History is often stranger than fiction, filled with unbelievable events and characters ... get ready to be amazed by these 12 ridiculous historical facts, each offering a unique perspective ...

Cleopatra, the famed Queen of Egypt, is remembered for various things including being unrolled from carpets (though it was more of a duvet), bathing in milk (unconfirmed) and using a snake to kill ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A recent Quora post prompted the question, "What are some of the most mind-blowing facts that sound like "BS", but are actually true?" They might be hard to believe ...

Pablo Escobar is one of the most infamous drug lords in history. The head of the Medellín cartel once ruled the cocaine trade in the United States and, indeed, around the world. In the '80s ...

Crackers came about because confectioner Tom Smith needed a way to market French-style sweets wrapped in paper. The story goes that he was inspired to add an explosive element by the sight of a ...