Adventurers

From her perverse bedroom exploits to her chilling punishments, the pirate queen Ching Shih had one of the most dramatic lives in history.

As a young man, a friend told Casanova that he was bound to pay the price for his depraved lifestyle eventually. Casanova laughed him off—unaware that his friend's words would come true in the most gruesome way possible.

The Vikings were raiders from Scandinavia who, during the period now called the Viking Age, terrorized coastal Europe for hundreds of years. Most were formidable warriors, but few among them were as terrifying as the King’s elite bodyguard: the huscarls. While most Vikings wielded simple spears, the huscarls had a much more brutal weapon.

Not all kings lounge in lavish palaces while letting soldiers do the dirty work. These warrior kings got into the muck and did it themselves.

Dale Earnhardt died during a multi-vehicle crash at the Daytona 500—but as NASCAR officials began to investigate, they made a chilling discovery.

Catalina De Erauso Facts. From seducing beautiful women to escaping convents and leading armies, Erauso lived 1000 lives in their brief time on Earth.