Deranged emperors, eccentric millionaires, and others have made their mark over the years—but history's weirdest people take “twisted” to the next level.
In 2025, archaeologists researching the Civil War history of Kentucky found what may be two mass graves near Simpsonville. The sites are thought to hold the remains of over twenty Black Union soldiers massacred by Confederate guerrillas in the war's furious final days.
In 2017, a Twitter user suggested that Tom Cruise wore a prosthetic butt in one of Valkyrie's scenes.
Mary Bell was only ten years old when she strangled her first victim. Her hands were so small she left no marks, making it hard to prove.
When the writers of The Office needed a gay character, they quickly chose Oscar Nunez simply because he wore a pink shirt to the meeting.
Putting a cowardly sadist on the throne of England has disastrous consequences—and King Richard II's brutal reign is proof.
Before public restrooms in London, men would walk the streets with long cloaks and chamber pots, offering privacy for people who had to go.
In a remote windswept part of Nevada lies one of the oldest and most mysterious petroglyphs in North America, a window into the deep prehistoric past.
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