Meet Hua Mulan — The Legendary Warrior Behind The Disney Classic
This post was originally published on this siteLong before she was the heroine of a Disney movie, Hua Mulan was a fearsome warrior of Chinese […]
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26 Famous Gangsters From The Height Of The Public Enemy Era
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 27 George “Baby Face” Nelson George “Baby Face” Nelson was a notorious bank robber and […]
How Abigail Williams Started The Salem Witch Trials
This post was originally published on this siteAbigail Williams was one of the first people “afflicted” during the Salem Witch Trials and one of the […]
13 Photos That Take You Inside The Fuhrerbunker — Hitler’s Final Hideout
This post was originally published on this siteThe Fuhrerbunker was Adolf Hitler’s last hiding spot, a lavish, expansive complex sprawling beneath the grounds of the […]
Golden State Killer Documentary Paints A Horrifying Picture Of His Crimes
This post was originally published on this siteThe first half of Investigation Discovery’s four-part documentary series features firsthand accounts of the Golden State Killer’s brutal […]
The Mystery Of Nicholas Barclay And His Imposter, Frederic Bourdin
This post was originally published on this siteNicholas Barclay went missing in 1994 and turned up three years later. But after being reunited with his […]
Peg Entwistle: The Starlet Who Killed Herself By Jumping Off The Hollywood Sign
This post was originally published on this siteIt seemed like Peg Entwistle had everything going for her – until she threw herself from the Hollywood […]
World’s Oldest Known Message In A Bottle Found
This post was originally published on this siteThe bottle was picked up by a couple who thought it would look nice on their bookshelf. The […]
Trepanation Was The Bizarre Cure-All That Exposed Your Brain
This post was originally published on this siteTrepanation, the practice of drilling a hole in your head to let your brain “breath”, was used to […]
How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteSophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though […]
The World’s Oldest Woman Had An Awful Diet – And Lived To Be 122
This post was originally published on this siteJeanne Calment lived long due to a heavy reliance on chocolate, olive oil, cigarettes, and cheap red wine. […]
The Golden State Killer And The 40-Year Manhunt To Find Him
This post was originally published on this siteThe case of the Golden State Killer has baffled authorities for over 25 years and has been reopened […]
“A Cacophony Of Hell”: The Story Of The Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteWith World War II nearing its end, hundreds of soldiers perished during the Ramree Island crocodile attack, the […]
Beware The Deadly Nightshade — The Beautiful Plant That Can Kill You
This post was originally published on this siteIngesting just two to four berries from deadly nightshade can kill a child. Ten to 20 berries can […]
Why The Mercy Brown Case Remains One Of History’s Craziest “Vampire” Incidents
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Mercy Brown’s family started dying off one by one, they blamed her — even though she’d been […]
How “Little Caesar” Salvatore Maranzano Created The American Mafia
This post was originally published on this siteWould the American Mafia as we know it even exist without Salvatore Maranzano? Wikimedia CommonsSalvatore Maranzano Salvatore Maranzano […]
Meet Adrian Carton de Wiart, The Soldier Who Could Not Be Killed
This post was originally published on this siteOver the course of four wars in six decades, Adrian Carton de Wiart proved himself to be the […]
From Bowie To Page, She Was Rock N’ Roll’s Most Notorious – And Underage – Groupie
This post was originally published on this siteLori Maddox was obsessed wth sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and they were just as obsessed with […]
Mary Boleyn — The Other Boleyn Girl Who Wooed Henry VIII
This post was originally published on this siteEveryone knows about Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, but what about her sister Mary, his former […]
Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her
This post was originally published on this siteAnnie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a […]
Nannie Doss Spent Decades Murdering Relatives And Husbands
This post was originally published on this site“I was searching for the perfect mate,” Nannie Doss told police, after she was arrested for murdering her […]
Meet The Bowery Boys Gang That Once Ruled New York’s Five Points
This post was originally published on this siteFrom saloon murders to street brawls to the infamous New York Draft Riots, the Bowery Boys embodied the […]
Henry VIII’s Wives — What Happened To All Of The Kings Consorts?
This post was originally published on this siteThe monarch was famous for going through multiple wives and mistresses, but what actually happened to all of […]
Meet Jon Brower Minnoch — The Heaviest Man Who Ever Lived
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout his life, Jon Brower Minnoch’s weight fluctuated between 290 pounds to 1,400 pounds and everything in between. […]
How Burt Munro Set A World Motorcycle Record At Almost 70 Years Old
This post was originally published on this siteBurt Munro was almost 70 years old, but that didn’t stop him from setting several world records. Wikimedia […]