It's part of the transition of power: The incoming president places one hand on a Bible and raises the other hand, to take the oath of office. Have all of them?
In ancient Rome, calendars initially looked very different from today. The New Year began on the vernal equinox — the first day of spring — but later changed.
"Tomfoolery" is a bit silly, but harmless, maybe a bit embarrassing (both to the watcher and the doer), but isn't mean-spirited. What is the origin of the term?
The myth behind the Aquarius constellation explains how the Earth gets rain, and the mortal who became the god behind it is immortalized in the night sky.
The first car ever made was developed through previous trial and error from other inventors testing steam and gas engines, among other technological advances.
The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" has been lavishly celebrated since its publication more than 50 years ago. To this day there are rumors about its authorship.
Whether you encountered it with Indiana Jones or during a literature class, the Holy Grail is an object that captures the imagination. But did it really exist?
People readily recognize names like Odin and Thor from Norse mythology. The characters are rooted in actual religious beliefs that included places of worship.
In Harry Potter, House Slytherin was founded by the wizard Salazar Slytherin, who believed that only pure-blood witches and wizards should attend Hogwarts.
Hollywood has been known to play fast and loose with the facts, never letting actual history get in the way of telling a good story. How about Braveheart?
Due to the distorted lens of history, many women's accomplishments often went unnoticed. These are inventions and discoveries by women that men took credit for.
The course of true love rarely runs smooth. Throw a couple of empires into the mix and you have a twisting, turning narrative that lives through the ages.
It isn't talked about much, 101 years later, but America suffered a devastating terrorist attack on Wall Street in 1920. Or was it? It's still unsolved.