The 1940s Wrestler Who Could Be The Real-Life Shrek, Archaeologists Say They've Discovered The Birthplace Of Saint Peter, And More From HU

[History Uncovered]( [The Unbelievable Story Of Maurice Tillet, The Professional Wrestler Who May Have Inspired Shrek]( [Known as the "French Angel," Maurice Tillet was a Russian-born wrestler with acromegaly, which gave him a unique appearance that may have inspired Shrek.]( [Scientists Just Solved The Medieval 'Cold Case' Of 17 Men, Women, And Children Who Were Thrown Down A Well]( [In 2004, a new shopping mall was under construction in Norwich, England when workers stumbled on a tangled pile of bodies at the bottom of a well that looked like they'd been tossed in head-first. Now, scientists think they know what happened.]( [The Tragic Story Of Yakov Dzhugashvili, Stalin's Eldest Son Who Was Left For Dead In The Hands Of Nazis]( [When Yakov Dzhugashvili was captured by the Germans during World War II, the Nazis offered to trade him for a senior German prisoner. But Joseph Stalin refused, saying, "I will not trade a marshal for a lieutenant."]( [Archaeologists Believe They Just Found Saint Peter's Birthplace, 'The Last Lost City Of The Bible']( [Saint Peter's home is believed to have been situated in the Biblical village of Bethsaida, a site that remains mysterious to this day.]( [Meet Tilly Devine, The Sex Worker Who Became One Of The Most Notorious Crime Bosses In Australian History]( ["A vicious, grasping, high-priestess of savagery, venery, obscenity, and whoredom… She died friendless and alone, and for that, she must be pitied. But if they hold a wake for her the sorrow will be slobber and crocodile tears. She was a wretched woman."]( [Archaeologists Just Uncovered A Massive Roman Phallic Carving In Spain — And It Might Be The Biggest Ever Found]( ["It was common to place them on the facades of houses or for them to be small amulets worn by soldiers as a symbol of virility, but no such size as the one found now."]( ['What Those Nazis Need Is A Good Ass-Whipping': How The Jewish Mob Took Down America’s Nazis]( [Beginning in 1938, the Jewish mob embarked on a mission to terrorize and pummel the pro-Nazi German-American Bund wherever and whenever they planned to march.]( [The Gruesome History Of The Rack, One Of The Most Horrifying Torture Devices From Medieval Europe]( [A wooden frame with a roller on each end, the torture rack was a grim medieval punishment that stretched victims slowly — until their limbs dislocated.]( [Anubis, The Jackal-Headed God Of Death Who Led Ancient Egyptians Into The Afterlife]( [A revered figure in ancient Egypt, Anubis was a jackal-headed god that ruled over the domain of death and judged a person's soul in the afterlife.]( [She Survived Two Months Locked Inside A Serial Killer's Homemade Prison — Then Helped Bring Him Down]( [Kala Brown of Anderson, South Carolina was kidnapped by serial killer Todd Kohlhepp on August 31, 2016 — then locked in a shipping container where he tortured her for two months.]( [33 Century-Old Photos Of Native American Masks Brought To Life In Vivid Color]( ["Once [masks] are created through the instruction of the almighty and are blessed, they become a living entity… They still have that power. That’s why it's very potent. We don't fool around with them."]( [Inside The Mafia's $1.6-Billion Drug Ring That Distributed Heroin Using 'Normal' Pizza Parlors Across America]( [The Mafia shipped heroin in cans of San Marzano tomatoes from Sicily to American pizzerias that acted as wholesale distribution centers.]( [Meet The Sculptor Who Rebuilt The Faces Of World War I Soldiers]( [During World War I, American sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd was struck by the horrors of the battlefield — especially the soldiers who suffered from facial injuries. So she decided to use her artistic abilities to create custom masks for French and American veterans with especially grotesque scars.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](