The legend of the headless horseman originates with Celtic beliefs about a harbinger of death who came to speak one’s name
The Grande Armée: The only photos of veterans of the Napoleonic Wars wearing their original uniforms and insignia
Faces of evil: the women who served as death-camp guards in Nazi Germany
Britain: The Principality of Sealand a pirate “micro-state” & band of Dutch & German mercenaries armed with assault rifles and charged the platform with a speedboat, jet skis, & helicopters
The Collyer brothers were found amid 120 tons of belongings, including 250,000 books and several bowling balls, in their Fifth Avenue mansion
The Kennewick Man, a highly contested set of 8,500-year-old human remains, most closely matches DNA of modern-day Native Americans
Extreme things actors did so that they would get into character for their parts
The Sabionari – The last playable Stradivarius Guitar in the world
The Death Car: Urban legends surrounding “haunted” cars difficult to explain
Pattie Boyd was the real-life “Layla,” who married George Harrison and became the romantic obsession of his close friend, Eric Clapton
