Oliver Reed was once warned by a doctor that his heavy drinking could lead to his demise, and on May 2, 1999, he died of a heart attack at a pub in Malta after a drinking contest with a group of sailors.

Dug 3.5 feet deep and lined with birch bark and grass, this carefully constructed pit would have been ideal for storing meat and fish — and researchers actually found 1,000-year-old traces of caribou and moose still inside.

Allegedly found in mountain caverns or marshes, cave wyrms resembled dragons in many ways, and though they were unable to breathe fire or fly, they were often described as terrorizing villages by eating sheep or killing young maidens.

A self-professed demonologist, Ed Warren investigated high-profile paranormal cases alongside his wife Lorraine, inspired The Conjuring film series, and faced a number of disturbing allegations.

For years, locals in Milas, Türkiye had been using an old stone structure as a stable — without realizing it was once a bathhouse dating back to the days of ancient Rome.

This mold was one of several found nearby, leading archaeologists to believe that this site served as an artisanal mask factory starting in the first century B.C.E.

In 2015, 23-year-old Belle Gibson was the head of a wellness empire she'd built after claiming she'd cured her inoperable brain tumor with a healthy diet and alternative medicine — but it all came crashing down when an investigation revealed she'd never had cancer at all.

Brendan Dassey was 16 years old when he was accused of killing Teresa Halbach alongside his uncle Steven Avery, and although a judge has since found that police officers coerced him to confess to her murder, he remains behind bars to this day.

Researchers uncovered artifacts like jewelry, alabaster vessels, stone beads, and an amulet of the Egyptian deity Bes that suggest ancient human trafficking victims may have been laid to rest at the site.

Nathan Gale was a 25-year-old Marine Corps veteran who murdered heavy metal icon "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott in front of hundreds of fans as he performed at an Ohio nightclub in December 2004 — but his exact motive remains unclear.

The man's body featured chilling postmortem alterations, including dislocated legs and a twisted torso, in order to prevent him from rising from the dead.