History

Vanishing names, strange letters, coded books, and one woman who has the clues to JFK's assassination. Find out more about these mysterious people.

All it took was a torn note, a pause in the courtroom, or a baby’s jacket, for these real people to be turned into villains. Find out the truth.

Lincoln had a patent, Mozart had a singing starling, and JFK once sent for rescue with a coconut. History gets weird sometimes.

Normal marriage can be strange enough. But these real couples in history made things even stranger. Which one do you think was the most bizarre?

Tragedy struck, but these widows overcame and made their mark on history.

Some faces in history didn’t need myths to look scary. Just one stare and one helmet were terrifying enough. Find out who made the top ten list.

Dark secrets, forgotten disasters, and real events that sound impossible. Some of these events are too terrifying even for history class.

Niagara Falls going quiet? New York rioting and killing over Macbeth? History gets very strange, very quickly. Find out the weirdest moments.

History is wild because certain leaders have absolutely lived long enough to see the colossal empires they ruled over their whole lives crumble, while other regimes have gone on to be indestructible even after their deaths.

A snake in a toilet. A voice in a baby monitor. A body behind a wall. Some of the creepiest urban legends didn’t stay legends for long.