"The Star Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem, is played before most sporting events, but why? Here's why you hear the national anthem during sports.
Romans used a system of 10 months, with 30 or 31 days to track their year. It was not until around 700 B.C. that the months of January and February were added.
Demanding freedom for enslaved persons could end in physical harm and, in some cases, even death. These are abolitionists who were killed for their beliefs.
The Aztecs had a very specific way of understanding the world, relating people, gods, and invisible realms. This is the Aztec pantheon of gods explained.
Starting out his political career as a KGB agent under the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has certainly climbed the ranks in the new post-Cold-War world.
Joey Buttafuoco made headlines when he started a relationship with Amy Fisher back in the '90s. Since then he's been in and out of the headlines and jail.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones of Boston have been making music together for decades. That long streak seems to have come to an end, according to a Facebook post.
Some human interactions feel almost eternal -- sharing a meal, or living quarters, or even caring for the sick. What about touching -- especially lips?
The world's oceans remain enormous areas of mystery -- great depths, great forces, great challenges. Part of the mystery is the fate of ships lost at sea.
Between August of 2020 and December of 2021, Indian farmers rose up against three laws passed by PM Modi's government collectively known as the Farm Laws.
William Shakespeare continues to intrigue and entrance scholars and theater fans alike, hundreds of years after his death. We know his body of work -- or do we?
When did people start trying to patch up their bodies with the body parts of animals? This is the history of animal-to-human organ transplants explained.
Beijing has surprising facts about it which aren't even shown in the world's most famous travel guides. Here are 10 things most people don't know about Beijing.
Although traditionally it can be seen as a holiday exclusively for those with romantic partners, in recent years, Valentine's Day in the U.S. includes everyone.