In 1980, a professional slow-pitch softball team in Cleveland took part in a publicity stunt to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the city's Terminal Tower.
Read MoreThe game "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" was devised during a snowstorm, by college students in Pennsylvania. Here's how the game came to be.
Read MoreFor more than half a decade, pop artist Andy Warhol and neo-expressionist graffiti master Jean-Michel Basquiat enjoyed a fruitful collaboration.
Read MoreLions aren't typically found in Europe, instead appearing more frequently in Africa. Here's why you won't find many lions in Europe these days.
Read MoreKurt Cobain tragically died at the age of 27, but left behind a lasting musical legacy. Here's the last song Kurt Cobain recorded before his death.
Read MoreWilliam Frawley and Vivian Vance became famous for their "I Love Lucy" roles, but they led fascinating lives before and after they played Fred and Ethel Mertz.
Read MoreMore than one criminal has been undone by failing to think things through. Here's how a Domino's pizza delivery order led to the Affluenza teen's arrest.
Read MoreToday, humans consuming the flesh of other humans is taboo in nearly every part of the world. Over the course of history, there have been exceptions.
Read MoreIt's understandable why so many people fear spiders. Often used in horror movies to scare audiences, spiders are creepy, crawly, and seem to have intelligence.
Read MoreLate in 2003, longtime dictator of Libya Muammar Gaddafi admitted to having a secret nuclear arms program and agreed to give it up. So why did he do it?
Read MoreSome missing persons cases turn into homicides, some are never solved, and a rare few are solved years later when the missing person turns up alive.
Read MoreThe U.S. is younger than many other countries, but it has plenty of exquisite, notable old homes. Here are some of the most famous historic homes in America.
Read MoreUkrainian President Zelenskyy has been captured on the streets of Kyiv in battle gear amid the war with Russia. Here's what his kids know about the conflict.
Read MoreHere is a look at some of the many hospitals, hotels, and asylums full to bursting with grim, grinning ghosts in each of America's 50 states.
Read MoreDr. George Nichopoulos was Elvis Presley's personal physician at the time of his death.
Read MoreA full moon is often an incredible sight to see, but sometimes it gets a special name depending on what month it is and how close it is to Earth.
Read MoreJuneteenth is a national holiday and marks the day when all corners of the U.S. received word of emancipation. It lost popularity in Jim Crow and here's why.
Read MoreFormer enslaved people began to celebrate Juneteenth in 1866. The holiday combines "June" and "nineteenth" and commemorates the news that slavery ended.
Read MoreLeonardo's "Mona Lisa" was in the news recently, the subject of an attack with a pastry. The history of the painting continues to intrigue scholars.
Read MoreThe assassination of John F. Kennedy sent shockwaves through the world. Here's what happened to the wife of the assassin who was thrust into the spotlight.
Read MoreWhen Panic! at the Disco's hit single, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," debuted on radio in 2005, many people mistook them for Fall Out Boy at first listen.
Read MoreThe United States Supreme Court has heard a wide variety of cases over the years, issuing what seem to be final decisions. Except when they change.
Read MoreThe legacy of the ancient Egyptian empire has influenced everything from architecture to science -- and their use of animal fat impacted ideas about hygiene.
Read MoreOne November night in 1901, police raided a house party in Mexico City, creating a scandal that shook a nation. This secret drag ball changed Mexico forever.
Read MoreThe idea of nuking Mars is based on the idea of transforming the planet for human habitation. Here's what would happen.
Read MoreThe planets in our solar system are in the same space circling the same hot sun, so what causes the planets to be different colors?
Read MoreBeing the frontman for the rabble-rousing Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger is no stranger to controversy. After he was jailed in 1967 he made this strange comment.
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