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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.
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.
Count Dante: The Deadliest Man Alive (According to Comic Book Ads)
The story of John Keehan, who became Count Juan Rafael Dante and claimed to be the world's deadliest man while wearing a purple cape.
Madam Ching: The Pirate Queen Who Made the British Navy Her Bitch
How a former prostitute became the most successful pirate in human history, commanding 80,000 pirates and making empires negotiate on her terms.
Romanian Game of Thrones: How Vlad the Dragon Spawned Dracula
The true story of Vlad II Dracul and his sons, including the real Dracula, in a tale of betrayal, impalement, and Turkish politics.