna Genovese thus played a key role in Manhattans drag bar scene in the mid-20th century.Anna Genovese had taken advantage of a business opportunity, but her involvement with the gay community was about more than just profit. As the Daily Mail noted in 2021, Anna Genovese was bisexual, her lesbian affairs an open secret among the community. She created safe havens for queer people using her mob connections to keep the police away, and forked over some of the profits to the Mafia in exchange for protection. But then, in 1945, Vito Genovese returned. Anna And Vito Genoveses Shocking DivorceAfter Vito got back to the United States, a number of crucial witnesses whod promised to testify against him turned up dead, and the case against him collapsed. He then moved his family from New York to New Jersey, which meant that Anna could no longer run her clubs.Their relationship grew increasingly acrimonious, and in 1950, Anna walked out on Vito. Being married to the mobster, she claimed in a court filing, had endangered her health and made her life extremely wretched. Then, seeking financial support in 1953, Anna agreed to testify against Vito in court. This was a seismic event that sent shockwaves through the American Mafia, given that it was the first time a high-ranking mob wife publicly broke the code of omert, the sacred vow of silence. Bettmann/Getty ImagesVito Genovese appearing before the Senate Labor Rackets Committee in 1958.That March, Anna took the stand and delivered testimony that left the Mafia world reeling. She spoke bluntly about Vitos cruelty toward her and provided a blueprint of his criminal enterprise.She named names, detailed methods, and explained the financial structure of her husbands operation. She also testified that Vito controlled a vast network involved in narcotics trafficking, gambling, and labor racketeering, and claimed that he made $40,000 a week (more than $400,000 today). It was a credible and incredibly detailed testimony that provided federal investigators with the roadmap they had been desperately seeking. And it was an extremely dangerous thing to do. Newspaper columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, who was close with mobster Frank Costello, even wrote: If I were Mrs. Vito Genovese, Id be awful careful crossing streets. This was seen as a thinly veiled threat toward Anna. But, in the end, Anna Genoveses divorce case and Vitos countersuit against her, were both dropped. And no one ever retaliated against Anna Genovese, who lived the rest of her life out of the spotlight.She remained married to Vito, but the couple lived entirely separate lives. Vito took over the powerful Luciano crime family in 1957, establishing the Genovese crime family, but was convicted of narcotics conspiracy in 1959. He sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, where he died in 1969. Anna, meanwhile, remained a ghost. For a time she worked at the Warwick Hotel and purportedly even befriended Cary Grant, who was staying there as a guest until she died of a stroke in 1982. By then, her name had largely faded out of the news. But her connection to Vito remained, and Anna was ultimately buried in the Genovese family plot.Today, shes a footnote to the larger Mafia history. But Anna Genovese had proven that the Mafias code of silence could be shattered, even from within. After reading about Anna Genovese, the estranged wife of Vito Genovese who testified against him and ran gay bars in New York City, look through this stunning collection of colorized photos from the early days of organized crime in the United States. Or, learn about Johnny Torrio, the ruthless gangster who taught Al Capone everything he knew. The post Anna Genovese, The Wife Of Mobster Vito Genovese Who Dared To Testify Against Him appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Panama Ministry of CultureArchaeologists excavate pottery buried in Tomb 3 at Panamas El Cao Archaeological Park.Recent excavations in central Panama have uncovered a pre-Columbian tomb filled with elaborate artifacts. The grave contains multiple bodies, but its clear that one individual held a higher status than the others.This latest discovery at the El Cao Archaeological Park is revealing new information about the Cocl culture, which thrived in the region more than 1,000 years ago. The arrangement of the bodies and the grave goods buried along with them adds new evidence to what researchers know about the civilizations funerary rituals, social structures, and relationships with other groups across Central America.The Pre-Columbian Tomb Filled With Gold That Was Recently Uncovered In PanamaTomb 3 at El Cao Archaeological Park was first identified in 2009, but archaeologists