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Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 3, 2018

Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • July 3, 2018

Emma Darwin: The Incestuous Bride Of The Father Of Evolution

While Emma Darwin's marriage to first cousin Charles Darwin may have been a happy one, it demonstrated the dark consequences of inbreeding.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 2, 2018

Emma Darwin: The Incestuous Bride Of The Father Of Evolution

While Emma Darwin's marriage to first cousin Charles Darwin may have been a happy one, it demonstrated the dark consequences of inbreeding.

By Gina Dimuro • July 2, 2018

Albert Pierrepoint: The Executioner Who Took More Than 400 Lives

Throughout the 1940s and '50s, British hangman Albert Pierrepoint made a career out of killing everyone from infamous serial murderers to Nazi war criminals.

By William DeLong • Jul 2, 2018

Albert Pierrepoint: The Executioner Who Took More Than 400 Lives

Throughout the 1940s and '50s, British hangman Albert Pierrepoint made a career out of killing everyone from infamous serial murderers to Nazi war criminals.

By William DeLong • July 2, 2018

50 Years Before Ted Bundy, Earle Nelson Was The Most Prolific Serial Killer In American History

Why "Gorilla Man" Earle Nelson was America's worst murderer long before the term "serial killer" was even invented.

By William DeLong • Jul 2, 2018

50 Years Before Ted Bundy, Earle Nelson Was The Most Prolific Serial Killer In American History

Why "Gorilla Man" Earle Nelson was America's worst murderer long before the term "serial killer" was even invented.

By William DeLong • July 2, 2018

Despite Being A Renowned Mathematician, Kurt Gödel Starved Himself Out Of Paranoia

Kurt Gödel was one of the 20th century's most brilliant mathematicians. But he was so paranoid he ended up starving to death.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 29, 2018

Despite Being A Renowned Mathematician, Kurt Gödel Starved Himself Out Of Paranoia

Kurt Gödel was one of the 20th century's most brilliant mathematicians. But he was so paranoid he ended up starving to death.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 29, 2018

How Léo Major Single-Handedly Liberated A Dutch City From The Nazis

The German guards on the outskirts of the city of Zwolle killed Léo Major's friend. Then he killed them — and liberated the entire city on his own.

By Wyatt Redd • Jun 29, 2018

How Léo Major Single-Handedly Liberated A Dutch City From The Nazis

The German guards on the outskirts of the city of Zwolle killed Léo Major's friend. Then he killed them — and liberated the entire city on his own.

By Wyatt Redd • June 29, 2018

David Bawden: The Kansas Man Who Claimed He Was The Catholic Church’s Real Pope Starting In 1990

David Bawden believed that the Catholic Church hadn't had a real pope since 1958. So he decided to take action.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jun 28, 2018

David Bawden: The Kansas Man Who Claimed He Was The Catholic Church’s Real Pope Starting In 1990

David Bawden believed that the Catholic Church hadn't had a real pope since 1958. So he decided to take action.

By Kara Goldfarb • June 28, 2018

Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Ambrose Burnside may have been a Civil War general as well as a governor and U.S. senator, but many today know him best as the man who popularized sideburns.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 27, 2018

Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Ambrose Burnside may have been a Civil War general as well as a governor and U.S. senator, but many today know him best as the man who popularized sideburns.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 27, 2018

How Lola Montez Seduced 19th-Century Europe’s Most Famous Men — And Even Took Down A King

Dancer and actress Lola Montez left a trail of broken hearts — and one abdicated throne — across 19th-century Europe.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 26, 2018

How Lola Montez Seduced 19th-Century Europe’s Most Famous Men — And Even Took Down A King

Dancer and actress Lola Montez left a trail of broken hearts — and one abdicated throne — across 19th-century Europe.

By Gina Dimuro • June 26, 2018

Fierceness And Tragedy: The Tale Of Teuta, The Ancient European Queen Who Challenged Rome

Queen Teuta ruled over a powerful Illyrian kingdom in the third century B.C. When Rome demanded that she stop her country's pirates from attacking their vessels, Teuta refused, resulting in war.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 22, 2018

Fierceness And Tragedy: The Tale Of Teuta, The Ancient European Queen Who Challenged Rome

Queen Teuta ruled over a powerful Illyrian kingdom in the third century B.C. When Rome demanded that she stop her country's pirates from attacking their vessels, Teuta refused, resulting in war.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 22, 2018