When Peter Gotti assumed the role of Gambino family boss around 1999, his fellow mobsters had so little faith in him that he came to be known as "The Dumbest Don."

DNA analysis of walrus tusks collected by Viking hunters in the Middle Ages just revealed that Norsemen hunted on the same lands as Thule Inuits and likely crossed paths with the Indigenous Americans long before Columbus arrived in the New World.

These vintage pictures will transport you back to the beaches and the big waves of the '60s and '70s.

The vivid mosaic depicts native animals like lions, goats, ducks, wild boars, and Anatolian leopards.

Amanda Riley tricked friends, coworkers, and total strangers into thinking she had Hodgkin's lymphoma — and defrauded her unsuspecting victims out of over $100,000.

Four samurai texts dating back centuries have recently been translated into English, complicating Western notions about the practice of ritual suicide known as seppuku.

The founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont, Jordan Belfort made millions of dollars through his illegal "pump and dump" schemes — and spent it all on things like sports cars, lavish parties, and drugs.

Previously, researchers believed octopuses hunted alone and that fish came by to pick up any leftover scraps — but new research reveals a much more complex operation.

Go inside some of the wildest secret government projects, from the proposed construction of a "bat bomb" to a plan to nuke the Moon.

The Viking skeletons were so well-preserved that researchers believe they will be able to conduct DNA analyses to learn more about them.

The bronze statue of Hachikō the Akita that stands outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo memorializes the loyal dog who spent nearly 10 years waiting for a train to bring his dead owner home.