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
11 Nikola Tesla Inventions That Revolutionized Our World
Nikola Tesla's inventions ranged from ones he patented, like alternating current, to unrealized marvels like the "death ray."
Published: May 19, 2026
The Six Most Notable Female Nobel Prize Winners
They ended wars, cured plagues, and made the world what it is today.
Published: May 19, 2026
Stagecoach Mary Fields, The Gunslinging Postwoman Of The Wild West
Born into slavery and freed in her 30s, the Wild West legend rolled her own cigars, argued with nuns, and protected the mail from bandits.
Published: May 19, 2026
