Who is Captain Kidd? How did life on Earth come about? Why did dinosaurs go extinct? Is there life after death? In this book you will find a new look at the facts you know, read about what you know only by hearsay, get acquainted with events that no one fully knows the truth about. The most fascinating detective story is the history of mankind, so we turned to real stories, collected facts that could confuse even the most insightful researchers. Sometimes the picture lacks the last touch, sometimes there are no important details, for example, eyewitness accounts that help to understand the course of events. How often established opinions, centuries of layered myths mislead, cloud our eyes and distract from the main thing! This book will allow you to take a fresh look at the seemingly obvious.