After vanquishing his rivals, Carlo Gambino took control of the Mafia's Commission and made the Gambino family into the most powerful outfit in America.Wikimedia CommonsBorn in Palermo, Sicily in 1902, Carlo Gambino slowly fought his way to the pinnacle of the New York Mafia and ultimately became the city’s most powerful crime boss. Though he may not be quite as infamous as Al Capone or John Gotti, Carlo Gambino was perhaps the most powerful crime boss in American history.

Chris Kyle is undoubtedly one of the most decorated — and deadliest — snipers in American history. So why did he exaggerate so many of his heroic stories?Wikimedia CommonsChris Kyle was killed with his own gun by a veteran he was attempting to mentor at just 38 years old. Known as the deadliest sniper in American history, Chris Kyle was also a decorated U.S. Navy SEAL who was shot twice during his four tours in the Iraq War.

The first known American to undergo gender confirmation surgery, Christine Jorgensen became a culture icon in the 1950s.Christine Jorgensen never intended to be a celebrity. But in 1952, she became famous overnight after undergoing sex reassignment surgery in Denmark. She was America’s first known trans woman to have the procedure, and she initially wanted to keep her surgery private. Though Jorgensen only told her family members and close friends about her plans, someone leaked her story to the press, and before she knew it, she was on the front page of the New York Daily News.

The Proteus is expected to house up to 12 people with facilities that range from research labs to a built-in greenhouse — all under the ocean.Yves Behar/Fuse ProjectDesigns for a new underwater habitat named Proteus in the Caribbean Sea were revealed by architect Yves Behar. Meant to further mankind’s exploration of our oceans, the designs for an upcoming research hub set to be built on the floor of the Caribbean Sea were just released.

In ancient Egypt, the sacred ibis was often used as a sacrifice to Thoth, the Egyptian god of the moon, reckoning, learning, and writing.Ryan Young/Cornell UniversityCarol Anne Barsody, a graduate student in archaeology at Cornell University, made the discovery about the ibis. For almost one hundred years, the tiny, two-pound mummy sat in storage at Cornell University. Mislabeled as a “hawk mummy,” it didn’t draw much attention until a graduate student picked it up for an experiment.