The Confederates were sure former slave-turned-Union spy Mary Bowser wouldn't be able to read the sensitive documents they left out around her — they were wrong.

From half-naked banquets to thwarting plots against the throne, Catherine and her "Flying Squadron" knew how to use sex appeal in their favor.

Buried behind L.A.'s skyscrapers lies Murphy Ranch, a graffiti-laden trail, and compound that was once a haven for Nazis.

Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though they died for their beliefs, their message lived on.

We know all about the Little Mermaid and Homer’s sirens. However, as these famed explorers tell us, mermaid sightings aren't just relegated to works of fiction.

Angered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands and founded what would eventually become the Nazi Party.

Watch footage of Mirin Dajo getting run through with swords and discover how he performed this act that baffled both doctors and audiences.

Unofficial answers for the ghost blimp's missing crew range from an enemy attack to alien abductions.

Most beheadings in England were done without incident. Unfortunately for Mary, Queen of Scots, hers was not most.

Helmut Kentler, the man behind the project, was a noted psychologist whose work was often called an "open call for pedophilia."