In the 16th century there was a dancing horse that did some pretty awesome tricks. But when Morocco the dancing horse passed by Paris someone yelled "witch" and gathered the wood to get ready the burning stakes... maybe it didn't happen exactly like.

Last week we told you about the skills Charles Vane had and how he used them to evade capture, this week we tell you about how he got lucky a few times and then... when his luck ran out.

Carrier pigeons were a big part of getting messages across to bases from troops during war and when you're surrounded by German forces from all sides then that makes it the only way to get a message of help across.

Charles Vane was a ruthless pirate sailing the seas during the 18th century and one of the few that refused a pardon from the king making him a target to those looking to get rid of pirates the hard way.

There were a few pretty serious events going on in England in the 17th century, revolution, laws against Catholics, freemasons preparing to go public, and a new king but all of these events led to a pretty silly outcome, one involving the pope and a secret society around pugs.

In the late 19th century famed neurologist Doctor Silas Weir Mitchell introduced a cure to a multitude of different ailments. Unfortunately misogyny and traditional gender roles influenced how he treated men and women differently, treatments that led to death and psychological breakdowns.

Today we look at the events immediately before and immediately after Blackbeard's last stand and we find out why a party between friends led to the death of one of the most famous pirates around.

Imagine being in the middle of a war and having your ship sink, then having the bad luck to go on another ship and have your sink ship AGAIN. Then imagine it happening yet again! Now imagine you're a cat!

During the 15th and 16th century a mysterious disease swept through London multiple times killing many within hours. The disease caused fear in many including King Henry VIII who ran at the thought of getting infected. Today we still don't know what caused it or how it stopped.

Spoilers! Blackbeard dies but he goes out like the legendary pirate from hell he was!

In the early 19th a witch would show up in Yorkshire, predict the end of the world, and then be embroiled in a plot of murder and poison.

Two doctors during World War II used science to create a fake epidemic in order to save lives.

Did you know Anna Jarvis, the woman who pushed to create Mother’s Day ended up hating it in the end?

Pirates! THE Pirate! Possibly the most well-known pirate, Blackbeard! His most daring act, the time he decided to take the ships and the port in Charleston hostage to the surprise of everyone.

Like many other points in history, the events of Cinco de Mayo created ripples across the world that changed the trajectory of not just Mexico but the U.S and the world beyond.

Fashion faux pas like wearing white after labor day are taken pretty seriously by some people, well in New York City in 1922 a different fashion faux pas and tradition were taken so seriously it caused riots for three days.

A new mysterious disease dubbed "The Sleeping Sickness" emerged in 1917 yet much about it is unknown today, partly due to the fact it was overshadowed by the much deadlier Spanish Flu

In 1992 the team at Midway Games was just trying to bring John Tobias's vision to life in a little game called Mortal Kombat. Little did they know, Mortal Kombat would be the tipping point that would pit video game companies against the U.S congress and lead to a set of rules that would change video games forever.

There's an urban legend that a pope in the 13th century, issued an official decree telling people to exterminate cats because of their association with the devil and witchcraft… but did it happen?

In the mid-19th century Robert Liston was known as the “fastest knife in the west end.” But sometimes being the fastest can lead to disasters.