What We Know About Russia's Annual Spring Draft
In light of Russian President Vladimir Putin's controversial 2022 invasion of Ukraine, this semi-annual spring draft has new meaning. Here's what we know.
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How The 1983 Murder Of Lora Ann Huizar Was Finally Solved
On the evening of Saturday November 5, 1983, 11-year-old Lora Ann Huizar spent the night with a friend in her hometown of Fort Pierce, Florida.
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Liza Minnelli's Best Movie, According To Rotten Tomatoes
Liza Minnelli was born into Hollywood and had a glittering career both on stage and screen. One of her films was so good that Rotten Tomatoes gave it 100%.
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How The 1982 Murder Of Lee Rotatori Was Finally Solved
On the afternoon of June 25, 1982, authorities were called to the Best Western Frontier Motor Lodge in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on reports of a suspicious death.
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The Story Behind The Happy Days Theme Song
Here's the true story behind the theme song of the iconic 1970s and 1980s sitcom "Happy Days" and the three versions that were used on the show.
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What Was The Russian Meteor And Where Did It Come From?
On the morning of February 15, 2013, a small asteroid exploded over Russia in a blast that had approximately 500 kilotons of energy. Where did it come from?
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Where Did The Phrase Lame Duck Come From?
Most people have heard the term "lame duck" before. But how many people know what it means or where the phrase originates from? Here's what it means.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Foo Fighters
It's hard to imagine a famous rock band with a happier image than the Foo Fighters, and they've had plenty of drama and tragic incidents.
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The Truth About The Jeopardy! Winner Who Murdered His Wife
Here's what we know about former Jeopardy! winner Paul Curry and what apparently led him to kill his third wife, Linda Kinkade, in 1994.
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How Wayne Newton Lost All His Money
American entertainer Wayne Newton has been entertaining people since a young age. So how did he lose all of his money? Let's take a look.
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The History Of Mother's Day In The US Is Much Different Than You'd Imagine
Mother's Day, both in America and around the world, has become a holiday in every sense of the world -- a time of remembrance and appreciation.
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How Old Yeller Went From Shelter Dog To Movie Star
The popular mythology of Hollywood is littered with tales of individuals taken from nothing and nowhere and turned into a star. People? Sure. But animals, too.
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Here's Why A Medium Was Jailed Under The Witchcraft Act During WWII
Helen Duncan was the last witch in Great Britain to be imprisoned. This is the story of the medium who was jailed under the Witchcraft Act during WWII.
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The Biggest Unsolved Mysteries Of The 1990s
Let's have a look at some of the biggest cases of the '90s that remain unsolved even decades later. Who knows - maybe someone out there has the key.
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Beauty Queens Who Died Tragically
Despite their beauty and success, dozens of former pageant winners met really bad ends. Here are some of the many beauty queens who died tragically.
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The Bizarre Story Of Pink Floyd The Escaped Flamingo From Kansas
Pink Floyd, also known as No. 492, is a flamingo that escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005.
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What We Know About Abraham Lincoln's Famous Top Hat
President Abraham Lincoln stands out in American history for so many reasons -- some noble, some tragic, some simply distinctive, like his headgear.
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Kraken Mare: The Truth About Titan's Great Sea
Saturn's moon Titan is similar to Earth, with weather, rainfall, and open seas. Kraken Mare is the largest of them on this moon.
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Why Don't Spiders Get Stuck In Their Own Web?
Spiders definitely give some people the heebie-geebies with their eight legs and glassy black eyes. But, these creatures spin an intriguing tale with their web.
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How The Republican Party Got Its GOP Nickname
The Republican Party — one of the two dominant parties in American politics — is colloquially referred to by the three-letter nickname "GOP." But why?
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How Mothers Were Celebrated In Ancient Greece And Rome
Today, Mother's Day is celebrated in more than 50 countries, but mothers have long been revered. Here's how moms were celebrated in ancient Greece and Rome.
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The Strange Unsolved Mystery Of The Atlas Vampire
For one case that continues to remain unsolved, we turn back time to Stockholm, Sweden, in 1932. This is the strange unsolved mystery of the Atlas Vampire.
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The Mysterious Disappearance Of JFK's Brain
The world was shocked in 1963 when for the fourth time, a U.S. president was assassinated. Questions still remain about the death of John F. Kennedy.
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Can Rats Laugh?
Despite this storied history of human-rat interaction, however, there's obviously still one burning question we are all dying to know: can rats laugh?
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Where Does The Term Freshmen Come From?
Becoming a freshman is a chance to start again, a chance to reinvent yourself, and begin a new journey. But, the term has been around longer than high schools.
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What We Know About Astronaut Mark Vande Hei's Historic Spaceflight
Space may or may not be the final frontier, depending on your viewing habits, but it certainly remains a rich vein of scientific inquiry and research.
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The Surprising Reason Some Bodies Of Water Glow In The Dark
Every once in a while, photos of the world's oceans pop up on social media and look like something out of a Hayao Miyazaki movie. Why is that?
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