The Strange Truth About Ectoplasm Explained
In the Victorian era, ectoplasm was believed to be a stringy, slimy, white plasma that was vomited out by mediums when they made contact with the spirit world.
Read MoreIn the Victorian era, ectoplasm was believed to be a stringy, slimy, white plasma that was vomited out by mediums when they made contact with the spirit world.
Read MoreThe Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, were openly lesbian folk artists at a time when few people were out. This is the untold truth of the Indigo Girls.
Read MoreOne of the most popular figures of the U.S. labor movement, Eugene V. Debs was also the first person to run for president while in prison.
Read MoreIt's the musicians we call "ahead of their time" keep popular music living and breathing, evolving, and changing for each new generation of listeners.
Read MoreThis form of snake handling sprang up in the early 20th century. This is the oftentimes dramatic and dangerous history of snake handling in religion.
Read MoreStar Trek has some really entertaining stories about the shenanigans that happened on set. Here's some bizarre things that happened on the set of Star Trek.
Read MoreWhen Shakespeare was firing on all cylinders, he was a titan capable of moving feats of plot and poetry. But even the MVP of English literature had off days.
Read MoreRobert De Niro and Martin Scorsese aren't telling you the real story of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance. Here's the true story behind The Irishman.
Read MoreCodebreakers were very important during WWII, but it's only recently that we've started to uncover what it was really like being a World War II codebreaker.
Read MoreSometimes executions don't go as planned. Here are some real-life executions that went wrong.
Read MoreSwamps are terrifying. For millennia, we've been telling tales of the monsters that live in the swamps. Here are terrifying swamp monsters from around the world
Read MoreEveryone loves toys, but tastes change. Here are the most bizarre toys from the decade of 2010-2019.
Read MoreSome of the most popular musicians on the planet have recorded music which will never see the light of day, no matter how badly the fans want to hear them.
Read MoreCats' standoffish nature and refusal to participate in behavioral studies means that we know surprisingly little about what's going on inside a kitty's mind.
Read MoreAcross the world, various cultures have different superstitions and views on luck. Here are some creepy and bizarre connections between celebrity deaths.
Read More"Based on a true story" is a phrase that appears onscreen before some movies start. Here are some horror movies that have a real-life inspiration.
Read MoreMany may be familiar with the stories of Thor and Loki from movies and video games. But here are some of the other wildest stories from Norse mythology.
Read MoreWhat's the story behind Conor McGregor's meteoric rise to success, and why is he such a big deal? This is the untold truth of Conor McGregor.
Read MoreThe untold truth of Krampus. You better watch out, you better not cry. Or Krampus will seriously mess you up.
Read MoreRock stars just live in a different world than the rest of us, but Sting might be even farther off the beaten path. Here's the untold truth of Sting.
Read MoreThe legendary Rockettes dance troupe has provided happiness to America during some of its darkest times. Here's everything you never knew about the Rockettes.
Read MoreFrom ice age rituals to political carnage to bizarre medical treatments, here are a few notable instances of cannibalism throughout history.
Read MoreA sexy siren of the screen, Broadway, radio, and even television, Mae West was the epitome of a wicked femme fatale. Here's her story
Read MoreIn the early 1990s, we thought we had it all figured out. Nope. Let's look at common beliefs from back then that turned out to be wronger than wrong.
Read MoreThere’s life after MythBusters and especially for Adam Savage, who now gets to live a life of building cool stuff and makes a pretty tidy living from it.
Read MoreThe Inspiration4 launched on September 15, and after three days of orbit, it splashed down on September 18. Here's the story of this mission.
Read MoreToday, the Black Sea is known for being one of the best-preserved sailors' graveyards, where over 60 well-preserved shipwrecks have been discovered.
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