Britain’s Last Witch Trial: When Superstition Ruled
Unbelievably, Britain’s last witch trial took place during WWII, when a medium’s supernatural claims collided with wartime secrecy.
A Giant Cannon to Launch Satellites? Canada’s Boldest Idea
In the 1960s, Canadian scientists built the world’s largest space cannon, but their ambitious plan to cheaply launch satellites ended mysteriously.
One Grisly Murder That Nearly Ended Motion Pictures
Scandal rocked Hollywood in 1922 when a beloved director’s murder exposed dark secrets that almost destroyed the entire film industry.
French Waiters Once Struck for the Right to Grow Mustaches
A peculiar 1907 strike by French waiters over facial hair rights revealed how a mustache could spark an unlikely revolution.
How Close Hitler Came to Building an Atomic Bomb
Scientists reveal the shocking truth about how Nazi Germany’s atomic weapons program nearly changed the course of World War II.
The Peking Man: The Missing Link Lost to War
Known as archaeology’s greatest wartime mystery, the priceless Peking Man fossils vanished during their 1941 escape from Japanese forces.
Children Fed Radioactive Oatmeal?! The Shocking Lab Test
How did innocent schoolboys become unwitting test subjects in one of America’s most disturbing scientific experiments involving radioactive breakfast cereal?
The Flying Tank: A Real WWII Proposal
You won’t believe how Soviet engineers turned an ordinary tank into a glider during WWII’s most desperate moments.
A Family Feud That Gave the World Adidas and Puma
Brothers who created Adidas and Puma turned a small family shoe business into rival empires after a mysterious falling out.
During the Berlin Airlift, Planes Landed Every Half Minute
From clockwork landings every 45 seconds to saving millions, discover how Allied pilots achieved the impossible during the Berlin Airlift.