The Horrific True Story Of The Skid Row Cancer Study
In the 1950s and '60s, Dr. Perry Hudson tried out his experimental methods for diagnosing cancer on New York's Skid Row residents.
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This Was Serial Killer Albert Fish's Motive
During the murder trial of Albert Fish in the 1930s, several psychiatrists provided testimony on Fish's mental state and possible motive.
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The Sensational Murder Of The 'Beautiful Cigar Girl'
The murder of the "Beautiful Cigar Girl" in 1841 in New York City was so mysterious that even Edgar Allen Poe tried to solve it.
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The Time L. Ron Hubbard Almost Started A War With Mexico
Well before he became known as the father of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard was in the Navy and almost started a war with Mexico.
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The Untold Truth Of Easter Island
With its rocky coasts and green hilltops, Easter Island has a long, complex history and is home to the mysterious moai.
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Ways People Think WWII Could Have Ended Differently With One Small Change
Innumerable alternate histories have been written about World War II. These are some ways people think World War II could have ended differently.
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This Is How The West Memphis Three Were Set Free
In 1993, three teenagers from West Memphis, Arkansas, went to prison for the murders of three eight-year-old boys whose bodies were found in the woods.
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How Fidel Castro Survived Over 600 Assassination Attempts
After 638 failures by the CIA, "If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal," Castro liked to tell interviewers.
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The True Story Of La Quintrala, Chile's Aristocratic Serial Killer
The country of Chile remembers to this day the legacy of a brutal serial killer from the 1600s who ruthlessly murdered her slaves, lovers, and her own father.
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The Mystery Of Daisy Alexander's Message In A Bottle
Restaurant worker Jack J. Wurm was walking along the beach near San Francisco when he noticed a bottle floating in the surf with a bit of paper tucked inside.
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A Look At The Assassination Attempt Against Andrew Jackson
President Andrew Jackson, especially unpopular, experienced an attempt on his life when an unemployed house painter from England tried to shoot him in 1835.
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Hundreds Of Women Fought As Men During The Civil War
Victorian ideals of morality and decency ran rampant at the time of the American Civil War, but this did not stop several women from fighting as soldiers.
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The Most Bizarre Unsolved Mysteries Of World War II
Besides the messed up aftermath of WWII and its complicated legacy, there are several things from this worldwide conflict that remain pretty mysterious.
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This Is How New Popes Are Chosen
It may be a process that is done in secrecy, but the methods of selecting a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, are no mystery -- not anymore, anyway.
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The Inventor Of Motion Pictures Vanished And The Case Remains Unsolved
Another individual should also receive credit for motion pictures: French artist Louis Le Prince, who worked on similar experiments until his disappearance.
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Why Canada Uses The Term 'First Nations'
The use of "First Nations" to describe people who are the "original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada..." came into common parlance in the 1980s.
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The True Story Of The 1968 Poor People's Campaign
The Poor People's Campaign brought together individuals from across the country to Washington, D.C. in 1968 to bring attention to poverty in the United States.
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Here's What Would Happen If The US Honored Its Treaties With Native Americans
The United States has a long history of treaties with Native Americans, and if they were honored, here is what would happen.
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The Messed Up Truth About The Toolbox Killers
Five teenage girls had been raped and murdered. Authorities were dealing with two serial killers in the Los Angeles area, and the killers' MO was gut-wrenching.
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The Truth About Serial Killer Nannie Doss
The heartless murderer killed so many people in her own family that she ended up earning herself the nicknames "Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow."
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Major Companies That Would Not Have Existed Without The Great Depression
After the stock market crashed in 1929, America entered the Great Depression. While many lost jobs, some started companies to survive.
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The Messed Up True Story Behind Klansman Asa Earl Carter's Giant Hoax
Asa Earl Carter was a Klansman who wrote a book claiming to have Native ancestry. This is the messed up true story behind Klansman Asa Earl Carter's giant hoax.
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The Most Bizarre Unsolved Mysteries Of The British Royal Family
If your family has skeletons in the closet, think how many Buckingham Palace has. These are the most bizarre unsolved mysteries of the British royal family.
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The Truth About The Deadly Japan Airlines Flight 123
On that day, 520 people lost their lives, and Japanese Air Lines Flight 123 went down in history as the deadliest single-plane accident in aviation history.
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The True Story Of Iceland's Only Serial Killer
Iceland is famous for its low crime rate. There is only one serial killer in all of Icelandic history, and his reign of terror was over before before the 1600s.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Miguel De Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes wasn't a genius who instantly found success. His life was marked more often with failure, legal issues, and debt rather than success.
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The Amazing Real-Life Story Of Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei is one of the most legendary astronomers of our times, a man whose name is ubiquitous with physics, research and everything in between.
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