Amelia Earhart’s plane is still missing and no one knows when or how she died, but her 1932 car has been found
Moondyne Joe, the escape artist that no prison could hold, not even a specially designed concrete “escape-proof” cell
Four shark killings in 1916 triggered a tsunami of hysteria that inspired Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster “Jaws”
“Evacuate the children, put up the blackout curtains, kill the cat”: The mass pet killings of 1939
Sentimental Items and Trash Were Left Behind on the Moon’s Surface
There’s gold in them thar jeans: The truth behind the tale of a Chinese laundryman who got rich during the Gold Rush washing miners’ clothes
The brilliant and misunderstood Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear after arguing with Paul Gaugin and gave it to a prostitute, saying “Keep it carefully”
A Roman Sacrificial “Gate to Hell” and how Priests Survived the Toxic Fumes
Before the Marlboro Man came to life in the 1950s, the cigarette was advertised with the slogan “Mild as May” in effort to target society ladies
Conquistadors chopped off his hands, so this Native Chilean fastened knives to both of his wrists and went back for revenge
