Originating in 16th-century England, the Drunkard's Cloak was a public punishment for drunkenness that involved putting an empty barrel over the guilty party's torso, with holes cut out for their head and arms, and parading them through town to shame them.Public DomainThe Drunkard’s Cloak began as a form of punishment in England, but quickly spread across Europe and to America. If you’ve ever had the misfortune of waking up with a splitting headache, an upset stomach, extreme nausea, and perhaps a headful of regrets after a night of drinking, then congratulations — you’ve experienced a hangover.

Go inside the Cube Houses of Rotterdam.The Cubic Houses are a curious and magnificent architectural wonder located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They were conceived and constructed by architect Piet Blom in the 1970s. Blom was asked by Rotterdam town planners to solve the dilemma of building houses on top of a pedestrian bridge, and, having built similar houses earlier in another town, Blom chose to repeat the design in Rotterdam. Structurally, the cubes sit tilted on a hexagonal pole.

A born-again Christian obsessed with "The Catcher In The Rye," Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment on December 8, 1980.On December 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman became forever infamous as the man who shot John Lennon. Although he was quickly arrested, John Lennon’s killer caused immeasurable pain for the former Beatle’s loved ones — and his millions of adoring fans. In a painful twist of irony, Lennon had been enjoying his relatively quiet life in New York in the 1970s.

In the 1960s, Wally Funk passed NASA’s astronaut tests — beating most of the men in the Project Mercury program. But it took decades before she was ever allowed on a spaceship.Don Cravens/Getty ImagesPilot Wally Funk sits in the cockpit of an AT-6 training plane. In 1961, pilot Wally Funk donned a one-piece bathing suit and entered a pitch black isolation tank. The 22-year old had to show that she could withstand the remoteness of space.

Lynette Dawson went missing almost four decades ago. Now, a journalist's podcast may have finally solved the mystery of her disappearance. YouTubeLynette Dawson and her daughter. In January 1982, a small neighborhood in Sydney, Australia was devastated by the disappearance of doting wife and mother Lynette Dawson. On the surface, the event was puzzling. What could have possibly caused a mother of two to leave her young family behind?