Inventor Franz Reichelt had so much confidence in his homemade parachute that he tested it in front of a crowd at the Eiffel Tower — but his hopes were immediately dashed.

The woman who inspired the horror film became infamous for her tragic fight with demons — and her terrifying death.

Known as the "Co-Ed Killer," Edmund Kemper brutally murdered at least 10 people in California during the 1960s and '70s.

The bull died during the local "Bulls in the Street" festival.

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Harvey Glatman took his victims out to the desert to strangle them, but not before taking some disturbing photos of them first.

Her warehouses were described as fortress-like, and had been outfitted with 12-foot metal rolling fencing, fortified doors, and large concrete walls.

The retaliation of the police and the inequality they were seen as upholding made many in Australian identify with Ned Kelly.

The tune's popularity in America and its association with ice cream trucks are the result of decades of racist songs.

"I feel a lot better. It's not regret," Crehan said. "Is it remorse? I'm not sorry for what I did."

From the bizarre to the creepy, the history of dentistry reveals some tools and procedures that will terrify you even today.