David Bowie was a man who lived a life filled to the brim with adventure, mystery, and hair-spray. During his time here on Earth, the Starman accomplished more in a decade of his career than most could in five lifetimes. For this reason, even fans of Bowie aren’t aware of the full scope of the kind of crazy crap he got up to during his half-century-long career.

From the Bilderberg Group to the Illuminati, many people believe that the richest of society control the world, and have the power to decide who lives and who dies. It’s certainly not out of the question. Eight of the richest men in the world have more wealth than half of the world’s population. Why would it be surprising if they came together to promote their own interests? What would they do if their interests became threatened? The answer is as clear as a cloudless sky: the people who threaten their power might end up dead. Here are 10 famous deaths, that may have been murders ordered by the Illuminati…

Every now and then, everyone is tempted to run afoul of the law. Whether it’s running that red light, or taking that small item without paying, most Americans have, at least, contemplated breaking the law. What stops us? For most, it’s the fear of getting caught. But imagine if that was somehow lessened by a reward. What if you were paid for the criminal act? It turns out, you can put a price on morals. Here are 10 crimes that, deep down, we’d totally commit for cash (according to studies)…

The Winter War began in November of 1939, when the Soviets invaded Finland, seeking to claim Finnish territory. With overwhelming numbers advantages in men and firepower, the Soviets were expecting victory in a couple of weeks. Instead, the conflict went on for three months, with the Soviet soldiers taking casualties at a rate five times that of the Finnish forces. While Finland ultimately agreed to sign 11% of its land over to the Soviets in the peace treaty that ended the war, Finland retained its sovereignty and demonstrated that it was no easy target. Nikita Khrushchev characterized the advantages the Soviets had, noting, “But on these most favorable terms, we could only win through huge difficulties and incredibly great losses. In fact, this victory was a moral defeat.”

As famed American philosopher H.J. Simpson once so eloquently put it, “facts can be used to prove anything that’s even remotely true.” Well, join us today as we discuss 10 studies showing that a not insignificant percentage of the American population believe in everything from lizard people running to world, to HTML being an STD…

Restricted or enabled only by the bounds of natural selection, nature has proven that a vacuum is hard to maintain. While some types of creatures might seem fit for science fiction or simply defy our imagination, the natural world holds a place for creatures that defy common sense or human expectation in existing. Discover poisonous birds, freshwater sharks, plant-eating spiders, and other animals that just don’t seem right, but are out there waiting to expand your concept of life.

World War II was a tragedy filled mass conflict with numerous strategic mistakes, violations of international law and general military weight-throwing. But amongst the fighting were many bizarre military actions, seemingly outlandish but well documented family connections and twists and turns that are sure to surprise the history buff.

Conspiracy theories will always fire up the imaginations of even the most reasonable of us. It’s fascinating to imagine a bunch of people in a dark room, controlling actions from their chairs and encouraging events that change the course of the world, with no one truly being the wiser. Now, most conspiracy theories are flimsy nonsense that are obviously full of holes and not true at all. However, some conspiracy theories have more truth than most people would ever imagine. In some situations, there really was a group of people in a dark room conspiring to massively pull the wool over the eyes of others, in order to change the course of the world.

Wedding days are supposed to mark the beginning of a new shared life for marrying couples. But sometimes, wedding days mark the end of life. In this dark and gripping list, we explore disturbing accounts of “Till death do us apart” come early in shocking cases of freak accident involvement and sometimes, shocking or even inexplicable homicide. The statistical frequency of wedding day tragedy seems to be higher than one might have thought.

What made The Handmaid’s Tale more than just a prestige project was the way it connected with its audience. Even before the show premiered, groups of female protestors demonstrated against abortion restricting bills in Texas by wearing the costumes of Handmaids from the show, a move which seems both very modern, given the popularity of cosplay, and harkens back to how revolutionaries dressed as Native Americans during the infamous Boston Tea Party of 1773. What started as an act by less than a dozen women has grown to more than 700. The Handmaid’s Tale has come by this resonance to a significant extent by so clearly reflecting the times in which it was produced, while remaining sufficiently its own enough to be timeless.