Mafia Hitman Joe “The Animal” Barboza Wikimedia CommonsJoseph Barboza was murdered while in the Witness Protection Program. Joseph Barboza was such a ruthless Mafia hitman that he once chewed a man’s cheek off and was subsequently nicknamed “The Animal.” He would become the first member of the Witness Protection Program during the mob wars of the 1960s, but nevertheless continued killing — with at least 26 ruthless murders under his belt.

Speedballs have claimed the lives of several of your favorite celebrities, but its popularity doesn't seem to be declining. Wikimedia CommonsCocaine and heroin, the two usual ingredients in a speedball drug cocktail. In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead in his hotel room at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. In 1997, Chris Farley joined him, another comedian gone too soon. In 2013 and 2014, musician Chris Kelly and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman also became the victims of a deadly cocktail that had become Hollywood’s drug mixture of choice – the speedball.

The turn of the 20th century brought with it a number of changes. The French Postcard was just one of many responses to them.The early 20th century saw a series of push-pulls: technological advances came with shifting moral codes and gender roles. Some people tried very hard to stop–or at least slow–such changes. Hatchet-wielding, sex and alcohol-hating women like Carrie Nation preceded sex moguls like Polly Adler. Flappers sashayed around fat cat politicians and businessmen while a constellation of actors tried to legislate morality through dress and dance.

From archaic toilet paper to moats made of feces, using the bathroom in the Middle Ages was no picnic.For those familiar with an outhouse, the medieval toilet is its massive stone-built predecessor. Relegated to the private alcoves of a fort, medieval toilets were nothing but openings that led into a latrine or castle moat below. Designed mainly with function in mind, the medieval toilet was otherwise known as a garderobe or privy chamber and was often located on several floors of most castles and no bigger than the restroom of a modern-day coffee shop.

How the H.L. Hunley, history's first combat sub, changed warfare forever — then vanished for over a century.Getty images A sketch of the H.L. Hunley. When one thinks of the Civil War, they’re probably more inclined to think of Gone With the Wind than epic submarine battles. However, one little-known submarine battle did actually take place all the way back during the Civil War. Though the early submarine involved, the H.