After escaping from prison several times in the early 19th century, Eugène-François Vidocq turned himself in — and went on to revolutionize policing.Wikimedia CommonsAfter living through the French Revolution, Eugène-François Vidocq became the world’s first modern detective. Born into a peasant family in France in the late 18th century, Eugène-François Vidocq was present at some of the most turbulent and storied moments in French history, and his criminal career during that time would have made for a taut thriller on its own.

This Fabry disease patient is frequently accused of using a fake ID and the police once reported him as a missing child that ran away from home.Central European NewsTomasz Nadolski Due to a rare medical condition, a 25-year-old man in Poland is living out a nightmare: He’s trapped inside the body of a 12-year-old. Tomasz Nadolski suffers from an extremely rare condition called Fabry disease, a genetic disorder caused by a defective protein-encoding gene known as the GLA gene.

In the late 1970s, Studio 54 attracted countless A-list celebrities and fashionable disco lovers — but its glory days wouldn't last forever.Studio 54 was the ultimate place to be in 1970s New York. Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened the legendary nightclub in 1977, and while it only lasted under their management for three years, the venue quickly cemented itself as the quintessential enclave for celebrities, fashionable disco lovers, and their favorite illicit activities.

The celebrated British actor claimed to have served in a number of secret organizations during World War II, but some have accused him of exaggerating his role.By the time Christopher Lee died at the age of 93 in 2015, he’d left his mark on the world. As an actor, Lee made more than 275 movies and brought classic villains like Dracula to life. But Christopher Lee’s military career seems even more impressive than his filmography.

Is any day in history as fraught with horrible events as January 30? From Hitler's rise to power to the assassination of Gandhi, these are some of the absolute worst.History is complicated and unpredictable. When patterns do emerge, it’s usually because the same pressures are in play from one century to the next. Sometimes, though, weird stuff just seems to cluster around a single date. On the surface, January 30 doesn’t seem to be anything special—it’s no February 29, after all—but that date has attracted unpleasant news as if it was permanently under a cloud.