M. Clarke articles

Shi Yousan switched sides so many times that he was called “The Defector General”. He even betrayed himself—and it led to his downfall.

After 53 years, NASCAR named Bobby Allison the winner of the 1971 Bowman Gray race—but there’s still one victory that’s tainted by accusations of cheating.

A man once offered to reveal the ingredients of Greek fire to the Ottoman Empire if they would give him a position of command in their navy—the Empire’s response was horrific.

Turns out it’s a myth that people in the Middle Ages had a short life expectancy—but the truth behind this misconception is more heartbreaking than people know.

Bob Dylan is an absolute legend—but behind closed doors, his life is filled with scandal, heartbreak, and unimaginable loss.

Turns out the Victorians had a strange fascination with the human body—but you’ll never guess which body part they obsessed over the most.

Ellen DeGeneres thought she could win fans back with her recent Netflix special—but there’s a twisted reason her jokes only made people angrier than ever.

Archaeologists are always discovering new ruins beneath our feet--but the find in this "backwater" town changed what we know about the Roman Empire.

In the vicious land of Old Hollywood, former pin-up girl Ann Sheridan desperately wanted to be taken seriously...but what she got instead was horrific.