The creation myths of the world's religions provide a valuable touchstone that helps countless people get through their lives on earth. Here's some of them.
Lauren Spierer, a student at Indiana University, vanished without a trace in the early morning hours of June 3, 2011. To date, her case has not been solved.
The Bible is the most stolen book in history. That's a great factoid to bring out at parties, but is it actually true? As it turns out, it's hard to say.
David Miscavige is the leader of the Church of Scientology and rose to the position after being hand-picked for several high-ranking positions over the years.
Both in life and death, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" was the embodiment of the West and the people who lived there. Here's the story of his corpse.
An FBI agent showed up for career day at the school where she was teaching. Then-Sister Joanne liked what she heard and asked the agent if they were hiring.
New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, is one of those countries that has never once given the United States the slightest bit of consternation.
Quakers like Penn were known for the belief in ideals like pacifism, spiritual equality, and later for their part in abolitionist and women's rights movements.
In 1951 Reagan's career as an actor was still going, and that year he starred alongside Diana Lynn and Peggy the Chimpanzee in the film "Bedtime for Bonzo."
Whether severed from your body as the result of an execution or a tragic accident, your body goes through rapid changes when your head has been removed.
Joseph Pulitzer, one of America's leading newspaper editors and publishers, faced stiff competition in the world of reporting during the 1870s and 1880s.
For a man who valued numbers, even mathematician and philosopher Rene Descartes might have marveled over the mileage that his body traveled after death.
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most influential and well-respected writers in American history, yet the author fought a long-term battle with alcoholism.
TLC is the best selling American girl group in music history. For the three women, while their success marked them as music legends, they have faced trials.
A starving person will do anything for food, so it's no surprise that widespread famine will fester into war and violence as the desperate fight for food.
Come to find out Disney accomplished what should have been the crime of the century: He kidnapped the vice president of the United States and got away with it.