Richard Wershe Jr., known as “White Boy Rick,” was born on July 18, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in a neighborhood plagued by crime and drug activity, he was exposed to the illicit world from a young age. His father, Richard Wershe Sr., was involved in the black market, selling firearms and military surplus.

The Taiping Rebellion began in December 1850 in southern China, led by Hong Xiuquan, a man who believed he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ. Hong founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, aiming to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish a new regime based on his unique interpretation of Christianity.

In 1921, Alfred Watkins, an amateur archaeologist and photographer, introduced the concept of ley lines in his book “The Old Straight Track.” While exploring the English countryside, Watkins noticed that many ancient sites, such as standing stones, hill forts, and churches, appeared to be aligned in straight lines across the landscape.

Margaux Hemingway was born on February 16, 1954, in Portland, Oregon, into a family with a rich literary heritage. She was the granddaughter of the famous writer Ernest Hemingway. Margaux’s striking looks and tall stature quickly drew attention, and by the age of 21, she had signed a million-dollar contract with Fabergé as the face of their Babe perfume, becoming one of the highest-paid models of the time.

Doggerland was a vast landmass that connected Great Britain to mainland Europe during the last Ice Age. Spanning from what is now the east coast of England to the Netherlands, western Germany, and Denmark, it was a fertile area inhabited by Mesolithic human populations.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a masked assailant known as “Mr. Cruel” terrorized the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. His first known attack occurred on August 22, 1987. Mr. Cruel broke into a family’s home in Lower Plenty, tied up the parents, and brutally assaulted their 11-year-old daughter for several hours before fleeing the scene.

Doug Hegdahl, a U.S. Navy seaman, found himself in an unexpected and dangerous situation on April 6, 1967. While serving aboard the USS Canberra in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War, Hegdahl was accidentally blown overboard by a jet blast. After spending hours in the water, he was rescued by North Vietnamese fishermen and taken prisoner.

Harold Frederick Shipman, born on January 14, 1946, in Nottingham, England, was a respected general practitioner (GP) in the UK. He graduated from the Leeds School of Medicine in 1970 and began his medical career in Pontefract General Infirmary. Shipman later moved to Hyde, Greater Manchester, where he established a successful practice.

The Great Serpent Mound, located in Adams County, Ohio, is one of the most intriguing ancient earthworks in North America. Measuring about 1,348 feet in length and averaging 3 feet in height, the effigy mound represents an uncoiling serpent with an undulating body. The mound’s head is aligned to the summer solstice sunset, and its coils seem to align with lunar phases.

Keelhauling was a severe form of punishment used primarily by European naval forces and pirates during the 16th to 18th centuries. The term “keelhauling” comes from the Dutch word “kielhalen,” meaning “to haul under the keel.” This punishment involved tying a sailor to a rope looped beneath the ship’s hull and dragging them from one side to the other.