Take Marcus Antonius Exochus, whose story is told on his tombstone. Though much of his life and death remains a mystery, it ...

At any given time, there are countless secret government operations underway in the United States. While this has always been ...

Elaine Parent, a notorious con artist and murderer, operated for decades in the United States and England using more than 20 stolen identities. She began her career as a legitimate real estate agent ...

Alongside Tetraites and Prudes is another famous fighting duo: Priscus and Verus. Once the Colosseum was finished in 80 C.E., its completion was celebrated with a number of opening day games. Part of ...

Scotland has the Loch Ness monster. Florida has the skunk ape. And Wyoming has the jackalope, an elusive but beloved rabbit-like cryptid with the antlers of a deer. So, are jackalopes real? It depends ...

Like Spartacus and Crixus, Spiculus attended gladiatorial school in Capua. Unlike these rebellious gladiators, however, Spiculus achieved great glory in the arena — before meeting an ugly death. Like ...

Roughly 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman city of Halaesa Archonidea was a thriving commercial center. And like any bustling metropolis in the Roman world, it had extensive baths where well-to-do ...

Planet Earth is defined by astonishing extremes, from the deepest part of the ocean to the world’s highest peak. It’s a planet where everything from flora and fauna to terrain and temperature can vary ...

Mass hysteria events are some of the most curious mysteries of human nature. After all, how can it be possible for large groups of people, oftentimes strangers, to believe in the same unexplained ...

Claude Monet’s painting Charing Cross Bridge depicts London’s cityscape shrouded in a yellow haze. In 1949, an American literary agent named Emery Reves gifted the painting to former prime minister ...

One of history’s most notorious gangsters, Gambino family boss John Gotti was known as “The Dapper Don” because of his expensive clothes and ability to eloquently handle himself on camera. His ...

Popular TikTok content creator Terryon Thomas, who goes by the name “Mr. Prada” on the app, has been charged with first-degree murder after he was arrested in connection with the death of Baton Rouge ...