In 1836, a man survived a failed execution by hanging. The rope broke, and he was pardoned. This event led to the term 'hangman's clemency.'
The Great Emu War of 1932 saw Australian soldiers face off against emus. The emus won, proving to be more resilient than expected.
During WWI, a British soldier spared Adolf Hitler's life. If he had taken the shot, history could have been drastically different.
In 1974, a Frenchman named Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
The mystery of the Mary Celeste remains unsolved. The ship was found adrift in 1872 with all crew missing, leaving historians baffled.
The Voynich Manuscript, a book filled with strange illustrations and undecipherable text, has puzzled researchers for centuries. Its origins are still unknown.