We know all about the Little Mermaid and Homer’s sirens. However, as these famed explorers tell us, mermaid sightings aren't just relegated to works of fiction.

During the Cold War, the U.S. conducted the Castle Bravo and Operation Crossroads nuclear tests on Bikini Atoll — displacing natives and poisoning the area to this day.

Angered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands and founded what would eventually become the Nazi Party.

Watch footage of Mirin Dajo getting run through with swords and discover how he performed this act that baffled both doctors and audiences.

Unofficial answers for the ghost blimp's missing crew range from an enemy attack to alien abductions.

Most beheadings in England were done without incident. Unfortunately for Mary, Queen of Scots, hers was not most.

Helmut Kentler, the man behind the project, was a noted psychologist whose work was often called an "open call for pedophilia."

There's been great debate about the role of shieldmaidens in Viking culture — namely, whether they existed in the first place.

After Michel And Edmond Navratil made it off the doomed ship, they were all alone. But their story was far from over.