The Myth About Pilgrims You Need To Stop Believing
The Pilgrims have been depicted according to a certain archetype: specifically, dressed head-to-toe in mostly black, wearing conical hats adorned with a buckle.
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The Truth About The Time Annie Oakley Competed At Wimbledon
Back then, Wimbledon hosted a tournament for a different sport: shooting. When the Wild West Show toured England in 1887, Oakley competed.
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What Life Inside A Maximum-Security Psychiatric Hospital Is Like
Patients (they aren't inmates) stay until they are deemed better or able to be back in society. That could mean a year or the rest of their lives.
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Butch Cassidy's Only Time In Jail Isn't For What You Think
Robert Leroy Parker -- Butch Cassidy -- grew up poor in Utah. He had a dozen siblings and left home at a young age to make his way, soon living a life of crime.
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Richard Nixon's Hidden Talent May Surprise You
With the scandal associated with him, It might come as a surprise that Nixon was one of the most musical presidents in the history of the United States.
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Here's How Early Humans Lived Through The Ice Age
Planet Earth's last frigid period, in fact, ended only about 12,000 years ago. It's a wonder early humans lived through this most recent ice age. How did they?
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The Scholars Who First Translated The Bible Into English
Many versions of the Bible exist in English. But for centuries, the ability to read the Bible was only in the hands of the educated few who understood Latin.
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The Untold Truth Of Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman, one of America's greatest poets, may be considered a marginal figure, still in the process of being recovered and reinterpreted for today.
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How Marquis De Lafayette Helped Create A New Dog Breed
Lafayette and Washington worked alongside one another often, including the cold 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge, and became devoted friends.
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How Edgar Allan Poe Got Kicked Out Of The Army
Many fans of Edgar Allan Poe might not realize that he served his country via a stint in the United States Army.
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The Rewards That Came With Being Catherine The Great's Lover
Russia's Catherine the Great improved education and was a supporter of the arts. Her accomplishments tend to get overshadowed by her numerous love affairs.
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The Truth About Paul Revere's Spy Ring
Paul Revere is a hero -- his 'midnight ride' -- who founded the first American spy ring in the years that led up to the American Revolution.
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Here's How The Great Chicago Fire Really Started
The Great Chicago Fire began 150 years ago -- October 8, 1871. It hadn't rained for 22 days. The buildings and sidewalks were mostly made out of wood. Disaster.
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The Truth About The Woman Who Discovered Earth's Core
Until the 1930s, those were all the layers we knew. But in 1936, the final layer was discovered: a solid inner core that takes up about 20% of Earth's radius.
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Why Landing The First Man On The Moon Cost Many Lives
Despite genuine fears from NASA and president Nixon that the mission would end in catastrophe, all three crew members returned safely and were hailed as heroes.
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Here's What Mortification Of The Flesh Really Entails
Disciplines used can vary widely. Jesuit priest Raoul Plus writes that they fall into two categories: those that use an "instrument," and those that do not.
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Two Objects In Our Solar System That Orbit The Sun Backwards
Since that gas cloud happened to be rotating counterclockwise, everything in today's Solar System rotates counterclockwise as well. Well, almost everything...
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This Rare Misprint Of The Bible Is Worth More Than You Think
Not all typos result in cash for the owners of the material. It depends on a multitude of conditions: the book, its popularity, and how rare a tome actually is.
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The Surprising Age Of The Youngest Soldier In World War I
World War I raged on from 1914-1918. Nearly 60% of soldiers who fought in it died and it's still considered to be one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
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This President Appointed The Most Supreme Court Justices
The Constitution also says that the president has the authority to appoint justices so the one who appointed the most Supreme Court justices isn't surprising.
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The Biggest Tara Calico Theories: What Really Happened?
Although she was expected to return home by noon, 19-year-old Tara Calico vanished somewhere along the 36-mile route near her home and was never seen again.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Die By Guillotine
Compared to some grim execution methods, beheading, at least in theory, seems somewhat quicker and more humane. In reality? Not always.
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The Biggest Madeleine McCann Theories: What Really Happened?
It's been 14 years since the mysterious disappearance of a British toddler named Madeleine McCann, and the investigation is still ongoing.
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The Untold Truth Of Soundgarden
Here are some lesser-known facts about Soundgarden that deserve more attention and make up their untold truth.
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The Controversial History Of Faith Healing
Anything that improves patient morale is good, but faith healing can be anything but harmless. Let's take a look at the controversial history of faith healing.
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Why MKUltra's Top Brainwashing Scientist Was A Real-Life Nightmare
Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron did experiments so horrifying he's been called "Scotland's Mengele." Here's why MKUltra's top brainwashing scientist was a nightmare.
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The Bizarre Truth About David Bowie's Internet Service Provider
David Bowie launched his own internet service provider called BowieNet in 1998.
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