The Father of Gynecology, J. Marion Sims, often experimented on enslaved women against their will, but his work has earned him acclaim from the medical field.
Warren Buffet is one of the richest men in the world, but, like everyone, the pandemic affected his earnings. So how much money did Buffet end up losing?
Russia's Joseph Stalin was famous for his brutality, but few knew about Cannibal Island, a particularly sadistic labor camp. Here's how the public found out.
From last-minute football fumbles to humiliating hockey blowouts, here are some of the most surprising, shocking, and embarrassing losses in sports history.
The beginnings of the oil exploration industry in the United States was, like most new industries, a product of trial and error -- sometimes fatal error.
The history of human society is rife with tragic examples of those people considered "other" -- cast aside, forced to live separately, despised, "untouchable."
Tetsuya Yamamgami shot and killed Japan's former president Shinzo Abe on July 8, 2022. Here's what we know about Yamagami, his past, and why he killed Abe.
The assassination of Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan, shocked the world to its core. Many global leaders expressed their admiration for the man.
Queen Elizabeth II had a wardrobe malfunction on the day she wed Prince Philip. The piece in question was borrowed from her mother who had altered its function.
The idea of eating poison in order to protect yourself from being poisoned is actually rooted in history and a Pontic king named Mithridates the Great.
Commanders-in-chief have been accused of committing specific crimes, and things have progressed as far as impeachment on four occasions in American history.
The New York Times crossword puzzle is the most famous crossword in the U.S., and it's put together by Will Shortz. Here's how crossword puzzles are made.
The Confederate Constitution was basically an amended version of the U.S. Constitution, with a few important changes. Here are the most significant differences.
Rituals to usher in adulthood vary a lot by culture, like Brazil's Sateré-Mawé tribe's tradition to mark a boy's coming of age which involves lots of pain.
George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden all share something in common: all four have faced calls for their imprisonment. But could it happen?
Though there are often similarities, nations will each have a unique form of government and leadership. One title many nations share is that of prime minister.
For decades, a key part of the story of a massacre that took place during Word War II on the island of Bangka was kept hidden from the public. What happened?
Civilians in the countries affected by World War I made many changes to their everyday lives. In Germany, they were not allowed to eat sausages for this reason.
William Shatner is famous for his roles on Star Trek and in subsequent films and TV shows, but he also had three daughters. Here's what happened to his kids.
The dunce cap is considered a universal symbol of shame and stupidity, but it wasn't always that way. The dunce cap once had a pretty unexpected meaning.