Cleopatra Might Have Looked Totally Different Than We Thought
Many depictions of Cleopatra have portrayed her as a great beauty, but ancient coins prove she might have looked totally different than we thought.
Read MoreMany depictions of Cleopatra have portrayed her as a great beauty, but ancient coins prove she might have looked totally different than we thought.
Read MoreThere's an interesting piece of Kentucky history that involves religion and poison, and it ties into an unexpected thing that's illegal to do in its churches.
Read MoreThe Bible lays out a lot of rules. Some are still followed today, while others are debated. In fact, Jesus actually broke some of them.
Read MoreIt takes a certain lack of scruples to rise to the top in any society and take the reins of power, but the most hated rulers of all time were particularly bad.
Read MoreAll of the Military's Special Operations Forces are elite, but they're not all the same. Here are the differences between the Green Berets and Delta Force.
Read MoreThe word "mafia" is thrown around a lot, and it refers to any number of organized crime outfits around the world. And none of them are easy to leave.
Read MoreActress Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered on June 12, 1994, outside of her Los Angeles condo. Here's what happened to the house.
Read MoreThere's a mysterious stone in Scotland that archeologists have unearthed and reburied to protect it from people who threaten to damage it.
Read MoreThe Jonestown massacre is arguably the most disturbing mass murder-suicide of any cult, but some of the things discovered in the aftermath make it even more so.
Read MoreYou've probably seen an upside-down cross before - maybe on a band tee or in religious artwork. That's because it's meaning is, well, complicated.
Read MoreIn 2003, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured and tried for crimes against humanity. Here's what the world may look like today if he was never caught.
Read MoreAviation experts are weighing in on what caused American Airlines flight 5342 to crash with a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, killing 67 people.
Read MoreIn January 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C, killing 67 people.
Read MoreThe folk music era brought issues of social justice to the attention of a broad audience, with artists who not only sang, but acted on their convictions.
Read MoreDelta Force is an elite arm of the U.S. military that the government won't admit exists, yet there are several more strange details about the special ops unit.
Read MoreThe Roman salute has a long and dark history, beginning in Rome and evolving into the Nazi salute amid Hitler's reign of terror in Germany.
Read MoreThroughout history, curses have been said to have been placed on all manner of places and objects, including these ancient artifacts.
Read MoreAfter Donald Trump ordered the declassification of files related to major 20th-century assassinations, JFK's grandson lashed out at the president.
Read MoreTyphoid Mary is known to many as the woman who spread Typhoid fever back in early-20th century New York. But many details of her tale aren't true.
Read MorePlenty of government campaigns fail to accomplish their intended goals, but some spark backlash or even exacerbate the problems they were meant to solve.
Read MoreThe vast majority of U.S. presidents were millionaires, but not all of them were equally rich. These are some presidents who were poorer than you thought.
Read MoreThese sites around the world never recovered from the devastating natural or human-caused disasters that drove people away from them in the first place.
Read MoreThe bullet that killed Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 would drastically change the course of history, but there are lots of things we still don't know.
Read MoreOligarchs are the wealthiest among us who have the power to influence their national politics. Today, there are five figures in particular who are wildly rich.
Read MoreDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington, but the famous line almost didn't make it in.
Read MoreThe state of Indiana has a law against a pretty gross behavior that might make you rethink a lot about people.
Read MoreSinger Karen Carpenter experienced anorexia and bulimia nervosa throughout her life. She tragically died on February 4, 1983, at age 32.
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