Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García took over the Sinaloa Cartel after Joaquín Guzmán's arrest in 2014. But unlike his predecessor, El Mayo remains at large despite a $15 million bounty for his capture.As the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman was one of the most famous drug lords in the world. But during his trial in 2018, Guzmán’s attorneys claimed that he was the victim of a conspiracy by the cartel’s true leader: Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García.

Many of history's most important figures have suffered strange deaths that do not seem to befit their noble legacy. Weird Deaths In History: Harry Houdini Erik Weisz, known better by his stage name Harry Houdini, is remembered as one of the greatest magicians and escapists of all time. On October 31, 1926, Houdini was killed by a college student's punch. The student had seen Houdini’s act where he received multiple blows to the torso without reacting and attempted to replicate the trick by viciously punching Houdini.

If you thought the Salem witch trials were bad, wait until you learn about what went down in Spain.Although it’s the Salem witches of colonial New England that we usually associate with witch trials, the persecution of those believed to be witches is not a concept limited or even native to the U.S. In fact, the largest scale and most ruthless of witch trials didn’t take place anywhere near the United States, but in Spain.

Priceless Chinese vase languishing in a cupboard finally uncovered, 2,500-year-old Mexican ruins found, well-preserved woolly mammoth remains unearthed.Priceless Vase Found After Somehow Surviving In An Unsuspecting Woman’s Pet-Filled House For 60 Years Sotheby’sThe vase was made in the 1700s specifically for the Qianlong Emperor, who praised it for its exquisite design. For 60 years, a “lost masterpiece” Chinese vase made for the Qianlong Emperor in the early 1700s languished in the home of an unsuspecting woman.

What happened on this day in history: Pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman is born, the Beaumont children disappear in Australia, and more.1788: The First English Prisoners Arrive In Australia Eleven ships carrying more than 700 prisoners arrive in Australia. Originally a penal colony, the convicts were brought to Australia by Captain Arthur Phillip, who was tasked with establishing an agricultural work camp. The colony prospered, however, and Australians consider January 25 as “Australia Day,” though indigenous Australians often call it Invasion Day.