These dark escapades are some of the dirtiest, shocking, and shameful events to have ever seen the light of day in History.<br /><br />11 Chilling Facts About Our Dark Past:<br /><br />1 - Edgar Allan Poe Met A Chilling Fate.<br />2 - The Countess of Castiglione With A Vendetta.<br />3 - There Is A Mystery In King Tut’s Tomb.<br />4 - Victorians Had Impossible Beauty Standards.<br />5 - There Was A Pirate Queen. Ching Shih: one of the most dramatic lives in history.<br />6 - Alcatraz Played A Nasty Trick. Hot water, cold water.<br />7 - A Dead Jockey Once Won A Race. The death of Frank Hayes.<br />8 - The New York City Hoarders. The macabre story of the brothers, Homer and Langley Collyer.<br />9 - Madame Tussaud Was A Real, Horrible Person.<br />10 - The Most Dangerous Platform Shoes in the Renaissance era: the chopines.<br />11 - The Queen Who Lost Her Beauty. When Queen Alexandra of Denmark‘s iconic beauty calcified into a monstrosity.<br /><br />#chills #dark #past #history #venice #pirate
