The celebrated science fiction writer that seemingly predicted social media back in 1987 wrote several stories seeming to have foreshadowed societal changes.
Read MoreKeith Richards of The Rolling Stones once compared meeting one of his music idols to meeting an elephant. Here's what he meant by the strange analogy.
Read MoreCraig Hodges was a key reserve for the Chicago Bulls' first two championship teams in the '90s but was only 31 when he was allegedly blackballed by the NBA.
Read MoreBlack holes are among the biggest mysteries in the universe, but now we know what they sound like. NASA recently released terrifying audio of a black hole.
Read MoreElvis Presley's yacht had another famous owner before the King of Rock bought the USS Potomac in 1964.
Read MoreThere's a reason why many Korean folk tales open their stories with this same phrase, and it's not one you'd necessarily equate with children's stories.
Read MoreAnselmo's childhood isn't a popular topic of conversation One element seems to be consistent throughout his past: It was dark.
Read MoreThe name Windsor is used by the British royal family, but it's an adopted name, and the origin is wilder than you think.
Read MoreFor many years, the remains of the deceased found a common final resting place: the town cemetery. It's changing in America -- but are cemeteries changing, too?
Read MoreAs time goes on and our understanding of climate change becomes more profound, it's clear that all of life on Earth is interconnected and interdependent.
Read MoreIf you're of a certain age, the "Free Willy" movies might have given you a benign view of orcas. That might change if they're biting your sailboat.
Read MoreThe stories of victims of human trafficking are often rooted deep in childhoods filled with trauma and abuse, as Virginia Giuffre has related.
Read MoreThere have been suspects in the mysterious 2003 disappearance of 14-year-old Charlene Downes, but she has never been found dead or alive.
Read MoreA surprising discovery of rare Byzantine coins advances the notion that the cosmos and regular commerce previously intertwined. Here's the story.
Read MoreThere are those among us who not only enjoy a good scare, but will actually pay money for the privilege. Enter the entertainment phenomenon of haunted houses.
Read MoreGood fences make good neighbors, said the poet, but fences, or any other kind of boundary, don't necessarily stop one country from moving on another.
Read MoreArguably one of the most beloved people to ever be a part of the British royal family was Princess Diana, who some say shifted the perception of monarchy.
Read MoreActor Marlene Dietrich is well-known for being a classic star of the silver screen, but she was also a patriot, whose road to service began with FBI suspicions.
Read MoreThe 1963 war epic "55 Days at Peking" may have been nominated for Academy Awards, but that doesn't tell the story of the film and its drama behind the scenes.
Read MoreWhen the space telescope TESS returned data on an exoplanet named TOI-1452, it got scientists thinking again about a type of planet only speculated on before.
Read MoreThroughout history, people have turned to various remedies for their ailments, including objects. As for madstones, here's what people thought they could do.
Read MoreThe Bangles have had an accomplished musical career, full of iconic songs that are still popular today. But the band came up with its name in an unexpected way.
Read MoreWhile Nazi scientists were welcomed in the U.S. after World War II, scientist Qian Xuesen was deported to China, where he advanced the country's space research.
Read MoreThe world's largest airport, located in Saudi Arabia, played an unexpectedly crucial role in the Gulf War. Here's how the airport featured in the war.
Read MoreIf you've been born, that means that, sooner or later, you, too, will die. But if it is later -- much, much later -- does that make a difference?
Read MoreDeep inside the Paris Catacombs, you'll find eerie quotes and carvings among this "empire of the dead." Read the messages the dead have left underneath Paris.
Read MoreThere are a lot of famous places in Paris, but the creepiest might be the bone-filled tunnels beneath. This is the messed up truth about the Paris Catacombs.
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