Ole Bentzen, a doctor, met an extraordinary fate while watching the 1988 comedy film “A Fish Called Wanda.”

Juan Garrido, born in West Africa around the late 15th century, emerged as a figure of historical significance due to his unique journey and role in the early Spanish conquests of the Americas.

In the 1970s, amidst the height of the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) developed a weapon that seemed more like science fiction than reality—the heart attack gun.

Thomas Parr, known as “Old Tom Parr,” is one of history’s most fascinating figures, reputedly living across three centuries.

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, with Europe still reeling from the devastation, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the preparation of a bold and highly confidential plan, codenamed Operation Unthinkable.

Vitrum Flexile, or flexible glass, is a legendary material purportedly invented in ancient Rome.

In 1930, a lifelike mannequin was unveiled at La Popular, a bridal shop in Chihuahua, Mexico. Named La Pascualita, it immediately captured the attention of locals and visitors alike.

The Great Toyota War, a moniker that sounds more like a corporate rivalry, actually refers to the last phase of the Chadian–Libyan conflict that occurred from 1986 to 1987.

In 1915, Essie Dunbar, a 30-year-old South Carolinian, was declared dead after suffering an epileptic seizure.

Launched in 1958, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was once the largest ship on North America’s Great Lakes, and a marvel of engineering.