Scientists are frequently surprised by new evidence about the ancient Mayans. These are some things about the Mayan empire that still can't be explained.
The murder of John F. Kennedy was the most high-profile killing in the 20th century. But, during the incident, multiple people were also injured or killed.
There are some weird festivities out there. One of the more anxiety-inducing festivals occurs in Spain in which men dressed as devils leap over babies.
The Vatican is known for being proper, but there's actually a bathroom there you might not expect. Here's the truth about the Vatican's risque bathroom.
It pretty much goes without saying that professional basketball players tend to be statuesque individuals. Their shoe sizes are nothing to sneeze at, either.
We tend to toss around words like "jubilee" and "jubilation" fairly loosely, but the history and concept behind them stretches back thousands of years.
While plane travel is one of the safest ways to get somewhere, accidents still happen and aren't any less tragic. However, many have changed the way we now fly.
Books teach us about history, but those who experienced major historical happenings offered so much more. These were the last survivors of some of those events.
Within this world, there is one object that seems to hold particular interest: books bound in human skin. Here's the macabre truth about this practice.
Think of mummies, and maybe you conjure up images of Boris Karloff in 1932, or Brendan Fraser in 1999 -- both involving Egypt, sort of. What about Portugal?
Passengers never want to be in the position of having to land an aircraft, but it's not unheard of. Here's t how a passenger once made an emergency landing.
Buckingham Palace is the famous residence of the British Royal Family, and was extensively renovated in the 19th century. Here's why the renovator was fired.
Time can sometimes feel like it's moving faster or slower depending on the circumstance, and that's especially true of time "moving quicker" as you age.
Even though a number of empires have flourished and fallen over the course of human history, only one of them had the largest contiguous empire to date.
One of the foundations of the United States justice system is the presumption of innocence -- that the accused is entitled to a fair trial, with counsel.
Robert Liston might be best known for his scientific contributions to the advances of medicine, but he's also known for a devastating surgical accident.
When we think of the language arts of the early 20th century, especially in England, we probably think of erudition, manners, elegance. Surely not a feud.
Much is unknown about death, and the process of dying, but we do suspect that we know the order in which our senses are lost. Hearing is the last sense to go.
Many in American history made their reputation by going after the bad guys -- Eliot Ness, Wyatt Earp, Frank Hamer. Add a lawyer to the list: Thomas Dewey.