only fully explored it during the 2026 excavation season. A series of digs uncovered an elaborate tomb structure consisting of multiple burials and a large variety of grave goods dating back to between the 8th and 11th centuries C.E.The central figure in the burial seemingly an elite member of Cocl society was surrounded by the remains of several other people as well as high-status objects, such as gold jewelry and fine ceramics made in the local tradition. Many of the relics featured popular pre-Columbian motifs like bats and crocodiles.Panama Ministry of CultureOne of the gold artifacts found in the tomb at El Cao.While these artifacts served to illustrate the wealth of Tomb 3s primary individual, they also revealed more about how the Cocl people traded with surrounding societies. Similar grave goods were previously found at Sitio Conte, for example, another necropolis not far from El Cao.An official statement from Panamas Ministry of Culture notes: The stylistic and technological similarities between the objects recovered at both sites reinforce the hypothesis that these communities shared a common cultural tradition and maintained close political and economic ties.So, who were the Cocl people, and what else can this new discovery tell us about this long-lost culture?The Gran Cocl Culture That Flourished In And Around El CaoThe Gran Cocl emerged as early as 150 C.E. and existed in various forms until the 16th century, when Spanish colonizers arrived in Central and South America. El Cao is one of the most important pre-Columbian cemeteries in Panama because it has revealed so much about this lost society since it was first excavated in the 1920s. Its even been referred to as Panamas Valley of the Kings.Panama Ministry of CultureThe Cocl culture was known for their unique pottery.Based on previous discoveries made at El Cao, researchers suspect that the Cocl people believed in an afterlife and saw death as a transition to another realm. They also believed that the social standing of the deceased followed them to this new domain. The value of the grave goods found in Tomb 3 supports this theory, as the gold and pottery would have marked the primary figures importance during their time on Earth.As the Ministry of Culture explains, The display of material wealth in the burial of the principal individual can be interpreted as a tangible manifestation of their power. Whats more, the arrangement of the artifacts and other human remains around the deceased provides additional information about this elaborate belief system of the Cocl people.The discovery of Tomb 3 also adds to mounting evidence about the power of the Cocl culture, which was seemingly capable of mobilizing resources, organizing large-scale ceremonies, and maintaining long-distance exchange networks.Panama Ministry of CultureThe tomb dates back more than 1,000 years.The new tomb expands the known funerary records and will provide new information about social organization, political power, exchange networks, and ritual practices, states the Ministry of Culture.Mara Eugenia Herrera, Panamas Minister of Culture, said of the astounding discovery, We are ready to tell the world much more about our cultural richness and to celebrate it, so that all Panamanians can feel proud of our identity, thanks to all this valuable research being carried out by the El Cao Foundation together with the Ministry of Culture.After reading about the 1,000-year-old tomb of an elite individual uncovered in Panama, learn about the Darin scheme, Scotlands attempt to build a colony in Panama. Then, go inside the story of Simn Bolvar, the liberator of South America.The post Archaeologists In Panama Just Unearthed A Luxurious Pre-Columbian Tomb Filled With Ornate Ceramics And Gold appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Find A GraveCharles Mansons son, Charles Manson Jr., who changed his name to Jay White in order to distance himself from his father.Even after Charles Manson died of natural causes at 83 in Bakersfield, California, his horrific legacy of violence lived on as did his progeny. Though by that time, only one remained. And according to Heavy, Mansons first-born, Charles Manson Jr., did everything in his power to distance himself from such a legacy including take his own life.Thrust into a world with a father who wrought havoc like the bloody Sharon Tate murders of 1969, perhaps Charles Manson Jr. never stood a chance at a normal life.The Birth Of Charles Manson Jr.Charles Manson Jr. was born in 1956, one year after his father married Rosalie Jean Willis in Ohio. She was 15 years old at the time and working as a waitress in a hospital whereas Manson was already 20 years old.Though the marriage