Crime & Law

Surprising facts about crime, justice systems, government, and military history.

The US Military Played Metallica to Weaken Prisoners They Planned to Interrogate. They Stopped Doing So After the Band Objected, Saying That They Did Not Want to Encourage Violence. October 5, 2022
During the 1992 State Banquet, President George H.W. Bush Vomited on Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa’s Lap. The Incident Caused a Wave of Jokes and Ridicule. September 28, 2022
Emperor Nero Divorced and Banished His Wife, Octavia, When He Got His Mistress Pregnant. This Led to a Public Outcry, So He Decided to Execute Her Instead. September 25, 2022
Ethel Rosenberg’s Execution was Deemed Barbaric. After She was Given Three Shocks, Her Heart was Still Beating. Two More Shocks were Applied, and Smoke Rose from Her Head. September 23, 2022
Charles R. Forbes, One of the Early Directors of the Veterans Bureau, Stole Over $2 Million. This was Under President Warren G. Harding’s Administration. Harding Had to be Physically Restrained from Strangling Forbes when the Corruption was Revealed. September 15, 2022
Emma Coronel, El Chapo’s Wife, was Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Assisting Her Husband in His Criminal Enterprise. Rumors Say That the Government Reduced Her Sentence from 10 Years in Exchange for Her Cooperation. September 14, 2022
The Resolute Desk was Built from the Scrap of the HMS Resolute. It Has Been Used by Most Presidents Since the Year 1880. September 10, 2022
The Federal Government Forced Wells Fargo to Rehire the Whistleblower Employee Who Reported Fraud within the Company. They were Also Required to Pay Him $5.4 Million in Damages. September 6, 2022
Disney World is Legally Allowed to Build a Nuclear Plant in Their Florida Location. This is According to a Law Issued in the 1960's. September 4, 2022
The Code for the Snow Animation Used in the Film “Frozen” was Utilized to Help Solve a Cold Case from Eastern Europe in 1959. August 28, 2022
Princess Susanna Caroline Matilda was a Convicted Thief Who Fled to the United States in 1770. She Lived Like a Queen After Convincing People She was Royalty. She was Known as the Colonial Con-Woman. August 27, 2022
An FBI Informant Secretly Wore a Wire to Breakfast with a City Official Suspected of Bribery. Coincidentally, He Met the Suspect at the World Trade Center Marriot. He was Able to Acquire a Confession and Recorded an Uninterrupted Audio Recording of the September 11 Attack. August 26, 2022
The FBI Formed a Fake Company in 1980 in an Attempt to Bribe Members of Congress. About 25% of Those Tested Accepted the Bribe and were Convicted. August 20, 2022
A Teenager from the UK Utilized Several Fake Personas to Convince His Bestfriend to Kill Him August 10, 2022
About 93% of All Assets Seized by the IRS in 2021 from Cryptocurrencies August 3, 2022
Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, Put His Eight Life Sentences as Award of Recognition in His Harvard University 50-Year Reunion July 29, 2022
Steve McQueen was on Charles Manson's Hit List and was Supposed to be Assasinated in 1969 Along with Sharon Tate July 20, 2022
Before Getting A Driver's License in Sierra Leone, You Need to Buy A Board Game Called "The Driver's Way" July 10, 2022
Lyndon B. Johnson Did Not Run for Re-Election Because of Study Saying He Would Die at the Age of 64 July 10, 2022
What Happened During the Taliesin Massacre? June 30, 2022