On the southern coast of Alaska, a mining tunnel, scattered rubble, and rusted canning equipment mark the spot where a village once stood.

Deep beneath the freezing waters of the North Atlantic, an invisible biological force is slowly erasing the most widely recognized shipwreck in history.

Born in Rome in 1884, Jean Libbera entered the world with an incredibly rare medical condition that would dictate his path in life.

In October 1776, a severe typhus epidemic swept through Rhode Island, leaving 23-year-old Jemima Wilkinson bedridden with a raging fever.

In 2008, a frantic search gripped New York City when the 23-year-old Spanish teacher vanished, only to be rescued three weeks later with zero recollection of what had occurred.

At four feet and nine inches (1.45 meters) tall, Richard James Flaherty stood below the United States Army minimum height requirement.

By the age of four, a young boy from South Korea reportedly scored above a 210 on an intelligence test and was solving complex calculus on live television.

In the late 19th century, the American West became the battleground for a ruthless scientific conflict that featured dynamite, bribery, and destroyed fossils.

Local lore warned of a glowing ghost nicknamed “Charlie No-Face” or the “Green Man,” an apparition said to stalk parked cars and short-circuit engines.