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200 Rare Books Were Stolen in a Thrilling Heist—Three Years Later, They’ve Been Found Buried in Romania

The books were wrapped a little better than these.

200 Rare Books Were Stolen in a Thrilling Heist—Three Years Later, They’ve Been Found Buried in Romania

Take Two: When Kim Jong-il Raised North Korea's World Cinema Profile By Kidnapping Two South Korean Stars

Kim Jong-Il, Choi Eun-hie, and Shin Sang-ok in a scene from Ross Adam and Robert Cannan's The Lovers & the Despot (2016).

Take Two: When Kim Jong-il Raised North Korea's World Cinema Profile By Kidnapping Two South Korean Stars

40 Facts About Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas for Its 30th Anniversary

Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Martin Scorsese, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990).

40 Facts About Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas for Its 30th Anniversary

15 Mysterious Facts About Agatha Christie

British mystery author Agatha Christie autographing French editions of her books in 1950.

15 Mysterious Facts About Agatha Christie

Criminal Ring: How Muhammad Ali's 1970 Comeback Led to a Big-Money Heist

Muhammad Ali makes a prediction of how many rounds it will take for him to win an upcoming fight scheduled for June 1963. He was right.

The Godfather: Part III Is Getting a Do-Over—and a New Ending

Al Pacino is (still) all in the family in The Godfather: Part III (1990).

The Facts and Fiction of Chicago's Prohibition-Era Bootlegging Tunnels

The tunnels around Chicago's Green Mill Lounge are rife with Prohibition lore.

Smooth Operator: How Con Man "Count" Victor Lustig Sold The Eiffel Tower—Twice

Con man Victor Lustig (center) in 1935.

10 of the Best True Crime Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now

A still from Frank Serpico (2017).

A Wily Fox With a Passion for Fashion Stole More Than 100 Shoes From a Berlin Neighborhood

The smirk.

Grave Error: A Man Attempting to Fake His Own Death Was Caught Because of a Typo

Faking one's own death is never easy.

10 Facts About I'll Be Gone In the Dark

Courtesy of HBO

Possible Iron Age Murder Victim’s Skeleton Discovered In England

Iron Age skeleton found buried face-down on Wellwick Farm in England.

Cracking Open the History of Unsolved Mysteries

Robert Stack hosts the original Unsolved Mysteries.

Join Us for 8 Fascinating Facts About Robert Stack

Robert Stack as Eliot Ness in The Untouchables in 1960.

Who Was "Miranda" of the Miranda Warning?

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