George Washington has inspired a whole mythology of false information. So much so that the misconceptions become confused as fact. Did he really quit school?
The FBI confirmed that fingerprints found on the weapon belonged to 40-year-old James Earl Ray, who was subsequently named the primary suspect in the shooting.
People have been getting ill since the dawn of human history. Some cures have lived on for centuries, while others killed those they were supposed to cure.
Many believe the Shroud of Turin was the burial shroud in which the body of Jesus Christ was wrapped after his crucifixion, with the image of his face and body.
The evacuation of the Titanic was disorganized, and some lifeboats were released without even reaching full capacity. Only 705 people were able to escape.
In March of 1910, a nine-day blizzard blanketed the Cascades mountains in Washington, causing the deadliest avalanche in U.S. history. Here's what happened:
Galileo, the famous Italian astronomer and accomplished physicist and mathematician, had an unconventional family life. Did he ever marry or raise kids?
Albert Einstein's brain was responsible for some of the most amazing discoveries known to humankind. So how come someone was able to swipe it after his death?
Friday the 13th has multiple origin stories, and some of them may be chilling enough to justify why certain people are so superstitious about the date.
The Stonewall Riots, also known as the Stonewall Uprising, were a monumental turning point in the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.
The Roman empire was built on structure and strategy, and Roman marriages were no exception. Devoid of romantic notions, Roman marriage was an arrangement.
In 2013, more than 200 bottles of rare Pappy Van Winkle bourbon disappeared from the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky. The incident was dubbed "Pappygate."
Like many serial killers, Robert Lee Bates Jr.'s childhood was far from ideal. Did his traumatic early years lead him to become The Spokane Serial Killer?
Stanford University is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, but it has a checkered past. This is the messed up history of Stanford University.
No, a "didgeridoo" isn't a wondrous, magical kids' toy of imagination brandished by Mary Poppins, nor is it a rare Dungeons and Dragons trinket from a wizard.
There have been few who matched the talent for self-mythology of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, whose gift for fabrication has become absolutely legendary.