Jean Lafitte was the most famous French pirate who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He left a vivid trace in the history of New Orleans.

The sight was really not for the faint-hearted. Behind the glass there was a creature that did not resemble a mermaid (as we used to imagine - half-woman, half-fish). It was some kind of hybrid, with the upper part resembling a humanoid creature and the lower part - a fish.

The name of an international criminal, retired cornet Savin, also known as the Count de Toulouse-Lautrec, for many years did not leave the newspaper pages of Europe, Russia and the world. Nikolai Savin lived a long and turbulent life filled with high-profile scandals and scams, for which he served a total of 25 years in prison - he believed in his own fantasies.

In the 80-90 years of the XIX century in the American city of San Francisco lived a world-famous cheat named George Keplinger. Even now he is considered a genius at card cheats. The biography of this man is almost unknown, but he became famous in the world as a player of the highest level. The talents of this man manifested themselves exclusively in one area - the card game. In it he was an ace, a true professional.