Stories

In December 1980, the twin military bases of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, became the site of a documented encounter with unidentified lights.

In the 3rd century BCE, Archimedes designed a vessel so massive it defied the naval standards of the ancient world.

Amidst the chaos and exhaustion of the front lines, a strange report began to circulate among the troops and the public back home.

Instead, he was a veterinary student named Barry Larkin, carrying a homemade contraption that would go down in history as one of the most successful pranks ever executed.

In 70 A.D., the Roman Empire faced a financial crisis that threatened to collapse the government.

By the late 1920s, public scandals involving high-profile actors combined with the provocative content of “Pre-Code” cinema led to a formal movement to sanitize the industry.

In November 2002, Michael Carroll, a 19-year-old part-time refuse collector from Norfolk, England, purchased a lottery ticket for £1 (1.45 USD).

Charles-Henri Sanson held a unique and terrifying position in French history. He was the Royal Executioner of France during the reign of King Louis XVI, and yet, he became the very man who dropped the guillotine blade on the King’s neck.

On the morning of October 1, 2016, Todd Orr hiked into the Montana wilderness for a routine scouting trip.