Strange but true events from history that are too bizarre to believe.
The Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766 erupted when locals prevented merchants from taking cheese away during food shortages, leading to military intervention.
Sablon, California was a Santa Fe Railroad station in San Bernardino County that became a ghost town. Learn about its brief history from 1909-1912.
Villa Epecuén was a thriving Argentine resort town until 1985 when rising salt lake waters submerged it completely, creating haunting ruins.
Spook Hill in Lake Wales, Florida creates an optical illusion where cars appear to roll uphill. This gravity hill became a beloved roadside attraction.
András Toma was a Hungarian soldier captured in 1944 who spent 56 years in Soviet captivity, becoming likely the last WWII POW to return home.
Street Fighting Throughout History: From Ancient Combat to Modern Urban Violence reveals the brutal gang wars that terrorized New York’s Five Points.
Timothy Dexter became wealthy through improbable business ventures and eccentric behavior, earning fame as one of colonial America’s strangest success stories.
The Persian Princess mummy discovered in Pakistan in 2000 appeared to be an ancient royal treasure but proved to be a shocking archaeological forgery and possible murder case.
Coles Mills, Ohio was a 19th-century mill town in Delaware County that operated from 1841-1856 before becoming a forgotten ghost town.