In 1869, trickster George Hull masterminded one of the 19th century’s most sensational hoaxes: the discovery of a 10-foot-tall giant.
From Edgar Allan Poe to Salvador Dalí, learn more about six historical figures who were expelled from school.
Explore eight surprising facts about the life of Rome’s fourth emperor.
Ninety-five years after players from the Chicago White Sox allegedly threw the 1919 World Series, learn the story behind one of professional baseball’s most notorious scandals.
Explore more about one of the 19th century’s most infamous financial scandals.
From a slave who mailed himself to freedom to a husband and wife team of impostors, learn the true stories behind five of American history’s most audacious slave escapes.
Find out more about the unusual life and “reign” of one of America’s most famous eccentrics.
Learn eight surprising facts about the execution device once dubbed the “National Razor” of France.
