The Legend Of The Sphinx Explained
The sphinx never really existed, but it's probably one of the most mystifying creatures ever imagined. Here's the legend of the sphinx.
Read MoreThe sphinx never really existed, but it's probably one of the most mystifying creatures ever imagined. Here's the legend of the sphinx.
Read MorePer the International Gem Society, only in the last century have diamonds been pedestaled as the epitome of luxury.
Read MoreIt's accepted wisdom that nothing succeeds like success — if it worked one time, it'll probably work the next time, too. Oscar Wilde once observed, "Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess." Both lines would apply to the phenomenon known as The Walking Dead ...
Read More"I love her so much and I don't even know her yet!" Those were the words Albert Einstein penned in 1902 about a baby that most of the world still doesn't know.
Read MoreOn January 15, 1919, a storage tank holding 26 million pounds of molasses in Boston ruptured. Here's why the Great Molasses Flood was worse than you thought.
Read MoreThis is the crazy true story of America's first female terrorists: the (almost) all-woman left-wing revolutionary group the May 19th Communist Organization.
Read MoreAh, yes, the phoenix! Today, the fiery bird's name is rather unfairly associated with two of the most infamous X-Men movies in existence (Last Stand and Dark Phoenix, natch), but the original beast of legend is considerably more hardcore.
Read MoreEmily Dickinson is one of the most famous American poets, but you might not know that her poetry stems from a life filled with sadness and loss. T
Read MoreMusk is CEO not only of SpaceX, but also Tesla, with those ever-so-cool electric vehicles. Some call him the real-life Tony Stark. But he may not be as rich as you think.
Read MoreUgandan dictator Idi Amin was a man of many titles and epithets. According to ThoughtCo, people called him the "Butcher of Uganda." When Amin died in 2003, the BBC dubbed him "the buffoon tyrant" in a scathing obituary. The names he gave himself were far more charitable.
Read MoreSailors have always been a superstitious bunch, and back in the day they had every reason to believe in ships like the Flying Dutchman.
Read MoreBefore Elizabeth I became queen, she was nearly executed by her half-sister.
Read MoreDrivers are the very public face of UPS to this day. And when they drive well, there are perks.
Read MoreThe General Store was exactly that: general. You might find onions and oysters next to coal oil and dynamite.
Read MoreLong before Jumanji, long before Moana, even long before The Mummy Returns, back when Dwayne Johnson was still the Rock ... long before all of that, there was another kind of "Roc," who played with people's emotions and fears and sense of the mythic. No K, thank you very much.
Read MoreThe first dictator of North Korea was born on April 15, 1912, the same day that the Titanic sank. This was no accident, according to North Korea's United Front Department (UFD).
Read MoreHere's the truth about David Koresh's tragic early years, from his sadly neglected childhood to his angry, bible-thumping teens.
Read MorePost-French Revolution, Marie Antoinette's been the model of a bad aristocrat. But is it true? Here are some myths you probably believe about Marie Antoinette.
Read MoreAn evening out at the nightclub can turn tragic should a fire break out. These are the most tragic nightclub fires in history.
Read MoreEvery tragic story has a tragic beginning, and that sentiment is immediately clear while perusing serial killer Ed Kemper's downright creepy upbringing.
Read MoreHow does an entire boatload of people just disappear in the middle of the ocean? The Mary Celeste is one of the most well-known examples of this phenomenon, and to this day, no one knows what happened. This is the legend of the Mary Celeste explained.
Read MoreIf Henry Tudor -- England's King Henry VIII -- had posted a dating profile, no doubt it would have included the words "It's complicated." Words which also extended to his relationship with the Catholic Church.
Read MoreThe first and most important thing you need to know about drop bears is that they don't actually exist. Here's what we know about this myth.
Read MoreIn Northern Ireland, you'll find a breathtaking collection of over 40,000 basalt pillars known as Giant's Causeway. The scientific explanation is that 60 million years ago, volcanic eruptions created that breathtaking formation. The slightly less scientific explanation? Well, a giant caused it.
Read MoreIf you find yourself seeking a mythical beast with lion legs and an eagle's head -- or some variation on that theme -- what you are looking for is a griffin, a griffon, or a gryphon. Depictions of griffins date back as far as 2000 BCE. Here's the legend of the griffin explained.
Read MorePeople forget that Henry VIII was necessarily preceded by a Henry VII. And according to historians, there's an argument to be made that his grim-reboot-of-Van-Wilder lifestyle all came down to his relationship with his old man. This is the real reason Henry VII is blamed for Henry VIII's tyranny.
Read MoreHow do you get from one side of the bay to the other? By road? Take a boat? In the '30s, San Francisco's signature landmark was born: the Golden Gate Bridge.
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