Human history is full of inventors who were absolutely convinced they had created the next big thing. While many of these inventions were undeniably creative, they never quite delivered on their world-changing promises. Here are 20 of the strangest inventions that once seemed destined to transform society.
Seductress. Schemer. Poisoner. These words have been used to describe Lucrezia Borgia, but few know her even darker history.
In 1835 Andrew Jackson became the first US president to be targeted by an assassin.
Long before Neil Armstrong took his famous first step, Gus Grissom seemed destined to make history himself. Then tragedy struck.
Clay Allison wasn’t the most famous outlaw of the Wild West, but he was one of its most dangerous.
Bessie Smith struggled through hardship for decades, but her future was finally looking bright—until, in one tragic moment, it was all ripped away.
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