North Korea’s WHITE Movie Stars (Americans In North Korea)
You might not expect this, but defecting to North Korea can actually be a ticket to fame and fortune. There are very few Americans in North Korea – and those who don’t find themselves in prison camps often achieve massive success in entertainment. This is the strange story of the hermit kingdom’s white movie stars. […]
Weird Military Projects That Ended Badly
The US army is always looking to develop new weapons and methods of attack – but not all weird military projects end in success – in fact, some of the things they have tried are just really dumb. Weird Military Projects Acoustic Kitty At one point they even tried training cats to spy on the […]
The First Horror Movie Ever Made
One of the most profitable film genres is horror – why? Because people are cowards. People have always been easy to scare. Even in the late 19th century, a time associated with science and reason, was incredibly superstitious. All it took was a dark rumor and angry mobs would appear out of nowhere. In 1892 […]
People Who Faked Their Own Deaths
Death, there’s no coming back from it… or is there? Turns out a lot of people have faked their own deaths. For some it was a means of avoiding prosecution for a crime, or even real life death. But some people faked their own deaths it was just a bit of fun. For example, there […]
Historical Figures Who Disappeared – Historical Disappearances
Sometimes people just disappear – like your dad when he went to the store and never came back. He was a deadbeat, and so are you. But some disappearances are more mysterious. In fact, many historical figures have disappeared under mysterious circumstances, never to be seen again. Even royals have vanished – like Zannanza, prince […]
Thieves Cant: The Language Only Spoken By Criminals
Most languages are dumb. French is dumb, Korean is dumb. German sucks. I hate Vietnamese. I hate Swahili, I like Spanish, but I hate Swedish. All different languages with their own unique histories. But some are more unique than others. For example, did you know there was once a secret language spoken only by criminals? […]
People Who Were Buried Alive – Dark History
One of the great fears people have is being buried alive – and it seems like we’ve always had it. In the 1800s, a lot of wealthy figures had special coffins built in case they woke up underground. Typically they employed a bell that the not dead dead person could trigger from inside their coffin. […]
The Legend of Rob Ford
What if the mayor of a major city turned out to be a crazy, crack smoking alcoholic – Well not too long ago that very thing happened, and it’s an amazing story – a story of drunken rants, high profile police investigations, and an entire city becoming a laughing stock. That city was Toronto, and […]
Weird Abandoned Places That Actually Exist
Abandoned places – they’re just like you and I. Some are creepy. Some are beautiful… Some are Chinese. They have always fascinated me. In fact, some of my earliest videos were about abandoned places – and today we return to that world, as we take a look at some of the most weird abandoned places […]
People Who Can’t Be Explained
There are many great unsolved mysteries – the identity of Jack the Ripper – the location of Cleopatra’s tomb – or why Yak milk isn’t more popular. None of these can be explained… not yet, at least. And that’s not all. Look at history and we see a handful of people whose lives seem to […]