The Strange Origin Of Stockholm Syndrome
Kristin Ehnmark, one of the hostages, exhibited strange behavior. She had grown enamored of her captor.
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How Much Do The Vatican's Swiss Guards Get Paid?
The Swiss Guards are composed of highly-trained soldiers and marksmen. Besides personal protection, they carry out various ceremonial duties at the Vatican.
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The Jobs Prisoners Had In Alcatraz
Even Alcatraz prisoners who didn't have access to jobs had to get to work first thing in the morning.
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Meet Ann O'Delia Diss Debar: The Fake Medium Even Harry Houdini Complimented
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar was a dedicated con artist. So what kind of life did she lead that even Houdini had to begrudgingly admit to being impressed?
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This Is How The Ho No Hana Cult Started
Hogen Fukunaga started off as an electrician, who in 1987 realized that he was the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and the Buddha. He started a cult.
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The Unexpected Religious Origin Of Celebrating A Jubilee
We tend to toss around words like "jubilee" and "jubilation" fairly loosely, but the history and concept behind them stretches back thousands of years.
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The Surprising History Of Camels In North America
Unless we're talking about a zoo of some sort, most people don't identify the history of camels with North America. And that is where most people are wrong.
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How Religious Was Queen Elizabeth II?
Queen Elizabeth II not only served as her nation's queen, but also as an important figure in the Church of England. Her faith was more than just a title.
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The Origin Of The Word Hazard Comes From An Unexpected Place
You might see hazard warnings when driving -- road conditions that are hazardous when wet. The roots of the word itself also involve a level of risk.
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The Untold Story Of The Delano Grape Strike
From simple beginnings, the Delano Grape strike grew to encompass an effort for fair, safe working conditions for farm laborers throughout the United States.
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The Conspiracy Theory That Might Explain The Oak Island Mystery
Whether you're looking for the Lost Dutchman Mine, the city of El Dorado, or hidden Nazi gold, a good treasure hunt mystery is bound to be intriguing.
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Jack The Ripper's Infamous Nickname Came From An Utterly Dark Letter
Theories about regarding the Whitechapel murders in 1888 London. "Jack the Ripper" was the named used by newspapers, coming from someone claiming credit.
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The Truth About The First Person Who Was On The $1 Bill
Washington wasn't always the one on the one. The first $1 bill featured Salmon P. Chase, former Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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The Truth About John Wesley Hardin's Death
John Wesley Hardin was an Old West outlaw in the truest sense of the word, and a perfect encapsulation of the frequent savagery of this era.
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Did Witch-Hunters Only Kill Women?
You might associate witch hunts with medieval Europe and the Inquisition, but the truth is that the fear of magic has been around for thousands of years.
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The Impressive Musical Instruments Collection Inside The Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress's Music Division was formally established in 1896, but its roots go as far back as 1815.
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What Really Happened If You Were Caught Drinking Alcohol During Prohibition
What happened to average consumers who were somehow able to keep drinking despite Prohibition? Were they punished if they were caught drinking alcohol?
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What The First Earth Day In 1970 Was Like
Certainly there's plenty of emotion wrapped around issues of protecting the environment and ecology, but Earth Day's roots are firmly planted in science.
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The Youngest Person Accused In The Salem Witch Trials Might Surprise You
The Salem witch trials led to the hanging of 19 women and the subsequent imprisonment of not just women, but also men and children.
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What Does OK Stand For And Where Did It Originate?
Words are one thing. They're made up of letters (at least one, anyway). What about the words that are made up of the initials of other words?
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The Creepy Truth About The Bones Found In Benjamin Franklin's Home
When examinations uncovered that the human bones found in his former residence were 200 years old, this raised the question: Was Franklin also a serial killer?
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The Unsolved Mystery Of The Ancient Roman Dodecahedron
For all of our faults and foibles, human beings can also be pretty neat and clever, right? This is why people, not aliens, built the Pyramids at Giza.
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Where Did The Phrase Fall Off The Wagon Come From?
There are those who are always willing to let the good times roll, especially in terms of a drink or three. For others, recreational alcohol is abhorrent.
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Why The Food From The Middle Ages Was Dangerous
One of the everyday dangers of life in the Middle Ages was something that should have helped prolong life but often didn't. Their food could kill them.
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How An Ancient Supernova Is Affecting Us All Right Now
Professor Anton Waller, a nuclear physicist, has discovered evidence the Earth has possibly been traveling through a dust cloud for the last 33,000 years.
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The Dangerous Terrorist That Influenced The Tsarnaev Brothers
The bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 destroyed lives and property and permanently damaged Americans' sense of safety at home.
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The Real Reason William Tecumseh Sherman Left The Military The First Time
The "total warfare" tactics Sherman employed during the Civil War permanently changed the face of military conflict for generations to come.
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