An Australian airman disappeared without trace shortly after apparently describing an unidentified flying object pursuing him
The Granite Mountain Hotshots
In June 2013, dry lightning ignited a wildfire on land near the town of Yarnell, Arizona. Following a long period…
The Summerland Disaster
A disastrous fire at the Summerland leisure centre on the Isle of Man killed at least 50 people
Decimation
Meaning to reduce by a tenth, decimation was a punishment where 10 men drew lots, with the loser beaten to death by the winners
The Southport and St Anne’s Lifeboat Disaster
The worst disaster in the history of the RNLI, 27 lifeboatmen were lost attempting to save the crew of a foundering ship
2003 Fatal Leopard Seal Attack
While the first fatal attack was recorded in 2003, leopard seals have shown to be willing to actively hunt humans for over a century
The Iron Maiden
Supposedly a medieval torture device, the history of the notorious iron maiden is not what most think
The Bermuda Triangle
Do ships and aircraft disappear more frequently in the Bermuda Triangle than other regions of ocean?
The Exorcisms of Anneliese Michel
Convinced that a mentally ill young woman was possessed by demons, her family and a priest carried out a total of 67 exorcisms
The Disappearance of Rudolf Diesel
When the German inventor of a revolutionary combustion engine went missing, many believed he had been murdered to prevent his invention falling into British hands
