In 2007, Marion Jones made a confession that destroyed her career—but her post-lockup Oprah claim reignited the scandal all over again.
In 1918, Fanny Kaplan tried to kill Vladimir Lenin. He survived, and not long later 15,000 people died in the mass slaughter known as “the Red Terror.”
Ever since the Royal Navy ship HMS Hussar went down in New York's East River in 1780, people have been trying to recover the wreck and the treasure hoard it was rumored to contain.
Orson Welles actually believed that he had supernatural powers, and the thought of using them absolutely terrified him.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis was engaged before she met JFK, but she broke it off because she found her fiance "immature and boring."
Franklin D Roosevelt, AKA FDR, led America through crisis while carrying on a devastating affair that permanently shattered his marriage.
Get Nerd Certified
Get Genius Certified
If you like humaverse you may also consider subscribing to these newsletters:
