Carl Wyndham articles

PEOPLE

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.

PEOPLE

When Arnold stepped onto the stage for the 1980 Mr Olympia contest, he set the scene for one of the most shocking moments in bodybuilding history.

PEOPLE

When an exotic foreign princess showed up in an English village, it marked the beginning of one of history's wildest hoaxes.

PLACES

In the heart of Prague’s Old Town, you’ll find a church proudly displaying a withered black arm dangling by a meat hook. The rotten limb is estimated to be about 400 years old—and its origin story is deeply disturbing.

THINGS

The Same Painting Kept Emerging Undamaged After Housefires, But The Truth Behind The Curse Was Something Nobody Expected.

PEOPLE

A musical powerhouse, the Allman Brothers’ greatest triumph came just before their most heartwrenching tragedy: the death of Duane Allman, one of the great guitar players of all time, rupturing one of the greatest bands ever known. The tale starts somewhe



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