After 200 miles aboard a train owned by their master and a nail-biting boat ride, Ellen and William Craft made their way to Philadelphia to become free.

Giacomo Casanova's memoirs are celebrated for their thorough depiction of life in 18th-century Europe, but they also detail the escapades of a serial rapist.

Wonder Woman was first printed in December 1941 and was inspired by her creator, Dr. William Moulton Marston's, wife and lover.

The Soviet Union even went so far as to include the Katyn Massacre among the list of Nazi war crimes presented at the Nuremberg trials.

The Hays Code, inspired by Catholic dogma, attempted to — and succeeded in — censoring Hollywood films for nearly three decades.

Spetsnaz forces are revered in their countries, though not much is known about their secretive and shadowy training regimens.

In 1920, a woman was fished out of a lake claiming to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. Did the princess really escape death or was it the ramblings of a madwoman?

If you've ever asked yourself, 'how does lethal injection work?' we've got your answer, and it's not exactly pleasant.

Otto Rahn was an openly gay and liberal-leaning historian in search of the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, was a big fan of his work.

Trepanation, the practice of drilling a hole in your head to let your brain "breath", was used to treat ailments like headaches, epilepsy, or possession by evil spirits.

Would the American Mafia as we know it even exist without Salvatore Maranzano?