didnt last long largely due to Mansons erratic criminal behavior and subsequent stints in prison he later said their time as husband and wife was a delight.Public DomainCharles Manson with wife Rosalie Willis. Circa 1955.When Willis neared her second trimester, the couple moved to Los Angeles. It didnt take long for Manson to get arrested for taking a stolen car across state lines then get sentenced to five years probation for it.Mischievous and psychotic, Manson couldnt contain himself and was imprisoned at Terminal Island in San Pedro, California that same year. With him behind bars and Willis managing her pregnancy alone, their son Charles Manson Jr. was born to a single mother. Not long after, Willis filed for divorce and tried to live a more normal life. Charles Manson, meanwhile, went on to amass a loyal following of Manson Family cultists who would commit several of American historys most infamous murders in 1969.And while Manson fostered this chaotic, unofficial family, Mansons biological son tried to escape his fathers dark shadow.Growing Up As Charles Mansons SonNot much is known about Charles Manson Jr.s personal life, particularly as an adolescent. Whats clear, however, is that he never cared for his familial background. The shadow of the Tate murders plagued him so deeply that he eventually changed his name, just as his youngest biological brother, Valentine Michael Manson, would.For inspiration, he looked no further than his stepfather, Jack White, who his mother married while Charles Manson was serving prison time. No longer calling himself Charles Manson Jr., the newly renamed Jay White hoped to distance himself from his father and forge a path independent of his biological history. His stepfather, meanwhile, fathered two more sons, Jesse J. and Jed White. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesCharles Manson at trial in 1970.Jesse J. White was born in 1958 and his brother was born a year later. Tragically, the latter died of an accidental gunshot wound as a pre-teen in January 1971. The shooter was his 11-year-old friend who barely understood his mistake.Rosalie Willis with her son, Charles Manson Jr., who had already changed his name to Jay White. Date unspecified.Unfortunately, tragedy didnt end there for the White brothers. Jesse J. White died of a drug overdose in Houston, Texas in August 1986. His friend discovered the body in a car around dawn after a long, seemingly fun night of drinking at a bar. Most wrenching of all was Jay Whites own death seven years later.The Death Of Jay WhiteJay White committed suicide on June 29, 1993. According to CNN, the motivation was never entirely clear, though a combination of distress over who his father was and a need to distance himself from his own son in an effort to protect him is largely thought to be at the foundation.Regardless, the incident happened on a barren stretch of highway in Burlington, Colorado near the Kansas state line. His death certificate confirmed that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at Exit 438 on Interstate 70 at around 10:15 a.m.The shadow of Whites father likely haunted him from the first blips of consciousness to the very end. His own child, a kickboxing cage fighter named Jason Freeman, has fortunately managed to process the two generations of trauma that preceded him.The 700 Club/YouTubeJason Freeman wished his father had stayed strong and let go of his past. He now kickboxes and tries to set an example for those with troubled parents.Freeman described the cloud over his life as a family curse, but decided to use that frustration as motivation. He recalled one day in an eighth-grade history class when his teacher was talking about Charles Manson, and Im looking around like, are there people staring at me?Im personally, Im coming out, he announced in 2012, referring to his effort to neutralize the toxicity of the Manson name. Freeman, a 6-foot-2 kickboxer, said he was frequently bullied as a child due to his biological connection to the notorious criminal. Forbidden to discuss his grandfather at home or in school, even his grandmother, Rosalie Willis, ordered him never to mention her late former husband.He just couldnt let it go, said Freeman of his father, Charles Manson Jr. He couldnt live it down. He couldnt live down who his father was.A 700 Club interview with Charles Manson Jr.s son, Jason Freeman.Charles Mansons grandson may look like the hardened, emotionally unwavering type, but when he was asked what he wouldve liked his father to consider before killing himself, the tough exterior crumbled.I want him to know he missed out on a lot, Freeman whispered of his father Charles Manson Jr., battling tears. I see my kids, you