Roy Sullivan was either the luckiest or the unluckiest man in the world, depending on how you look at it.

At one point, over 1,000 people called Kolmanskop home, and participated in its booming industry – until everyone left.

Over the years rumors of sightings have swirled about the legendary Mapinguari, but scientists are still on the hunt for proof.

Though it was supposed to resemble a dove, the church ended up looking more like a chicken.

Along with her husband, Lucinda Southworth donated $15 million to help fight the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.

Jacques Piccard stood behind his work, so much so that he took a seven-mile dive into the ocean in it.

Who knew Benihana was the product of a samurai ancestor, and a restaurant-savvy father?

Inside Club 33, visitors can sit at opulent tables from classic movie sets and drink the park's only craft cocktails – all for a hefty price.

After several attempts to instigate policies with parliament, Irish writer Jonathan Swift channeled his ire into A Modest Proposal, a satirical pamphlet that posited child-eating as the only viable solution to the country's famine.

If there's one thing that can be said about the general, it was that he sure was confident.

The mimic octopus is one of the smartest and most adaptable creatures in the ocean.

Following the outbreak of a family feud in 2012, Dale Cregan murdered father and son Mark and David Short. After going on the run, he then lured two policewomen — Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes — to their deaths before finally turning himself in.