A rotating panel of BuzzFeed's most inquisitive minds learn the ridiculously strange details of history's most iconic and unbelievable stories.
WriterShane Madej
Was Ben Franklin in a Sex Cult?
Aug 26, 2017
America's filthiest founding father.
The Bizarre Life of Johnny Appleseed
Dec 3, 2017
The truly insane story of America's first great weirdo.
The Most Insane Battle in History
Dec 10, 2017
Do not f*ck with Julius Caesar.
The True Story of a Pirate Queen
Mar 4, 2018
What was it like to be a female swashbuckler?
That Time Britain Burned Down the White House
Mar 11, 2018
An insane war, a city reduced to ash, and the cataclysmic weather event that may have saved the day.
The Deceitful Imposter King of Persia
Mar 18, 2018
Murder, secret identities, plot twists, horses!
Three Hilariously Terrible Popes
Mar 25, 2018
Demon pope, perv pope, and... well, you'll see.
The Adorable Bear That Served In WWII
Apr 1, 2018
His name was Wojtek. And he loved to eat cigarettes.
The Horrifying Shipwreck That Inspired Moby Dick
Apr 8, 2018
Sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.
