Stranded in Jamaica and on the brink of starvation, Christopher Columbus hatched an ingenious plan.
The Flying Lawnmower Incident
A 40-pound airplane shaped like a lawnmower took off from the endzone and veered over the crowd.
Biggest Turtle
This amazingly large leatherback measured 9 feet from snout to tail and he weighed over 2000 pounds.
Death of a Bigot
George Lincoln Rockwell was the founder of the American Nazi Party. He believed that all blacks should be shipped back to Africa and that all the Jews should be sterilized.
Crazy Pat
A U.S. Postal worker named Patrick Sherrill shot and killed 14 of his fellow employees.
Hero Boiled Alive
Others warned him not to dive in, but he told them, "Like hell I won't!"
Outbreak
In 1976, Air Force veteran Ray Brennan became the first of 34 people to die from a mysterious illness at a Legionnaire's convention in Philadelphia.
Royal Killer of Kathmandu
Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal went on a killing spree during a royal family get together.
Death on the Dance Floor
A crowded dance floor at a wedding celebration collapsed and pancaked through 3 floors of a poorly constructed building. 23 people died and 380 were injured.