When Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, enforcer Frank Nitti was there to fill the void and bring a new crime wave to the streets of Chicago.
In 1942, a brave steward named Poon Lim braved storms, exposure, starvation, and even sharks to survive an unprecedented 133 days at sea.
Charles Lindbergh was a national hero—but though his aviation accomplishments cemented his celebrity, his legacy remains scandalous.
Maria Tallchief overcame impossible barriers, including her Native American heritage, to breakout in the world as America's First prima Ballerina.
It is widely believed that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid died in a shootout with authorities in 1908—but recent DNA evidence tells a much more haunting story.
George Harrison made his mark as a member of the iconic Beatles, but behind the scenes his life was full of contradictions.
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Few people know just how advanced and impressive ancient Indian society really was.
In 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a huge cloud of carbon dioxide suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock who lived near the lake.
There’s also a weird, dark side to the palace of Versailles: controversial treaties, ghost stories, and even time travel conspiracies have piqued an interest in modern times.
The Bermuda Triangle has claimed countless victims, and has kept its secrets beneath violent waters for centuries—but new evidence finally gives a possible explanation for these ancient mysteries.
In 2013, scholars suggested that Stonehenge's true purpose lay in the stone's unique acoustic properties.
Canada, like any other country, has many stereotypes, some of which are truer than others. But how much do you really know about the Great White North?
It was supposed to be America's first step into space, but as the Vanguard rocket exploded in an enormous fireball in full view of TV cameras, ithe space program fell right flat on its face.
You know that feeling of Googling stuff you should already know? Time to ditch that habit and handle life like you’ve got it figured out.
College basketball legends didn’t just play the game—they elevated it to another level. Let's take a look at some of the greatest ever to dominate the college hardwood.
The Middle Ages saw the rise of some truly nightmarish tools of battle. These Medieval weapons weren’t just about winning battles—they were about sending a message.
Today, we know the six wives of Henry VIII more by the phrase "divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived" than we do by their own names and legacies. But what would they look like today?
The Druids regularly practiced human sacrifice by burning criminals alive inside a large, wooden effigy of a man.
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