Arely Gist

Private Talks in the Garage I’m 35. My husband, Jason, is 37. Our daughter, Lizzie, is seven. Jason has always been a hands-on dad. School events. Bedtime stories. Hair brushing. Tea parties on the floor. He does it all, without me asking. He showed up every day without complaint. So when the garage thing started, I tried not to be paranoid. The first time, Lizzie came home from school, backpack half open. Jason wiped his hands on a dish towel. “Hey, kiddo. Garage time?” Her eyes lit up. “Garage time!” They stayed out there about forty minutes. I looked up from my laptop. “What’s garage time?” He smirked. “Private talks. You’re not invited.” “Yup, you’re not invited, Mom.” They laughed and walked to the garage. The door shut. I heard the lock click. The old radio came on. I figured it was some father-daughter game. Cute. Whatever. When they came back in, Lizzie had a big smile on her face. Jason grabbed a soda as if nothing had happened. Next day, same thing. “Garage time?...

 In April 2003, adventurer Aron Ralston went canyoneering alone in Utah’s remote Bluejohn Canyon, expecting nothing more than another thrilling outdoor experience. But everything changed in an instant when a massive boulder suddenly shifted and crushed his right arm against the canyon wall, trapping him completely. With no cell signal, no one aware of his location, and no way to move the rock, Aron realized he was completely on his own. For nearly five days, he remained stuck in the narrow canyon. He rationed the little water he had, recorded goodbye messages for his family, and slowly came to terms with the possibility that he might not survive. As time passed, dehydration and exhaustion set in, and hope of rescue faded. Alone in the silence of the canyon, he faced a decision no human should ever have to make. In a final act of survival, Aron did the unthinkable. Using a dull multi-tool, he broke the bones in his own arm and amputated it to free ...

Another Alex Pretti Video from 11 Days Before His Death Reveals New Details A disturbing video recorded just 11 days before Alex Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol officers has surfaced, offering new insight into the events leading up to his death in Minneapolis. Scroll down to watch footage below 👇  The footage, captured on January 13, 2026, during tense protests in the city, shows a man believed to be Pretti in a heated confrontation with federal agents. Recorded by a documentary crew, the video depicts chaotic moments in which the man spits toward agents and kicks a government vehicle, shattering its rear light. An agent then exits the vehicle, chases him on foot, and forcefully tackles him to the ground. In the video, the man appears to have what looks like a handgun tucked into his waistband. That image is now under close review by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The footage captures only a brief portion of the encounter, and it remain...

 He spent 18 years living inside an airport after a simple paperwork error. 😮✈️ In 1988, an Iranian refugee named Mehran Karimi Nasseri arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and never truly left. A paperwork issue during travel erased his legal identity. France would not let him enter, and the UK refused him entry too. That mistake turned an airport terminal into his entire world for nearly two decades.    With nowhere else to go, Mehran adapted to life inside Terminal 1. He slept on a red plastic bench, washed in public bathrooms, and survived on food coupons from kind airport workers. Travelers came and went while his life stayed frozen. Days blurred into years, making the airport feel less temporary and more permanent. Years later, lawyers finally fixed his legal status and offered him freedom. Shockingly, Mehran refused to leave. The outside world felt unfamiliar and frightening after so long inside the terminal. He eventually left due to illne...

 On January 1, the quiet forests near the village of Nizhny Kuranykh were broken by a discovery that brought the entire community to a halt. After days of searching, teams found the young woman’s body lying among the winter trees, the snow and silence bearing witness to a life cut short. She had left home on December 30. When she didn’t return, her family reported her missing, fearing the worst as temperatures plunged and hours turned into days. At the scene, investigators noted a troubling detail: she was found without her outer clothing, yet there were no visible signs of violence. The circumstances raised difficult questions but offered few immediate answers. In extreme cold, even seasoned searchers know that severe hypothermia can cause confusion, disorientation, and behavior that seems impossible to explain. For now, authorities continue working to reconstruct her final hours, awaiting further examination results that may bring clarity to what happened in those last ...

Content Warning: ⚠️ This article discusses historical child marriage and abuse for educational and historical purposes. It does not endorse or promote such practices. The photo shows Homer Peel kissing Geneva, his 10-year-old wife — moments after a judge accepted his reasoning, refused to annul their marriage, and sent the child back to her husband. Homer was thirty-four; Geneva was ten. He had reportedly promised her a new hat as a reward for her obedience. In the 1930s American South, such child marriages were not rare. Laws against them were weak or nonexistent, and even when legislation was passed — like the 1937 law prohibiting marriages involving minors — the practice continued quietly in many communities. This photograph is disturbing not only for what it shows, but for what it represents: an era where a child’s innocence could be signed away with a judge’s pen. Homer and Geneva Peel remained married until 1975, raising seven children — six daughters and one son — a...