What Being An Ancient Egyptian Embalmer Was Really Like
The embalmers of Egyptian mummies loom large in civilization. Yet little is known about them. Recent discoveries and research have shed new light.
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Nostradamus' Predictions For 2021 Sound Pretty Bad
Nostradamus has become synonymous with seeing the future and occult prophecy, though also cited for predictions that haven't actually come true
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The Assassination Attempt Against George H.W. Bush
The assassination attempt against George H.W. Bush actually happened after the former president left office.
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The Assassination Attempts Against Bill Clinton
President Bill Clinton was the target of several assassination attempts over the course of his two terms in the White House, with three in 1994.
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Judge Roy Bean: The Texas Hanging Judge Who Never Hanged Anybody
Judge Roy Bean, known as the Texas hanging judge since the late 1800s, never actually hanged anybody despite his reputation.
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What It Was Really Like To Party Like An Ancient Roman
The Ancient Romans are famous for feasting and drinking. Here's what it was really like to party like an Ancient Roman.
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The Real Reason D.A.R.E. Never Worked
The real reason D.A.R.E. never worked involves how police officers taught the program, which led to significant changes to D.A.R.E.
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False Things You Believe About Attila The Hun
Attila the Hun cuts an intimidating figure across history, but not much is really known about him. Historians suspect that many ideas about Attila are false.
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The Truth About The First Commercial Plane Hijacking
The first commercial plane hijacking happened in 1948 and made hijacking an airplane a crime for the first time ever.
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The Strangest Things NASA Astronauts Left On The Moon
Some of the strangest things NASA astronauts left on the moon after several missions include items of symbolism and astronaut debris.
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Why Is Ireland Separated Into Two Countries?
Ireland is separated into two countries, with the Republic of Ireland in the south and northwest and Northern Ireland in the northeast.
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A Look At The Relationship Between FDR And The Kennedys
The relationship between FDR and the Kennedys started off quite promising but soon declined after some controversial actions by Joe Kennedy.
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The Reason NASA Lost A Super Expensive Satellite
For a bunch of geniuses, the folks over at NASA have made some pretty boneheaded mistakes in the administration's more than six decades of space exploration.
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The Surprising Reason NASA Once Teamed Up With The Air Force
Leonard Reiffel was part of a collaborative operation between NASA and the Air Force to detonate a nuclear warhead on the moon. Grown men, nuking the moon.
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Inside The Time When Actual 'Fake News' Helped Fuel A War
The practice of publishing false information to sway public opinion has a much longer history than you may have previously thought -- back to the 19th century.
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What Is The Pageant Of Peace?
The Christmas season is not complete in the nation's capital without the annual Christmas tree lighting, and the month-long celebration of the Pageant of Peace.
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Condiments That Used To Be Considered Medicinal
Ketchup. Mustard. Vinegar. All delicious toppings for your fries. And once upon a time, they eased conditions like stomach aches and other ills.
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The Truth Behind Adolfo Scilingo's Death Flights
From 1976-1983, Argentina's right-wing military dictatorship conducted the Dirty War against those it suspected of being leftist political opposition.
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Inside The Assassination Attempt Against George W. Bush
Every American president certainly is aware that the office makes them uniquely vulnerable targets. Some presidents have had to face that danger more than once.
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Why Did We Fight The Spanish-American War?
By the end of the 19th century, the only Spanish colonial remnants in the Americas were Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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What You Didn't Know About Japan's Cat Island
Cat fans might want to list Japan's Tashirojima Island (also known as Tashiro Island) as an itinerary must-see. About 100 people; hundreds of feral cats.
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The Battle Between The Girl Scouts And Boy Scouts Explained
They coexisted for decades, but now, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America are suing the Boy Scouts of America for poaching potential recruits.
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How The United States Stole Guam
although it remains a U.S. territory today, the United States had a bit of trouble hanging on to Guam in the middle of the 20th century.
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Details You Didn't Know About Mary Heath
Mary Heath was the first woman to hold a commercial flying license in Britain, and most people don't know the details of Mary Heath's life.
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The Crazy Story Of The Bone Wars Explained
The rivalry between O.C. Marsh and Edwin Cope became a stain on paleontology's history for decades after their deaths.
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The Messed Up History Of Cannibalism In The Middle Ages
Life in the Middle Ages was no picnic for most people, what with all the backbreaking manual labor. Famine sometimes led to some pretty horrifying food options.
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A Look At The Assassination Attempts Plotted Against Gerald Ford
President Gerald Ford managed to survive not just one, but two serious attempts on his life in the space of just 17 days -- both committed by women.
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