Captain Alexander Kliuyev was reportedly trying to land his plane with the cockpit curtains closed on a dare when he overshot the runway, leading to a fiery crash.

There are reports of ancient Romans seeing mysterious objects fly through the skies, including phantom ships, silver rain, and even entire armies.

The Lane Bryant murders of February 2008 left five women dead and a sixth injured — and their killer has yet to be identified.

The Asaro Mudmen of Papua New Guinea cover their bodies in white clay and wear terrifying masks, but they're not the fearsome warriors that they appear to be.

In the 1550s, an impostor named Arnaud du Tilh convinced a whole town he was a missing man named Martin Guerre, only to be found out in one of the most dramatic ways possible.

Baron Friedrich von Steuben adopted two adult men and once asked guests not to wear "a whole pair of breeches" to a party, leading to speculation about his sexuality.

A soap company called Kutol Products saved itself from bankruptcy in the 1950s by reformulating its wallpaper cleaning putty into Play-Doh, which immediately became a bestselling children's toy.

Less than two weeks after accidentally scoring in his own team's goal at the 1994 World Cup, soccer player Andrés Escobar was fatally shot at a nightclub in Medellín — and the murder may have been retaliation for Colombia's elimination from the tournament.

Beguines didn't take formal religious vows, but they lived together in communities called beguinages and devoted their lives to prayer and service.

Edmonia Lewis' 1876 sculpture The Death of Cleopatra received critical acclaim, but the work of art — and the artist herself — were then forgotten for over a century.

Historians have found references to "first sleep" and "second sleep" in historical documents as well as evidence that activities like chores and socialization took place in the middle of the night between these two blocks.

The Celestial Suite was an extravagant 13-room penthouse that catered to the rich and famous. It took $1 million and the vision of an Academy Award-winning set designer to bring it to life.