Here's What Might've Happened If Operation Unthinkable Took Place
England's Winston Churchill wished for a reignition of conflict in Europe with the ultimate aim of liberating these war-torn countries from the Soviet Union.
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What Happened To Missing Billionaire Carl Erik Bjorkegren?
Billionaire Carl Erik Björkegren disappeared one day in 1994, and despite several theories try to explain what happened, his whereabouts are still unknown.
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How This Girl Scout Murderer Was Finally Caught
DNA genealogy is now being used to crack numerous cold cases — including the 1963 murder of 16-year-old Margaret "Peggy" Beck, found dead at a Girl Scouts camp.
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The Two Fires That Devastated The 1893 World's Fair
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair event debuted several innovations -- Cracker Jack popcorn, for one. All of it was threatened -- not once, but twice -- by fire.
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This Is How Much Blondie's Debbie Harry Is Really Worth
Few musicians have had to rebuild from the ground up as often as Blondie's Debbie Harry has — but that hasn't stopped her from amassing a staggering fortune.
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The Real Reason Charles Darwin Didn't Become A Medical Doctor
Darwin admitted that he wasn't an exceptional student: "... I was considered ... by my father as a very ordinary boy, rather below the common intelligence..."
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A Look At Donald Harvey's Tragic Childhood
Although a tragic childhood never excuses heinous crime, it's often a point of interest among social scientists and the public — such as with Donald Harvey.
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This Was B.B. King's Net Worth At The Time Of His Death
Known as the King of Blues, B.B. King was one of the most recognizable, if not the most notable, figures of the blues music genre.
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How Lyudmila Shkrebneva Went From Post Office Worker To Vladimir Putin's Ex-Wife
Lyudmila Shkrebneva met future Russian President Vladimir Putin through a mutual friend in 1980 and got married three years later.
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Everything Movies Get Wrong About Being A Knight
Movies make being a knight look really cool—and present a distorted picture of historical reality. Here's everything movies get wrong about being a knight.
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The Untold Truth Of The RMS Queen Mary
The historic Queen Mary could be on the bottom of the Pacific ocean in as little as two years. Here's the untold truth of the RMS Queen Mary.
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The Mystery Of The Umbrella Man At JFK's Assassination
People have cooked up some crazy and creative conspiracy theories about the mysterious Umbrella Man who witnessed JFK's assassination.
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How Uncle Sam Was Supposedly Born During The War Of 1812
There are several theories as to where Uncle Sam came from. One says he was inspired by a meat packer during the War of 1812, but he may be even older.
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Can Someone 3D Print Your Face Using Your DNA?
These were supposedly the faces of random, anonymous New Yorkers, which Dewey-Hagborg had generated from samples of DNA she gathered from discarded artifacts.
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Here's How Serial Killer Jerry Brudos Was Caught
Despite a years-long string of murders and assaults, "Shoe Fetish Slayer" Jerry Brudos was not caught until a college co-ed reached out to police with a lead.
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The Surprising Way Serial Killer Earle Nelson Was Caught
Before the Federal Bureau of Investigation was aware of the existence of serial killers, Earle Nelson became the first known serial sex murderer in America.
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The Surprising Amount Of Time It Took To Build The Palace Of Versailles Gardens
A symbol of decadence and the power of the French monarchy, the Palace of Versailles is beloved for its gardens — which took a surprisingly long time to finish.
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Here's How Serial Killer Vlado Taneski Gave Himself Away
The killer's crimes were indeed monstrous, and shocking to Macedonia, a nation in which "almost nothing happens," according to one of its top journalists.
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Here's What Happened When Someone Tried To Sell New Zealand On eBay
One thing New Zealand is not is a property to be bought and sold. It is an independent nation, albeit ceremonially still a part of the British Commonwealth.
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The Time Hall And Oates Stopped An Armed Robbery
As any pair together for five decades will tell you, some wild things happen along the way — like when John Oates caught an infamous Australian bandit.
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How Building The Palace Of Versailles Helped Advance Science
While the Palace of Versailles has major architectural, cultural, and historic value, "science" is not a word that would often come to mind in relation to it.
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Everything You Never Knew About Dancing Lemurs
Called "dancing lemurs" because of their unique sideways hopping gait, Beatrice and Elliott are the beginnings of a conservation breeding program in England.
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How A False Confession Led To The 'Happy Face Killer' Name
Happy Face Killer Keith Hunter Jesperson was a newly divorced father of three who murdered at least eight women between 1990 and 1995.
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This Is How Heavy A Fluffy Cloud Can Really Be
You might want to revisit that idea that something you are talking about is "light as a cloud." Those white wisps of vapor weigh a bit more than a little mist.
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What It Was Like Serving On The Casey Anthony Jury
Jurors in the Casey Anthony trial had a hard job. Here's what it was like to serve on the jury of such an emotionally charged case and to decide Anthony's fate.
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Whatever Happened To The Body Of Alexander The Great?
When it comes to great historical leaders, oftentimes their final resting places will match (or even exceed) the significance of their life in scope.
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The Korean War Was The First Time A US President Did This
The Korean War marked a lot of firsts, including the first time in the modern age that a president sent U.S. troops to a war without congressional approval.
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