Bizarre Cold War Stories You've Never Heard
After World War II and before the Soviet Union imploded in 1991, the globe was frozen in the Cold War, and it was rife with strange operations and tales.
Read MoreAfter World War II and before the Soviet Union imploded in 1991, the globe was frozen in the Cold War, and it was rife with strange operations and tales.
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Read MoreThe Iran-Contra Scandal was arguably the most prominent scandal of Ronald Reagan's presidency, and at the center were Oliver North and Fawn Hall.
Read MoreAdolf Eichmann was one of the key players in the design of the "Final Solution," Nazi Germany's plan for the genocide of all Jews during World War II.
Read MoreIn between the start of Prohibition in 1920 and the christening of the FBI in 1935, the bureau clashed with infamous gangsters you've probably heard of.
Read MoreMicronations come from a desire to create something new, but our research found some bizarre or humorous origin stories. Here's a look at their beginnings.
Read MoreThe last century or so of modern history has been extremely bloody, and these world leaders were responsible for massacres that scarred nations for generations.
Read MoreDonald Trump has made the interior of the White House very, very gold, and you might be wondering what will happen to it if he dies while still president.
Read MoreTragically, little survived in the wake of the 2018 Camp Fire wildfire, which burned so quickly that it covered a football field every second.
Read MoreFrom forced labor camps to propaganda to no Internet, life is truly oppressive in the world's most restrictive nation. Here's a look at life for North Koreans.
Read MoreOn September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot dead during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Not long after, many public figures reacted.
Read MoreThe Cold War superpowers held nuclear arsenals that could be launched with the push of a button. It turns out that the Russians had an automated button-pusher.
Read MoreThe images of the September, 11, 2001 terror attacks are unforgettable to many, yet some stories from that day have slipped through the cracks.
Read MoreOnly eight presidents have died in office, and if Donald Trump met the same fate, Melania Trump would lose some of the benefits of being first lady.
Read MoreHistory is full of fantastical tales of lost treasure, and yet there are some missing valuable hoards that have kept treasure hunters busy for generations.
Read MoreHistorically, life under communist rule is often marked by staggering death counts, oppression, starvation, and loss of freedoms, all in the quest for power.
Read MoreIn August 2025, rumors of Trump's poor health had some wondering if he was dying. If he dies in office, he'll break a record among U.S. sitting presidents.
Read MoreWhen you look at the people who became wealthy from underwater treasure, you might be surprised to see that many of them lived fairly ordinary lives.
Read MoreA secret messaging service, criminal syndicates, and government organizations all coalesce in an FBI operation that led to hundreds of arrests worldwide.
Read MoreMuch has been made about why Egypt's pyramids aren't mentioned in the Bible, but there could be simple explanations. Or maybe they're mentioned after all...
Read MoreIn the waning months of the Iran-Iraq war, a tragic sequence of events led to the USS Vincennes shooting down the civilian airliner Iran Air Flight 655.
Read MoreNumerous residents of the USSR tried to escape to the West during the Cold War, despite the Iron Curtain, and some of them were astonishingly inventive.
Read MoreAfter decades of research, an ex-NASA engineer who worked on the Hubble Telescope claims to have made a discovery that would upend our understanding of physics.
Read MoreA stunt that makes the general public feel horror movie emotions like fear and unease, for real, is at the heart of some of the hoaxes inspired by such films.
Read MoreMany toys become iconic because so many people buy them and enjoy them, but some cult classics have been linked to some pretty horrific events.
Read MoreIn 1960, a villager discovered the Petralona skull, a nearly complete cranium, near Thessaloniki, Greece. It's age and species were debated for years.
Read MoreWe may barely give a thought to our toilet waste post-flush, but the history behind the marvels of modern sewers is long, complicated, and just a little gross.
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