According to ancient mythology, the Trojan Horse allowed the Greeks to finally capture the city of Troy, but historians are still unsure whether this legendary wooden weapon actually existed.According to ancient Greek history, the Trojan Horse allowed the war-weary Greeks to enter the city of Troy and finally win the Trojan war. Legend has it that the massive wooden horse was built at the behest of Odysseus, who hid inside its structure along with several other soldiers to ultimately lay siege to the city.
Where you see a jagged rock, Stuart Hill sees opportunity called the country of Forvik.Wikimedia CommonsForvik Island
The tiny, wind-battered rock off the coast of Scotland doesn’t look like much. It’s jagged and difficult to reach — mostly used as a resting place for the occasional seal or seagull.
But one man has decided that this blip of an island is actually his own sovereign nation — the joyful land of Forvik.
Vili Fualaau is best known as the former student and ex-husband of sex offender Mary Kay Letourneau — but his story doesn't end there.ABC NewsVili Fualaau, Mary Kay Letourneau, and Barbara Walters during an interview in 2015.
When Vili Fualaau was 12 years old, he bet his cousin $20 that he could seduce his teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau. But what started as a joke quickly became more serious. Shortly before Vili’s 13th birthday, the 34-year-old Letourneau kissed him — and she didn’t stop there.
Black holes have captured the interest of scientists and pop culture lovers for the ages. So what happens to the human body if it enters one?There are few things more mysterious than black holes. For some scientists, black holes represent a continuous source of wonder and frustration as they struggle to understand just exactly what makes them tick.
For most everyone else, they represent an unknown, incredibly powerful entity which is so strong that not even light can escape its grasp.
The story of George Lincoln Rockwell, the man whose legacy of hate lives on to this day.Bettmann / Contributor via Getty ImagesGeorge Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, shakes his fist during his speech at Drake University on February 13, 1967.
When future American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell first heard that Senator Joseph McCarthy was embarking upon a witch hunt to ferret out suspected communism and homosexuality in the U.