The U.S. military has wanted to built a base on the moon since the late 1950s. Previous attempts fell flat, but NASA is once again trying to colonize the moon.
It was the style of the Colonial era for wealthy men, particularly those with leadership positions in the government, to wear intricate, expensive wigs.
The story of the NXIVM cult, founded by the now-imprisoned "guru" Keith Raniere, has remained headline news ever since details of his abusive sex ring emerged.
Between 1992 and 2010, Mikhail Viktorovich Popkov, commonly referred to as Russia's Werewolf killer, sexually assaulted and killed an estimated 80+ people.
Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were arrested under the charge of treason and conspiracy and jailed in Carthage, Illinois. A mob attacked on June 27, 1844.
Gunpowder transformed humans' ability to take each others' lives, but ironically, its inventors were trying to produce something that would prolong life.
What if mermaids were real? How close does Hollywood get to what a realistic mer-organism would be, one subject to natural selection and evolutionary forces?
Steeped in Jewish folklore, the golem has grown into a figure of Jewish resistance and strength. The history of the golem is rich, complicated, and important.
Mary Kenner came up with the idea for a belt for menstruation pads when she was still in high school, but it took her several decades to patent her invention.
Alcatraz required between $3 million-$5 million for restoration, on top of the prison's operating costs, which were three times that of other federal prisons.
Two of music's most legendary talents, Joni Mitchell and David Crosby, hooked up in the late 1960s for a short and stormy relationship. They met in Florida.
Martin Sheen has been the celebrity whose name comes up most frequently in arrest reports. He makes absolutely no secret about his lengthy criminal history.
Delia Derbyshire was a woman from Coventry, England who had a natural talent for both music and mathematics. She transformed electronic music as we know it.
The Colonial Parkway was home to what's believed to have been perhaps 10 murders. At least eight of these killings comprise the actual Colonial Parkway murders.