THE LIST SHOW

Grab your lucky rabbit’s foot and read up on the tales of some of the unluckiest people in history, from the man whose backyard became a battlefield (twice!) to an absurdly accident-prone instrument inventor and beyond.

From the World War II engagement that helped instigate a medical breakthrough to the devastating attack that indirectly contributed to the Renaissance, these battles altered the course of history.

In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy shares seven unbelievable events of mass hysteria from history.

From seriously aged cheese to the world’s first analog computer, shipwrecks have produced some fascinating—and sometimes disgusting—artifacts.

Was Queen Elizabeth I a man? No, but don’t you want to hear why some people thought so?

From the time Mae West got arrested mid-performance to the 'Carrie' musical that failed in spectacular fashion, here's what you need to know about the weird and wonderful history of the Great White Way.

The fall of Constantinople isn’t the only battle that helped usher in a whole new era of history.

From the priciest painting to the costliest kidney stone, these are the most expensive things ever sold.

Why does Tax Day fall on April 15? How much time do we spend doing our taxes? And which world leader taxed beards? Read on for answers to those questions and other fun facts about taxes.

What *really* happened at Roswell? And what did Project Blue Book actually uncover? All that and more on this episode of The List Show.

From how they became the Mountbatten-Windsors to the last person in line to the throne, here's what you need to know about the British royal family.

Unsolved crimes are exhaustively covered in the media, but chances are, there’s at least one crime from history in this list—from unsolved art heists to mysterious crimes committed against (or by?) royals—that you’re not familiar with.