"Top Gun: Maverick" hit movie screens in 2022, more than 25 years after the first "Top Gun" came out back in 1986. This is the untold truth of the real TOPGUN.
1960s icon Twiggy is generally considered the first supermodel. Her modeling career only lasted four years, but she's still been busy in the decades since.
Like the war itself, the circumstances that made Archduke Ferdinand's death so consequential stretch back long before the assassination. Let's take a look.
Through new innovations in astronomical observation, scientists have discovered something about the Milky Way which could be a game-changer. So what is it?
The role of Victoria's Secret seems simple: selling clothes to help people feel confident. But that's not quite true. Here's the dark side of Victoria's Secret.
If you hear a mention of the Indy 500, there's a good chance you'll be thinking of the race, but there's also a longtime tradition called the Snake Pit.
Britain's No Man's Fort has had a long, arduous story, going from military stronghold to a luxury hotel over the course of its nearly 160-year history.
The Indy 500 is one of the most intensely watched individual events in motorsports and American sports. Here are the most notable traditions associated with it.
The wealth, notoriety, and power of drug lords mean that some unexpected things happen to their remains. Here's what happened to the bodies of these drug lords.
While George Washington is fairly well understood, there are facts about him that help explain who he was as a person and as a leader. Here is his untold truth.
While it was famed for its doctors, ancient Egypt was barely above the level of present-day first aid. These are the most common ways to die In ancient Egypt.
ABBA has avoided many of the pitfalls of fame — there are no losses to drugs, no arrests, and they've all survived the fame — but they've had their struggles.
Throughout history, humanity has had to contend with periods of famine and their devastating toll. Here are some recent examples of the biggest famines.
Though clergymen often worked as medieval scribes, their manuscripts were far from one-dimensional. These are some strange things found in medieval manuscripts.
In the messy political scene following the Civil War, one man proved especially powerful. This is the truth about US presidential frenemy, Roscoe Conkling.
Coming about as a result of bad weather, bad luck, or just plain old human error, the stories of hot air balloon accidents are a category all their own.