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Dive into the most bizarre and unbelievable true stories from history - featuring eccentric inventors, drug-fueled bears, pirate queens, and other magnificent weirdos who actually existed.
Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess Who May Have Been History's Most Expensive Scapegoat
The shocking true story of the Hungarian noblewoman accused of bathing in virgin blood—and the massive conspiracy that may have framed her to steal a fortune.
HMS Carmania: When Luxury Liners Had the Most Ridiculous Naval Duel in History
The story of how a British cruise ship fought its German doppelgänger in the most cinematic naval battle of WWI—complete with identity theft and explosive drama.
Adolf Sax: The Man Who Death Couldn't Kill Despite Trying Really Hard
The incredible story of the saxophone inventor who survived so many accidents that his neighbors called him 'Little Sax, the Ghost.'
Cocaine Bear: The True Story of a Drug-Fueled Forest Rampage
The incredible true story of how a drug smuggler's mishap led to a bear consuming 40kg of cocaine and becoming a legend.
The Man Who Couldn't Prove He Was Alive: Constantin Reliu's Legal Death Sentence
How a Romanian man disappeared for 20 years, only to return and discover the court had declared him dead - and wouldn't let him prove otherwise.