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On August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa disappeared from the Louvre. This is the story of its unlikely thief, Vincenzo Peruggia.
Some researchers believe that the famous painter Walter Sickert was the notorious killer who shocked Victorian England with a series of gruesome murders.
Mysteriously disappearing on their honeymoon, what happened to Glen and Bessie Hyde is still an intriguing enigma.
Most nations today describe themselves as some sort of republic, but many used to be monarchies with autocratic rulers. What happened to this once-popular system of government?
German physician Franz Mesmer claimed he could cure any illness with his animal magnetism until Benjamin Franklin's investigation ruined his career for good.
Our favorite morning brew was discovered in the most bizarre ways, and as it became popular, the history of coffee is no less strange.
Here are ten famous cocktails, listed alongside their origins and ingredients. But which historic figures were they named after, and why?
From Cairo to London, these 15 world-class history museums house humanity's most breathtaking treasures, ancient artifacts, and cultural milestones.
