Essie Dunbar was 30 years old when she had an epileptic seizure that left her doctor certain she was dead. However, when her sister arrived at her funeral and asked to see her one last time, the story goes that Dunbar sat right up inside her coffin.Public DomainEssie Dunbar was allegedly buried alive in 1915. During a hot South Carolina summer in 1915, 30-year-old Essie Dunbar “died” of an epileptic seizure.

Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953, after apparently suffering a stroke — but some suspect that he was actually poisoned.Joseph Stalin’s death in March 1953 ended his long and brutal reign as leader of the Soviet Union. Since the 1920s, he’d ruled with an iron fist. He dragged his country toward industrialization at any cost and massacred his enemies — and perceived enemies — causing the deaths of an estimated 20 million people.

During the early 14th century, King Mansa Musa I reigned over Mali — and amassed enormous wealth that remains jaw-dropping to this day.Imagine how much money the richest person in history would have. Now add a couple hundred billion, and you’ve probably gotten closer to how much wealth Mansa Musa had during the 14th century. As the king of the Mali Empire in West Africa, Musa first came to power in 1312.

Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been portrayed as a prostitute, Jesus' wife, and a saint — but what's the truth behind this famous disciple?Andreas F. Borchert/Wikimedia CommonsA stained glass depiction of Mary Magdalene at Jesus Christ’s crucifixion at Bundoran Church of Our Lady in Ireland. In 591 C.E., Pope Gregory I gave a sermon that forever changed the world’s perception of Mary Magdalene. Mary appears in the Bible’s New Testament at crucial moments, including Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and his resurrection.

For the poor people living in the slums surrounding the Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi, "this mountain of trash has made our lives hell." The Ghazipur landfill towers over New Delhi's surrounding slums and pollutes the local groundwater.Noemi Cassanelli/AFP/Getty Images The Indian capital of New Delhi generates nearly 9,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images An Indian worker, called a "rag picker," carries a bag of recyclable materials found at the landfill, hoping to sell them for a buck or two.