10 Amazing Modern “Freak Show” Performers
When you think of the term “freak show” you might imagine scenes from a bygone…
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10 Notorious Australian Outlaws
The Wild West of the United States sets the stage for famous gunslinger films, but…
Top 10 Forgotten Female Alchemists From Throughout History
Alchemy is the ancient science of attempting to transform lead into gold. Alchemists also sought…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Howard Hughes
Winston Churchill once referred to Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an…
10 People Who Were Buried Alive
The common belief that idioms such as “saved by the bell” and “working the graveyard…
10 Forgotten Women in American History
American history is full of women who have been long forgotten. Some of these women…
10 Detectives More Interesting Than Sherlock Holmes
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. While storybook detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Hercule…
Top 10 Torrid Love Affairs of Hated Dictators
It’s easy, even comforting, to think of history’s tyrants as one-dimensional bad guys. That they…
10 Historical Suicides That Might Have Been Murders
History is full of mysterious deaths. Some of them are deemed suicides, but have enough…
10 People Accused of Being Spies
Some people choose to become spies out of patriotism; others do so in pursuit of…
10 People Who Lost Their Citizenship
You might not always like your home country, but at least it is yours. Citizenship…
10 Fascinating Facts About the Narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar
Few people have held an entire country hostage as brutally and efficiently as Pablo Escobar,…
10 Highly Decorated American Soldiers (That Everyone Should Know)
Since its inception as a country, America has produced a relentless fighting spirit, resulting in…
10 More Outrageously Dumb Darwin Award Winners
Here on TopTenz, we’ve covered the Darwin Awards once before. Of course, one list is…
10 Common Myths About US Presidents
Separating fact from fiction can be challenging when examining the lives of historical leaders —…
10 Hotly Debated Theories About Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler is history’s most reviled, and perhaps even its most influential, figure. He was, more…
10 People Falsely Reported as Dead
The rise of social media has spawned an outbreak in inconsistent news reporting. In some…
10 Well-Known People with Alleged Knowledge of UFO Activity
The possibility of extraterrestrial life fascinates almost everyone, and the world is full of people…
10 Reasons Teddy Roosevelt Wasn’t Quite the Hero People Think
Today, Teddy Roosevelt is one of the least criticized presidents in US history. In fact,…
Top 10 Secret Billionaires You’ve Never Heard Of
Billionaires are not just people who make money, they are also kinda rock stars. We…
10 Wild (and True) Stories of Notorious Bounty Hunters
Bounty hunters will go to any length to catch a criminal, so long as they…
10 Historical Figures Who Had Incestuous Marriages
We tend to associate act of marrying a family member with either the poorest of…
10 Remarkable Women in Chinese History
Certain prominent Chinese woman are behind some incredibly significant achievements – and sometimes notorious incidents…
Harry Houdini’s Increasingly Failed Movie Career
Is there another magician of such renown that he has entire television shows devoted to…