From literature to beauty trends, here are some of the more notable examples of ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology's ongoing influence on Western culture.
In the midst of WWII, Operation Mincemeat intended to fool the Axis that an obvious attack wasn't to be. Here's how the Allies tricked Germany with a dead body.
Manuel Noriega, the eccentric and sadistic dictator of Panama, was once in possession of a powerful political network. Here are some of the messed-up details.
When a story starts with a guy named "Teddy Tucker," you can bet it's only to get more ridiculous and fun from there. Here's the story of Tucker's Cross.
Among his other failures, Hitler failed at destroying Paris, which was on his dictatorial bucket list. One of his generals intervened and kept Paris whole.
Many different numbers have significant symbolic weight throughout scripture. Here are a few of the many symbolic numbers in the Bible and what they can mean.
Immortality is a dream as old as humans. To the ancient Greeks, the gods were gods precisely because they didn't die, and humanity was humanity because it did.
Harry Belafonte was also a civil rights activist, and as such, he had a close relationship with Martin Luther King Jr. Here's the story of their relationship.
When Harry Belafonte released "Calypso" in 1956, he had no idea that either the album or the much-sung single "Day-O" would be a hit. Here's the story.
As stadiums have gotten bigger, they've also become the site of some of the world's greatest tragedies. These are some of history's deadliest stadium disasters.
One of the most twisted men in WWII was Oskar Dirlewanger, leader of his own sadistic SS brigade. Here is the twisted history of the Nazis' most evil officer.
Every decade has its fair share of innovations, but the 1940s stands out. Here are life-changing innovations of the 1940s: from penicillin to the jet engine.
As one of the deadliest conflicts in U.S. history, there were an overwhelming number of fallen soldiers to account for afterward. Here's what happened to them.