What if you could find a loophole so good that it effectively lets you start your own country, free from the rule of law? Well, that’s happened exactly once in modern memory, and oh boy, did it get weird.

Over the years, a surprising number of Americans have tried to set themselves up as kings and queens. James Strang, the Mad King of Lake Michigan, was more successful than most.

They thought Earth contained smaller spheres, with their own tourist attractions.

Hope you're into cannibals and manufactured plagues.

Alexander Keith betrayed his family to become a freelance spy, con artist, and bioweapons pioneer.

Behold the global drama that is Ice Cube's 3-on-3 basketball league.

Theatergoers of the 1800s were the drunk hockey fans of today.

Well, this headline seems worth digging into a little further.

It’s impossible to overemphasize how big this thing got.

Meet Punch Dickins, who explored the Canadian bush in his Fokker biplane. What?