know, and thats kinda where I get shook up. I would hate to see them grow up without a father. Thats important. Very important.Freeman later tried to reconnect with his infamous grandfather, whose name and legacy ultimately killed his own father. From time to time, every now and then, hed say I love you,' Freeman said of his conversations with Manson. Hed say it back to me. Maybe a couple times he said it first. It took a while to get to that point though, trust me.Jason Freeman engaged in a battle for the rights to his grandfathers body and estate against his biological uncle, Valentine Michael Manson (later Michael Brunner, born to Mary Brunner). He eventually won the rights to Mansons body and he had the cult leader cremated and scattered. He hopes to win the rights to his grandfathers estate so that he can sell his memorabilia for charity. I dont want to be viewed for the actions of my grandfather, he added. I dont want the backlash from society. I walk a different walk. Ultimately, Charles Manson Jr.s son expressed an unrealistic wish of turning back time to June 1993 and helping him to overcome his shame. Whatever Jay White felt at the time before his death, Freeman explained that he would have loved to let him know that a better life was waiting for him.After learning about Charles Mansons son, Charles Manson Jr., read up on a few Charles Manson facts that demystify the monster. Then, read about the troubled life of Charles Mansons own mother, Kathleen Maddox. Finally, learn about Tex Watson, Mansons right-hand man, and discover who Charles Manson actually killed.The post The Brief And Tragic Life Of Charles Manson Jr., The Cult Leaders Son Who Killed Himself appeared first on All That's Interesting.

MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty ImagesCharla Nashs new face, post-surgery.On Feb. 16, 2009, Charla Nash visited the home of her longtime friend, Sandra Herold, like shed done many times before. Unfortunately, the visit was anything but normal.Sandra and her husband, Jerome Herold, had adopted a young chimpanzee named Travis over a decade earlier. Although he had grown up in the home alongside humans from the time he was only three days old and was a beloved member of the community, he had been having fits of erratic behavior for several years.Tragically, the chimp who had dressed himself, done chores around the house, and kept Sandra company after her husbands passing viciously attacked Charla Nash that morning, leaving her permanently disfigured.Charla Nash And Sandra Herolds Longtime FriendshipSandra Herold had recently suffered a pair of tragedies. In September 2000, the Herolds only child, Suzan, died after her car collided with a tree along an empty Virginia highway. Suzans infant daughter was unscathed, but Sandra Herold spiraled into depression and struggled to maintain a relationship with her grandchildren.The second tragedy came in April 2005, when Herolds husband died of stomach cancer after a weeks-long stay in the hospital. The sudden loss not only sent her into a severe depression but their pet chimp, Travis, as well.We are both lost without him and miss him dearly. Travis still waits for him especially at supper time, because at that time they both had a glass of wine with their supper, Herold wrote in a letter to a chimpanzee sanctuary owner in Florida, nearly a year after Jerrys death.I live alone with Travis, we eat and sleep together but I am worried that if something happens to me as suddenly as my husband what would happen to Travis, therefore I have to try to do something before that happens.Throughout this time period, Sandra Herolds isolation and unfortunate circumstances in Charla Nashs life had caused the two friends to drift apart.Public DomainCharla Nash and Travis the Chimp, years before the attack when he was still a baby.Nash and her then-12-year-old daughter struggled to find permanent housing and stayed in a homeless shelter for more than a year at one point. Nash was scraping by on odd jobs, doing yard work, and cleaning horse stalls.But Nash and Herold reconnected shortly after Jerrys death, and whats more, Herold offered Nash and her daughter a rent-free loft apartment that had belonged to her late daughter. She also gave Nash a job handling towing dispatch and bookkeeping.Charla Nash also took care of Herolds lawn and looked in on Travis, who had by this time become morbidly obese, spending most of his time snacking, watching TV, playing on the computer, and roaming the house which had become a mess of unworn clothes stuffed into plastic bags and bins.Things were clearly unwell in the Herold household, but Nash and Herolds friendship seemed to be a small beacon of light.Travis The Chimps Savage