Babe Ruth is one of the most iconic athletes the world has ever seen—but most people don't know the Great Bambino's dark history.
Bartholomew Roberts (AKA Black Bart) dominated the seas, from the Caribbean all the way to West Africa. But Roberts wasn’t your average buccaneer.
Marcus Crassus was known as “the richest man in Rome”—and when he finally met his end in 53 BC, it was utterly horrifying.
When Anne Bonny, the ruthless Pirate Queen, faced the man who betrayed her, she ruthlessly told him that if he had fought like a man, he wouldn’t be getting hanged like a dog.
Christopher Columbus has a legacy full of the highs and lows of over five hundred years of history. Yet for all his fame and infamy, few people still know the whole story, or just how dark it gets.
When British officials agreed to free India, they unexpectedly partitioned the land as well. Gandhi went on to appeal this decision, but was horrifically assassinated before he could win.
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