Here you can uncover fascinating tales about remarkable persons who have made a deep impact on the world around them. From unsung heroes to famous trailblazers to the victims of bizarre crimes, we showcase a diverse range of stories that elicite the triumphs, struggles, extraordinary achievements, and tragedies of people from all walks of life.
Violet Constance Jessop was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse in the early 19th century, who is known for surviving the disastrous sinkings of both the RMS Titanic and her…
A Chinese woman from Han Dynasty has been preserved for over 2,100 years and she’s baffled the intellectual world. Called the “Lady Dai,” she’s considered the most well-preserved mummy ever…
Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun was a man of Huijiang County, Sichuan Province, said to be a Chinese herbal medicine expert, martial artist and tactical advisor. He once claimed to…
A python does not attack humans by nature, but will bite and possibly constrict if it feels threatened, or mistakes a hand for food. While not venomous, large pythons can…
Junko Furuta, a Japanese teenage girl who was kidnapped on November 25, 1988, and was gang-raped and tortured for 40 days until she died on January 4th of 1989 at…
Since the late nineteenth century, an odd physical condition known as ectrodactyly has afflicted the Stiles family from generation to generation. The rare congenital deformity caused their hands to look…
The Silent Twins―a strange case of June and Jennifer Gibbons who shared everything even movements of each other in their life. Being wildly eccentric, this pair developed their own “twin…
