Trapped in black and white, historical figures often seem just that — historical. But colorized portraits remind us that these famous people from the past were real human beings with hopes, fears, and dreams. However, adding color to historical photos is...

In 1908 — about a century before the iPhone — inventor Nikola Tesla mused about creating a device "no bigger than a watch" that would allow someone to hear "music or song [or] the speech of a political leader" and transfer "any picture, character, drawing...

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The Battle That Left 23,884 People Impaled and Gave Birth To Vlad The Impaler

The world’s most haunted Castle. A turbulent and bloody history, used as a fortress, home and tomb. Leap Castle is home to many fascinating and sometimes horrific spirits. Built in the early 1500’s under the supervision of the powerful and warring O’Car...

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Death by boiling stands apart from other methods of execution

What happened to the offspring of some of the evilest people in history?

When the Nazi Party sent a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien demanding to know if he was Jewish or of the "Aryan" race, the author of "The Hobbit" responded with such an elegant "burn", that made them look completely ridiculous.

Originally touted as a humane execution, the guillotine used to kill thousands

Nicknamed "Ivanna the Terrible" for her bad manners and crude sense of humor, Anna Ivanovna tortured and imprisoned anyone who opposed her for 10 grueling years.

In 1698, Scottish colonists set sail to modern-day Panama with the goal of building a settlement there. But the plan turned out to be a total disaster.

Though it has been left largely uninhabited since the 18th century, the towering Hohenzollern Castle remains one of Germany's most visited palaces for its fairytale views.

Richard Maudsley was born into abusive life. There is even an element that people believe his treatment is unjust.

Some hypothesized the gas chamber would be a “humane” method of execution