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The Bizarre History Of Ska Music
Ska dominated much of the American mainstream rock sound of the mid-to-late '90s and hasn't totally gone away since. This is the bizarre history of ska music.
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The Untold Truth Of The Navajo Nation
The Diné, also known as the Navajo Nation, have a long history on the North American continent. This is the untold truth of the Navajo Nation.
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The Untold Truth Of The Pyramids Of Giza
The Pyramids of Giza have inspired awe, speculation, and more than their fair share of "alternative history" theories.
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Invisible Aliens Might Exist On Earth. Here's Why
As Professor Carol Cleland points out, astrobiology can begin with home-grown alien life.
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The Real Reason People Used To Think Banshees Existed
The banshee is a female spirit; a sort of bridge between this world and the next, fairy folk, "linked to the realm of the dead." But their origin is a real hoot.
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The Untold Truth Of The Mandela Effect
Have you ever known for sure something happened but when you look it up, you find out that you were wrong? Say, for example, thinking the children's book was called Berenstein Bears and not Berenstain Bears? If you have, then you've fallen victim to the Mandela Effect.
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The Untold Truth Of Buddy Holly And The Crickets
It's said that one of the inspirations for The Beatles was Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
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The Untold Truth Of Khan The War Dog
In June 1941, Britain was well into World War II when the puppy was brought home to a delighted seven-year-old boy, Barrie Railton. Soon Khan would be enlisted to serve his country.
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The Untold Truth Of The Midnight Terror Cave
Everybody is tired of being oversold on products. Everyone had that moment during childhood when they purchased an Amazing Sea Monkeys kit, expecting to own a colony of sentient new mer-buddies just like the ones in the ad. So, the name "Midnight Terror Cave" is probably a bit dramatic, right?
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The Real Difference Between Sirens And Mermaids
The origins of mythical monsters can be hard to pin down, but it becomes even harder when people start describing different beings in interchangeable terms. Consider the case of the siren and the mermaid. Most people think they're the same, but honestly? They couldn't be more different.
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The Hydra Might Actually Have Existed. Here's Why
The hydra was a threatening beast, but also a pretty good example of the ancient Greeks' excellent imagination. Or ... was it?
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The Untold Truth Of African-American Sports Pioneers
Virtually every African-American pioneer in their sport faced tons of racism but came out on top. This is the untold truth of African-American sports pioneers.
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The Untold Truth Of Viking Berserkers
We know that Viking berserkers wore a lot of fur, and were probably deep into hallucinogens. That's right -- the ultimate Germanic iron age warrior was basically just a light-up pacifier away from being EDM club trash.
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The Untold Truth Behind The Tales Of Ripley's Believe It Or Not
The stories seem too crazy to be true... so should you believe them? This is the untold truth behind the tales of Ripley's Believe It or Not.
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The Untold Truth Of The Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein
Giovanni Aldnini had a question: If you can make a deceased frog dance, could you bring a deceased human back from death?
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The Untold Truth Of The Segway
The Segway -- a "revolution" in transportation, said some -- was introduced in 2001. It would end up replacing cars, said inventor Dean Kamen. They … didn’t.
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The Untold Truth Of Mars' Strange Blueberries
Mars is an alien planet teeming with oddities and unexplained scientific mysteries.
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The Untold Truth Of Thurgood Marshall
As chief legal counsel of the NAACP, Thurgood Marshall tried hundreds of cases including Brown v. Board of Education before being appointed to the Supreme Court
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The Untold Truth Of Charlie Daniels
Born October 28th, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina, Charlie Daniels was a staple of the country music community, having enjoyed a career that spanned more than five decades.
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The German Farmer Who Was Executed For Being A Werewolf
The modern justice system is far from perfect. Innocent citizens are convicted unjustly, and the guilty are handed punishments disproportionate to their crimes. With that said, at least people don't still torture, behead, and cremate folks suspected of being werewolves.
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The Untold Truth Of Lena Chapin's Mysterious Disappearance
Amidst a shroud of suspicion, Lena Chapin disappeared in 2006. She has not been seen since.
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The Untold Truth Of Robert E. Lee
The reality of Robert E. Lee a bit more complex than the popular version. This is the real, complex, often ugly, untold truth of Robert E. Lee.
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The Untold Truth Of Rey Rivera's Mysterious Death
On May 24th 2006, Rey Rivera's body was found in a disused room annexed to Baltimore's Belvedere, a beaux-arts hotel and Baltimore landmark that had been converted to a condominium in the nineties. He was last seen on May 16th. Sometime in between, he had crashed through the roof of the room.
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The Untold Truth Of The World's First Automobile
The first car was invented by Henry Ford, who built the quadricycle in a shed behind his house in Detroit. It was a horseless carriage, powered by a gasoline engine, unveiled June 4, 1896. Because 'Murica, right? Not so fast, buckaroo.
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The Untold Truth Of The Origin Of Vampires
Although they now suffer a severe case of camp, vampires lurked in the dark corners of humanity's imaginations for millennia.
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The Untold Truth Of Patrice Endres' Mysterious Disappearance
The disappearance of Patrice Endres is a cold case on Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries reboot. This is the untold truth of Patrice Endres' mysterious disappearance.
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