Found in several places across the Netherlands, these floors made from precisely carved cattle bones, as opposed to inexpensive and widely available tile, remain mysterious to this day.

The president of Mattel, Ruth Handler debuted the Barbie doll in 1959 — and later created an innovative prosthetic for breast cancer survivors.

Once the richest man in the world, oil tycoon J. Paul Getty was so frugal that he wouldn't pay his 16-year-old grandson's ransom — until his kidnappers cut off his ear and sent it to the family.

First discovered in this Anglo-Saxon grave in 2018, the Scremby Chalice predates the burial by 300 years, hinting at a fascinating relationship between the Romans and Anglo-Saxons.

Joan Crawford is best known as one of Golden Age Hollywood's biggest stars — but after her death, her adopted daughter claimed that she'd physically and emotionally abused her children for decades.

Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti stood by her infamous husband's side throughout his bloody rise to the top of the Gambino crime family, raising their five children while he spent years at a time behind bars.

The bowstrings are made from the tendons of goats, boars, and roe deer that were dried and twisted together 7,000 years ago.

From 50-foot snow drifts to 150-mph winds, step inside some of the biggest snow storms in modern history, including the Great Blizzard of 1888 and the 1993 Storm of the Century.

Believed to depict the Greek messenger god, the statue was uncovered by accident just south of the Acropolis in Athens, near the 1,863-year-old Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater that's still in use today.

Paul Kevin Curtis of Tupelo, Mississippi, was known for his eccentric personality and bizarre conspiracy theories, then he made national headlines in April 2013 when he was arrested for allegedly mailing deadly ricin to President Barack Obama — but he was framed by a rival named Everett Dutschke.

Researchers determined the Nebra Sky Disk was created using a "hot forging" process in which the metal was heated and hammered at least 10 times.