Theft might look like a jolly good time in a caper movie, but the real-world effects of stolen items -- especially of historical value -- is no laughing matter.
Some forms of seafood are presently considered expensive delicacies -- lobster, for instance. There was a time when families were encouraged to eat more fish.
Four Americans died in the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Subsequent investigations have been inconclusive but have driven a rift in American politics.
Wedding ceremonies, no matter where they take place, tend to be filled with traditional rituals. Some customs date back millennia; others are more recent.
Knitting might sound like a relatively innocuous activity, but it was instrumental for spies during WWI and WWII. Here's how knitting was used by spies.
Some people might suggest that no price is too high to pay for true beauty, whether personal or environmental. But what if the price of beauty is death?
The Latin alphabet is more or less unique among all of the world's written languages, with two exceptions: it doesn't have upper- and lower-case letters.
Ellis Island is synonymous with the U.S.' tradition of immigration, but who was the first immigrant there? This was the first person to come to Ellis Island.
The names of Christopher Columbus' three ships on his journey to the "New World" have become famous, but were those really their names? Here's the truth.
Invasive species are a major problem anywhere in the world and can throw off an ecosystem's balance. This happened in Australia thanks to a rabbit infestation.
These days, we talk about "fake news." There's also mistaken news -- no malice intended; someone got information mixed up, maybe about the Nobel brothers.