Mt. Vesuvius Boiled The Blood And Exploded The Brains Of Its Victims Petrone et al/PLOS OneA child (left) and a young adult male (right) discovered in the chambers. Earlier this year, researchers in Italy published a theory that some victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption died after the extreme heat of the explosion caused their blood to boil and their skulls to consequently explode. Petrone et al/PLOS OneSkeletal remains from the chambers with red and black mineral residue on them.

Decades after he lost the Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee got his own holiday in 1889. Some Southern states — especially Alabama and Mississippi — still honor it.Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. couldn’t be more different. While the former was a Confederate Army general who defended the enslavement of black people, the latter dedicated his life to fighting for civil rights and basic equality for people of color.

One of WWE's most iconic wrestlers of the early 2000s, Chris Benoit died by suicide in 2007 after he strangled his wife to death and suffocated his young son at his home.Before Chris Benoit’s death, he seemed to have it all. The professional wrestler known as the “Canadian Crippler” was world-famous and beloved by his fans. But on June 24, 2007, the wrestler killed his family, then himself. Chris Benoit’s murder of his wife and young son and suicide shocked pro-wrestling.

Likely created as a way for crafty taxidermists to make money off of gullible tourists, the wolpertinger is a mythical hare-deer hybrid that can supposedly be found in the forests of Germany.From werewolves to dragons, mythical creatures have piqued human interest since ancient times. Stories of these fictitious animals have continued to gain popularity across the world through books and movies. But here’s one you may not have heard of: the wolpertinger.

Deemed "Public Enemy Number One" by the FBI, Baby Face Nelson robbed and murdered his way across the Midwest before being killed outside of Chicago on November 27, 1934.The 1930s was perhaps the “golden era” of American outlaws and gangsters. It was, after all, the decade that saw the rise and eventual fall of iconic bad guys (and gals) such as Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson.