The Man with the Longest Beard Ever: Hans Langseth, 1912
Learn about Hans Langseth holds the record for the world’s longest beard at 17 feet 6 inches and see a colorized photograph.
Learn about Hans Langseth holds the record for the world’s longest beard at 17 feet 6 inches and see a colorized photograph.
The story of when Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth, saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert Todd Lincoln.
Learn about the medical curiosity of Phineas Gage, who lived a normal life after a tamping iron rod passed completely through his head.
A molasses flood occurred in North End, Boston on January 15th, 1919 when a huge tank holding molasses spontaneously exploded.
The crew of the tank Fray Bentos that got stuck in No Man’s Land for three days before somehow escaping to safety.
On April 4th, 1943 an aircraft of the USAAF never returned from a bombing raid and wasn’t found until 1958. Find out what happened!
Learn about the story of how one of the best surgeons in early 19th century Britain, Robert Liston, once killed three people in one day.
