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Over 150 Years Later, This Is Still The Tallest Couple In History

Over 150 Years Later, This Is Still The Tallest Couple In History

On the southern leg of the P.T. Barnum's tour, Anna Haining Swan would meet Martin Van Buren Bates. Soon after, they would enter the record books as the world's tallest couple.
How Marco Siffredi Vanished Without A Trace While Snowboarding Down Mount Everest

How Marco Siffredi Vanished Without A Trace While Snowboarding Down Mount Everest

Marco Siffredi was a French snowboarder and mountaineer who had climbed Mount Everest before. But his determination to find the "Holy Grail" of routes proved to be his undoing.
The Story Of Tsar Bomba, History’s Biggest Nuclear Weapon Which Created The Largest Man-Made Explosion The World Has Ever Seen

The Story Of Tsar Bomba, History’s Biggest Nuclear Weapon Which Created The Largest Man-Made Explosion The World Has Ever Seen

The largest nuclear bomb ever created, Tsar Bomba was detonated by the Soviet Union above the Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya on October 31, 1961.
Orphan Trains: When Abandoned And Homeless Children Were Shipped Out West To Live With Working Rural Families

Orphan Trains: When Abandoned And Homeless Children Were Shipped Out West To Live With Working Rural Families

A precursor to the modern American foster care system, the Orphan Train Movement was designed to give impoverished children in cities a better future. Instead, many ended up in the arms of poorly-vetted families seeking free labor.
Cher Ami Saved 200 Men During World War I — And He Was Also A Pigeon

Cher Ami Saved 200 Men During World War I — And He Was Also A Pigeon

He became one of the most decorated pigeons of World War I.
August Ames: The True Story Behind Her Short Life And Controversial Suicide

August Ames: The True Story Behind Her Short Life And Controversial Suicide

In December 2017, August Ames tweeted about her unwillingness to work with men who appeared in gay adult films. Days later, she would take her own life.
Peter Kürten, The ‘Vampire Of Düsseldorf’ Who Murdered Young Girls For Sexual Pleasure — And Sometimes Drank Their Blood

Peter Kürten, The ‘Vampire Of Düsseldorf’ Who Murdered Young Girls For Sexual Pleasure — And Sometimes Drank Their Blood

A German serial killer active in the early 20th century, Peter Kürten tortured and killed at least nine people and attempted to kill dozens more, often by stabbing them with a pair of sharpened scissors.
The Story Of William Heirens, The Alleged ‘Lipstick Killer’ Convicted Of Murdering Three Victims In 1940s Chicago

The Story Of William Heirens, The Alleged ‘Lipstick Killer’ Convicted Of Murdering Three Victims In 1940s Chicago

As a teenager, "Lipstick Killer" William Heirens was sentenced to life in prison for a series of grisly murders he'd allegedly committed on Chicago’s North Side — but many believe he was innocent.
The Grisly Crimes Of The Axeman Of New Orleans, The Vicious Serial Killer Who Targeted Italian Grocers

The Grisly Crimes Of The Axeman Of New Orleans, The Vicious Serial Killer Who Targeted Italian Grocers

In the late 1910s, a mysterious serial killer known as the Axeman of New Orleans terrorized the city, breaking into homes and brutally attacking about a dozen people, often with their own axes.
Rosemary Kennedy, JFK’s Sister Who Was Lobotomized And Locked Away

Rosemary Kennedy, JFK’s Sister Who Was Lobotomized And Locked Away

After being lobotomized in 1941 at 23 years old, Rosemary Kennedy would spend the rest of her life institutionalized and isolated from her family.
9 Interesting Historical Events You Never Learned About In School

9 Interesting Historical Events You Never Learned About In School

From the unexplained explosion that flattened a Russian forest to the horribly botched rehearsal for D-Day, these are some of history's most interesting events.