In what is now considered the largest intelligence breach in FBI history, Robert Hanssen’s scandal made him millions in diamonds and cash, but cost the FBI $7 million — and the lives of three informan …
- Even before America became a sovereign nation, a freed slave named Prince Hall fought for the emancipation of his people in Boston and beyond. https://allthatsinteresting.com/prince-hall
- One of the only female pirates in recorded history, Anne Bonny became a legendary marauder in the Caribbean during the 18th century. https://allthatsinteresting.com/anne-bonny
- Clocking in at 882 feet long, the Titanic's size was unparalleled — but it might have also hastened its demise. https://allthatsinteresting.com/how-big-was-the-titanic
- Twelve years after he let a group of Black teenage boys take the fall for his heinous attack on Trisha Meili, Matias Reyes confessed, finally exonerating the Central Park Five. https://allthatsinte …
- When Nikola Tesla died on Jan. 7, 1943, he had only the company of his pigeons and his obsessions — then the FBI came for his research. https://allthatsinteresting.com/nikola-tesla-death
- From early 1900s attacks in the Pacific Northwest to the most recent Sasquatch sightings, these close encounters with Bigfoot will send chills up your spine. https://allthatsinteresting.com/bigfoot …
- In 1994, Kurt Cobain's death shocked the world. Fans were horrified that their idol had shot himself — but others believed that someone else had pulled the trigger. https://allthatsinteresting.com/ …
- In 1933, Blanche Barrow agreed to join Bonnie and Clyde on their infamous crime spree — but only because she was married to Clyde's older brother. https://allthatsinteresting.com/blanche-barrow
- Though it's covered in a layer of downy fuzz, the "hairs" of the gympie-gympie plant deliver a sting so toxic that the pain can last for years. https://allthatsinteresting.com/gympie-gympie
- In 1976, French-American singer Claudine Longet fatally shot her boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir "Spider" Sabich, with a .22-caliber pistol. She only spent 30 days in jail for it. https://allthat …
- In 1954, Operation PBSuccess dismantled Guatemala’s newfound democracy — so that an American fruit company could continue to profit off the old government’s corruption. https://allthatsinteresting. …
- During WWI, Eugene Jacques Bullard made history as the first African American military pilot — by fighting for France. https://allthatsinteresting.com/eugene-bullard
- After Erin Caffey’s parents told her she couldn’t see her boyfriend anymore, she sought revenge — by having them all brutally murdered in their sleep. https://allthatsinteresting.com/erin-caffey
- In 2012, China spent a billion dollars building an exact replica of the historic Austrian village of Hallstatt. Though Austria was initially outraged, the two sister cities have since developed an unl …
- Mary Anning's discoveries shook the very foundations of science but she battled constant misogyny and rarely received credit for her work while she was alive. https://allthatsinteresting.com/mary- …
