The Drug Kingpin Who Fixed The 1919 World Series
This Jewish kingpin mentored some of the most influential mobsters in American history, like Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Meyer Lansky.
Published: May 19, 2026
What Happened On December 9th
See what happened on December 9th throughout history, from the debut of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" to the eradication of smallpox.
Published: May 19, 2026
600,000 Bees Killed After 24 Beehives Were Vandalized In Texas
"I was just in shock that somebody would actually do that."
Published: May 19, 2026
The Ustaše, The Croatian Ultranationalists Too Extreme For The Nazis
By the end of their four-year reign of terror, an estimated 30,000 Jews, 29,000 Gypsies, and between 300,000 and 600,000 Serbs had been slaughtered.
Published: May 19, 2026
How Henrietta Wood Successfully Sued For Slavery Reparations
Wood won the equivalent of $65,000, which she used to send her son to college.
Published: May 19, 2026
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: How They Started
Your favorite turtles were born out of a late night joke.
Published: May 19, 2026
Frank Dux, The Martial Arts Fraud Whose Stories Inspired 'Bloodsport'
Martial artist Frank Dux claims that he is the only person who was ever allowed to speak publicly about the real international secret fighting championshi...
Published: May 19, 2026
Tourists Having Sex On Spanish Beach Are Harming Protected Dunes
Researchers identified nearly 300 "sex nests" on the legally protected Maspalomas dunes that impacted native plant life, endangered rare wildlife, and jeo...
Published: May 19, 2026
Martin Laurello, The Human Owl Whose Head Turned 180 Degrees
Laurello trained himself over years to pull off the disturbing feat.
Published: May 19, 2026
Inside Oheka Castle, The Real-Life 'Gatsby' Mansion
In the 1920s, Oheka Castle's owner Otto Hermann Kahn threw lavish parties that attracted millionaires, movie stars, and socialites.
Published: May 19, 2026
