Though history books referencing Robert E. Lee's 1865 surrender at Appomattox put forth a straightforward narrative of how the Civil War ended, the truth is much more complex.MPI/Getty ImagesThe end of the Civil War isn’t quite as obvious as it may seem. By many accounts, the Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

The 1947 murder of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short has baffled investigators for over 75 years. Was one of these jealous, criminal, or even famous men the Black Dahlia's killer?Bettmann/Getty ImagesElizabeth Short was just 22 years old when she was gruesomely murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. On a winter’s day in January 1947, a housewife out for a walk with her child in Los Angeles stumbled upon the gruesomely mutilated body of a young woman.

Though the official story is that Hitler killed himself in his bunker in 1945, conspiracy theories have arisen that Hitler fled to Argentina with Eva Braun and was protected by the Argentine government. Wikimedia CommonsAdolf Hitler killed himself in 1945, but what happened to his body? “…Claims to have aided six top Argentine officials in hiding ADOLPH HITLER upon his landing by submarine in Argentina. HITLER reported to be hiding out in foot-hills of southern Andes…” So begins a memo, on official FBI letterhead, dated “9-21-45.

Florida Man Dressed As Fred Flintstone Pulled Over For ‘Speeding’ In His ‘Footmobile’ Pasco County Sheriff’s OfficeFlorida man Don Swartz, dressed as Fred Flintstone and sitting in his homemade “footmobile,” getting pulled over by a Pasco County sheriff’s deputy. Funny news out of Florida continues, with this man dressed as Fred Flintstone who was pulled over for reportedly exceeding the speed limit in his handcrafted “footmobile” made to look like the famous vehicle from The Flintstones, according to a now-viral Facebook post from the local sheriff’s office.

Cain and Abel Wikimedia CommonsThe Murder of Abel by Jacopo Tintoretto. In the Bible, Cain murders his brother Abel after God favors Abel’s sacrifice above his own. In the Quran, the details are almost identical, but then the Quran offers the following lesson: “We ordained for the children of Israel that if any one slew a person…it would be as if he slew the whole of mankind: and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole of mankind” (Quran 5:32).