Saladin made many ruthless enemies in his life—yet few were as dangerous as the chilling Order of Assassins, who once sent the great Sultan an utterly disturbing message.
Olga of Kiev had a ruthless reputation—known for the infamous stories of her bloodlust—but her ultimate fate was one of the biggest surprises in history.
Richard Haliburton planned to cross the Pacific in a homemade ship. Partway through the crossing, a typhoon hit. When another ship asked his condition—his reply was utterly chilling.
Margaret Brown, better known to history as the Unsinkable Molly Brown, was a force to be reckoned with—and she did so much more than survive the Titanic.