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Vault 7 is a series of documents that WikiLeaks began to publish on 7 March 2017, detailing the activities and capabilities of the United States Central Intelligence Agency to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The files, dating from 2013 to 2016, include details on the agency's software capabilities, such as the ability to compromise cars, smart TVs, web browsers and the operating...

Caligula, formally known as Gaius was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 to 41AD. The son of the popular Roman general Germanicus and Augustus's granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, Caligula was born into the first ruling family of the Roman Empire, conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was described as a noble and moderate emperor during the first six months of his rule. After...

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Guards admitted two men posing as police officers responding to a disturbance call, and the thieves tied the guards up and looted the museum over the next hour. The case is unsolved; no arrests have been made and no works have been recovered. The Federal Bureau of Inv...

Vikings is the modern name given to seafaring people primarily from Scandinavia who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and settled throughout parts of Europe. They also voyaged as far as the Mediterranean, North Africa, Middle East, North America, Constantinople, Iran, and Arabia The Vikings spoke Old Norse and made inscriptions in runes. For most of the period th...

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide one-percenter motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", "HAMC", and "81". With a membership of between 3,000 and 3,600 and 467 charters locat...

Zheng Yi Sao also known as Ching Shih meaning wife of Ching was a Chinese pirate leader who terrorized the South China Sea from 1807 to 1810. She was a prostitute who married a pirate and rose to prominence after his death. Regarded as one of the most powerful pirates in human history, she commanded her husband's fleet after his death. While the fleet she inherited was already large, she further i...

Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows, and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre, cited by some as the greatest progressive rock band of all time. Pink Floyd we...

Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows, and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre, cited by some as the greatest progressive rock band of all time. Pink Floyd we...

A number of writers have alleged that the United States Central Intelligence Agency the CIA was involved in the Nicaraguan Contras' cocaine trafficking operations during the 1980s Nicaraguan civil war. These claims have led to investigations by the United States government, including hearings and reports by the United States House of Representatives, Senate, Department of Justice, and the CIA's Of...

There was a daring escape planned 15 months in the making at one the most legendary prison of all time the rock, Alcatraz. Late on the night of June 11 1962 inmates Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and Frank Morris tucked papier-mâché heads resembling their own likenesses into their beds, broke out of the main prison building via an unused utility corridor, and departed the island aboard an improvise...

Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American billionaire, business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and financially successful individuals in the world. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an important figure in the aviation industry. L...

The Great Gold Robbery took place 15 May 1855 United Kingdom, when a routine shipment of three boxes of gold bullion and coins was stolen from the guards carriage of a train transporting the gold from London to Paris. In the safes were 224 pounds or 102 kg of g valued at the time £12,000 approximately equivalent today of £1,175,000. The robbers comprised of four men William Tester and James Burges...

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the strange tales podcast here we will look at the weird and wonderful tales from history, true crime, conspiracy’s and much more. I will try to cover various topics from different eras hopefully we can take a journey through history together. In our first episode we will go back to World War 2 where we discuss a rogue, a scoundrel, a criminal, a woma...

Hello and welcome to the strange tales podcast this is a brand new podcast where we will take a look at the wild and sometimes wacky stories from history, true crime, conspiracy and much more. I will try to cover various topics from different eras hopefully we can take a journey through history together. I am just putting the final touches to the podcasts and they will be released soon.