Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar might be a household name today, but during his childhood and early adulthood, he was known by another name entirely.
Weird Al Yankovic has made for himself by parodying songs by major entertainers, but when he tried to tackle the "Star Wars" universe, everything changed.
Add enough zeroes, and high finance kind of turns into fantasy money -- most of us can't really grasp what's actually at stake in Elon Musk's offer for Twitter.
Every form of energy production has its drawbacks, but few raise quite the concerns aimed at nuclear power plants like Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared at an Easter church service in Moscow, but his behavior is causing people to wonder about the state of his health.
Man has been drawing maps since nearly the dawn of time. The oldest maps of the world often show more than just where continents and cities are located.
John the Baptist is one of the most iconic names in the Bible. He baptized Christ, but the description of his grisly death also made it into the history books.
Up Helly Aa is a fire festival in Scotland on the Shetland Isles, occurring each year to celebrate the country's Viking past. Here's what it's all about.
Ptolemy has left an indelible mark on map building and world Geography. But, one of his greatest mistakes led Christopher Columbus to discover the New World.
Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet had a complicated relationship.. Friend or foe? Master and apprentice? No one knows. But here's some truth about their friendship.
There wasn't always a worldwide web, or an internet, or an Amazon or a Google or even an eBay. But one day, someone bought something online. It worked out okay.
Shirley Temple was a prodigiously talented child film actor, singer, and dancer. She owed part of her appeal to a veteran Black dancer named Bill Robinson.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter was the wife of Democratic President Jimmy Carter. However, she is in a number of photographs with dubious characters.
Dog breeds are associated with specific tasks -- bloodhounds for tracking, chihuahuas for looking cute and fragile. Dalmatians are linked with firefighters.
Alber Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. But, he was also a humanitarian as the story behind his visit to Lincoln University explains.
There are things no one told you about the Biblical story of Joshua and the Israelites' battle in Canaan. Let's discover the truth about the fall of Jericho.
The success of the American Revolution was not necessarily a foregone conclusion. It required years of fighting and tactical ingenuity to defeat the British.
The Jewish religion has two main texts which help Jews adhere to their religious laws. The two texts are the Talmud and the Torah, and here's the difference.