This 6,000-Year-Old UK Home Is So Ancient That It Has Stone Furniture
Ruins discovered on the Orkney Islands reveal much about Britain's ancient settlers, including their sophisticated culture, rituals, and diets.
Read MoreRuins discovered on the Orkney Islands reveal much about Britain's ancient settlers, including their sophisticated culture, rituals, and diets.
Read MoreThe massive, majestic Mississippi River has been inspiring artists and businesses for generations. Certainly it's big and it's wide, but how fast is it?
Read MoreRumors of lost treasure just waiting to be found have interested human beings for centuries. Even the already wealthy can become intrigued by the possibilities.
Read MoreIn 1981, NFL fans who tuned into the Bengals-Chargers game in January witnessed the coldest football game in the sports league's history.
Read MoreIt's a frequent storytelling device -- someone on the verge of death re-experiences important moments in their life, "flashing" before their eyes. Really?
Read MoreLena Horne was a trailblazer in many ways. The truth is, even her relationship with composer Lennie Hayton rebuked social expectations of the time.
Read MoreThe Three Stooges had decades of experience, inflicting various forms of physical mayhem on their adversaries as well as each other -- including poking eyes.
Read MoreIstanbul was Constantinople, once upon a time. It's not unusual for a piece of geography to be renamed, especially when evil is evoked by the original.
Read MoreIn the early morning hours of December 9, 2001, authorities were called to the Durham home of Michael and Kathleen Peterson on reports of a fatal accident
Read MoreFor some 25 years, Taylor Hawkins was the man behind the drum kit for Foo Fighters. He also stepped up to the mic for solo vocal work during performances.
Read MoreThe serial killer Belle Gunness left a trail of bodies — as many as 40 — in her wake in Indiana and Illinois between 1884 and 1908. Here's her likely motive.
Read MoreThe Beatles hit a period there toward the end of their collaboration when their songwriting seemed influenced by a sort of obscure mysticism.
Read MoreFor nations with a royal family, the lines of succession can be complicated by birth order, gender, and proximity to the throne. And if there are twins?
Read MoreFootball on the college level has its fair share of fans, alumni and not, who turn out for every school matchup. But it takes time to build an audience.
Read More'Weird Al' Yankovic redefined the parody/novelty song genre, creating decades of hit singles, albums, and videos. Unlikely, certainly, but weird?
Read MoreThe lives of celebrities often overlap -- the absolutely famous intermingling, whether they come from show business, politics, or simple notoriety.
Read MoreDepending on your source, it sometimes feels like most of the natural world is conspiring to kill you, with toxicity around every corner. Is there a difference?
Read MoreStart digging in the yard -- maybe a new garden, or beginning a building project -- there's no telling what you might find. Or what size it might be.
Read MoreThe opulence found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt's pharaohs is the stuff of legend -- precious jewels, luxurious foods, and sarcophagi made of gold.
Read MoreThere was a slow evolution in the creation of the motorcycles we see and use today, in fact, the origins of the vehicle are somewhwat murky.
Read MoreThe first Sherlock Holmes story was "A Study in Scarlet," published in 1887, but was this one of Arthur Conan Doyle's best ... or worst ... or maybe neither.
Read MoreDespite the Scots Guard's reputation as serious soldiers who can never break character on duty, the British military branch has its own nickname.
Read MoreA man convicted of exploiting a group of his daughter's college friends lured them in with a wild story about taking down a powerful politician.
Read MoreJohn "Chickie" Donohue once made an 8,000 beer run from Vietnam to the US to support the soldiers serving there. Here's the story of the beer run.
Read MoreThe Space Force is the newest branch of the U.S. Military, and they have a new theme song. Apparently, the internet isn't a huge fan of the song.
Read MoreLarry Ray ran a money laundering and sex trafficking ring, and is currently facing life in prison. Here's what his daughter Talia Ray is doing today.
Read MoreShaquille O'Neal recently admitted this legendary NBA player was the worst teammate he had in his 19-year career.
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