Professional mourners aren't really anything new in the funeral industry—they've been used by grief-stricken families for thousands of years—but the Victorians turned it into an art form.

On January 13, 1959, Russian scientist Vladimir Demikhov carried out one of the strangest and most controversial experiments in history when he created a two-headed dog.

After years of research “surgical combination of two animals with the creation of a single circulation,"

In 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the first atomic blast at Hiroshima despite being spun in the air and landing face-first in a ditch.

After a quick recovery, he jumped on a train to Nagasaki, arriving just in time for the second bomb to drop. He survived that one, too.

Pablo Escobar, a famous Colombian drug lord, founded the Medellín Cartel. He became one of the richest people in history, with a wealth of about 30 billion dollars at his death in 1993.

In the 1980s, Escobar was transporting 70 to 80 tonnes of cocaine every month.

This is Jim Thorpe. Look closely at the photo, you can see that he's wearing different socks and shoes. This wasn't a fashion statement.

It was the 1912 Olympics, and Jim represented the U.S. in track and field.

"The Most Dangerous Animal in the World" exhibit at the Bronx Zoo opened in 1963.

Designed to raise awareness about humanity's impact on the planet, the exhibit was simple.

In 1997, Julia Hill initiated a protest within California's Redwood Forest to oppose logging activities.

Her determination led to her residing on two elevated platforms for an astounding 738 days, enduring the challenges of tight spaces, gusty winds, rain, and even using the bathroom.

Carlos Hathcock was an American sniper during the Vietnam War.

He volunteered for a daring mission where he spent three days crawling over 2000 meters of open land to reach enemy headquarters.

North Sentinel Island's indigenous people have lived there for an estimated 60,000 years. The island is similar in size to Manhattan and is located in the Indian Ocean.

The 80 to 150 individuals who live on the island do not practice agriculture and rely on hunting and gathering.

At 3 a.m. one night in 1988, Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole called a local studio and said he needed to record something immediately.

He pleaded with the engineer: "Please, can I come in? I have an idea."

On July 20, 2012, James Holmes attacked a movie theater in Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises.

Holmes was arrested after the shooting, and was jailed without bail while awaiting trial. He had no known criminal background before the shooting occurred.

In 1985, a Colombian girl named Omayra Sánchez was trapped in a volcanic mudflow up to her waist. Knowing she would die, volunteers and rescuers did their best to comfort her. She passed away after 60 hours.

Before Tim Allen achieved stardom with Home Improvement, he was a drug dealer who faced trafficking charges.

On October 2, 1978, he was arrested at the Kalamazoo Creek International Airport in Michigan with 650 grams of cocaine.

In 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer was arrested after killing two people in San Diego, California.

When asked why she did it, she replied, "I just don't like Mondays.”

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In July 2009, Jeffrey Locker, a father of three and a motivational speaker, was discovered deceased in his car in East Harlem. He had suffered seven stab wounds to the chest, and his credit card was absent.

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In 2004, two brothers from Austria called Andreas and Christopher, fell through the ice of a frozen lake near Vienna.

They were submerged for at least 30 minutes before being rescued. Both of them had stopped breathing, their hearts had stopped, and they were both clinically dead.