Assault On Charla NashOne February weekend in 2009, Sandra Herold and Charla Nash embarked on a rare outing, going to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Montville, Connecticut. Herold took her friend to the salon before they left just in case, she joked, two eligible bachelors happened to appear.But when they returned on February 16, Herold came home to a highly agitated Travis. While she was cleaning his room, he took her keys from the kitchen counter, unlocked the door, and went out into the yard.For the rest of the day, he showed no interest in the things that he typically enjoyed. Concerned, Herold put a Xanax in his afternoon tea.Sandra Herold/Contributed Photo/Connecticut PostSandra Herold and Travis the Chimp in 2002, when Travis was 10-years-old.Here, the accounts split Nash maintained that Herold called and asked for her help coaxing Travis back into the home. Herold, however, has said that Nash offered her help.In either case, Charla Nash arrived at the Herold home around 3:40 p.m. Travis was in the front yard. To try and lure him back into the house, Nash showed him his favorite toy, a Tickle-Me-Elmo doll.Something in Travis snapped then. He knuckle-ran over to Nash, stood on his two legs, and threw her into the side of her car, then to the ground. He continued to ravage the woman as she lay on the ground bleeding.Herold began hysterically beating Travis over the head with a shovel, but the chimp wouldnt stop. Not knowing what else to do, she ran into her house, grabbed a butcher knife, and stabbed him in the back. Still, he didnt stop. She stabbed him twice more.Travis stood up, looked his owner directly in the face, and then continued his assault on Nash.Frantically, Herold dialed 911. Hes killing my friend! she screamed. He ripped her apart! Hurry up! Hurry up! Please!Nearly incomprehensible with panic, she told the dispatch officer, He he ripped her face off Hes eating her!Her Lifetime Of RecoveryWhen police arrived, they found Travis stalking the area, covered in blood. The officer fired several rounds into him, and Travis, bleeding, fled into the house. A trail of blood followed his path through the kitchen and bedroom, into his room where he died grasping his bedpost.Bits of Nashs body littered the yard flesh, fingers, and nearly half her bodys blood. Travis had ripped off her eyelids, nose, jaw, lips, and a large portion of her scalp.As the officer approached what was sure to be her lifeless body, she reached out for his leg. Somehow, Charla Nash was still alive.Three days after the attack, in critical condition, she was flown from Stamford to the Cleveland Clinic where she would undergo 15 months of intervention.Nine months after the attack, on Charla Nashs 56th birthday, she revealed her face live on Oprah Winfreys show in what is now recognized as one of televisions most extraordinary moments.In the years since, she has undergone several reconstructive surgeries, including a face transplant.Ive never been a quitter, she said to Oprah ahead of the transplant. Unfortunately, theres not a whole lot I can do Its very hard to live. Not even live half-live.Perhaps the saving grace in Charla Nashs story if there is to be one is that she doesnt remember the attack, over a decade later.Im told that it could stay hidden for years, and it could possibly hit me and cause me nightmares and such, she told TODAY. In the case that it does, I can reach out for psychological help, but knock on wood, I dont have any nightmares or remembrance.Nash, now in her late 60s, spends her time listening to audiobooks and music, but she is still blind from the attack. She may not have lost her life, but the woman she was is all but gone she even wears another persons face entirely.Still, she has remained positive about her recovery and hopes that her surgeries could help soldiers who face similar disfigurements in the future.Dont think about the past and what has happened, she offered as advice. Think about what youre going to be, going forward, and what you want to do next. Never give up.After reading about Charla Nashs miraculous survival, learn about chilling, real-life cannibal attacks. Then, learn about the runner in Colorado who fought off a mountain lion with his bare hands.The post How Charla Nash Survived One Of The Most Horrifying Animal Attacks In History appeared first on All That's Interesting.

This one is for the nostalgic FPS fans out there! It seems Valve has finally listened to the communitys pleas and brought back the original Counter-Strike: Global Offensive era.

As vintage cookbooks have shown us, there were many mind-boggling hors d'oeuvres recipes throughout the mid-20th century. One stands out as especially strange.