The story features several tales of revenge from history and real-life events. Some notable examples include:
- Roy Allison Sr., who killed his son's friend and then took his own life after being consumed by grief and anger over his son's untimely death.
- A group of 200 women in India who took revenge on a notorious gangster named Aku, who had committed numerous crimes including sexual assault. The women attacked Aku in court and killed him.
- The "Lioness of Brittany", a woman named Jeanne who raised an army and exacted revenge on the French after her husband was beheaded by King Phillip VI.
- A group of Jewish Holocaust survivors who formed a group called "Nakum" to seek revenge on Nazis who had committed atrocities during the war.
- The Trung sisters, who led a rebellion against the Chinese Han Dynasty in Vietnam after their husbands were executed.
- Buford Pusser, a sheriff in Tennessee who sought revenge on the men who killed his wife and attempted to kill him.
- Aliyah, a man who survived a concentration camp and joined the French Foreign Legion to exact revenge on the man who killed his family.
- Boudicca, a queen of a British tribe who led a rebellion against the Romans after her daughters were sexually assaulted and her people were enslaved.
- Genghis Khan, who sought revenge on the Sultan of the Khwarezmid Empire after his ambassadors were killed.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Roy Allison Jr. died after a night of partying with his friends on his 28th birthday.
2. Roy Allison Sr. blamed Duncan Bell for his son's death and sought revenge.
3. Roy Allison Sr. invited Duncan Bell to his home, knocked him unconscious, and stabbed him six times.
4. Roy Allison Sr. later hanged himself in the crematorium where his son was buried.
5. Ikuyo Da was a gangster in South Delhi known for his cruel deeds, including sexual assaults on over 200 women.
6. Bhushan Ariani and her family were attacked by a coup and his men in 2004.
7. A group of 200 women, led by Usha, broke into a courtroom and attacked a coup, killing him.
8. The women were not convicted due to lack of evidence.
9. Geon, a woman from Brittany, sought revenge against King Phillip the 6th for executing her husband.
10. Geon raised an army and attacked the French, sparing only one person each time to tell the king she was still seeking revenge.
11. After 13 years, Geon met and fell in love with an English nobleman and left her life of piracy.
12. Nakum, a group of Jewish Holocaust survivors, sought retribution against the Nazis.
13. The group devised several plans to kill Nazis, including poisoning the water supply and arsenic-laced bread.
14. The group eventually posed as police and military officials to enter Nazis' homes and kill them.
15. Some members of Nakum were put on trial for their actions but were not convicted.
16. Trung Knee and Trung Tock, two Vietnamese sisters, led a rebellion against the Han Dynasty in 40 AD.
17. The sisters reclaimed 65 cities from the Chinese and inspired their people to stand up for themselves.
18. The sisters were eventually defeated and, according to legend, died by jumping into a river.
19. Buford Pusser was elected sheriff of McNairy County in Tennessee at the age of 26.
20. Pusser was ambushed and shot by assailants, but his wife was killed in the incident.
21. Pusser later died in a car accident in 1974, which his daughter believes was murder.
22. Pierre Pacol, a shoemaker, was falsely accused of being an English spy and imprisoned for 7 years.
23. After his release, Pacol sought revenge against the men who accused him, killing one and causing the others to suffer.
24. Adolf Hitler's message spread to Romania, leading to the liberation of a death camp in 1944.
25. Aliyah, a survivor of the concentration camp, sought revenge against Stan Escu, the man who killed his family.
26. Aliyah joined the French Foreign Legion and eventually killed Escu.
27. Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni tribe, led a rebellion against the Romans after they enslaved her people and killed her husband.
28. Boudicca and her daughters fought bravely but were eventually defeated and took their own lives to escape the Romans.
29. Genghis Khan sent a caravan of goods and ambassadors to the Sultan of the Khoresmian Empire but was met with hostility.
30. The Sultan had the ambassadors killed, leading Genghis Khan to attack the empire.
31. The Sultan's uncle was captured and had molten silver poured into his eyes and ears as punishment.