"We are doing what human beings have always done but we are doing it on an unprecedented scale with materials that are going to take hundreds, if not thousands of years, to biodegrade."

The palace was razed by the Spaniards for materials and used to create a new home for Cortés nearby.

When the noblewoman's tomb was uncovered in 2012, researchers were stumped as to why she had been buried with the beasts of burden.

The right-hand man of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, Gilles de Rais is best known today as one of history's first documented serial killers.

While working at a prestigious law firm, Alex Murdaugh secretly lived a life of crime, fraud, and corruption — then murdered his wife and son in 2021 to cover it up.

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

A murderer and grave robber, Ed Gein collected human body parts to make clothing and household items in his Wisconsin home until he was caught in 1957.

From George Washington and Alexander Hamilton to Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, the men who forged the nation also committed some unspeakable acts.

A thermopolium was a fast-food stand meant for the lower class Pompeians who didn't have cooking tools or amenities of their own to eat, drink, and socialize.

Jimi Hendrix's death inside a London hotel on September 18, 1970 was due to an overdose of alcohol and sleeping pills that caused him to choke on his own vomit — though some believe there's more to the story.