Norm Macdonald was known for his work in both television and film, but he was perhaps most celebrated for his seminal appearances on late-night talk shows.
They say beauty is pain but it shouldn't be deadly. Unfortunately a lesson learned the hard way. For centuries, cosmetics have been used to augment beauty.
Lugosi, the 'Master of Horror,' shot to stardom after playing the title role in the 1927 Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" in a three-year run.
Dated 1907, Twain would have been around 72 in the colorized photo. With his disheveled white hair and prominent pallor, he looks like he could be much older.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen actually made his greatest mark as a television personality, speaking weekly to viewers about theology, philosophy, and politics.
The Aztecs of ancient Mexico are another such example. Their polytheistic religion placed an emphasis on sun god, Tonatiuh, who provided both light and life.
In June 1979, seven people, including several children, got in line for the Ghost Train ride at Sydney, Australia's Luna Park; sadly, they would not return.
Tesla gave the world the alternating current, still widely used today, but also contributed to lighting, robotics, lasers, wireless communications, and x-rays.
The flamethrower is a weapon often associated with 20th-century warfare, however the flamethrower as we know it is, objectively, not an entirely new concept.
It will be many more tens of billions of years until every last star in the universe winks out, and our own Milky Way becomes nothing but a black panorama.
Vikings were quite the travelers. From the 8th-11th centuries, they journeyed throughout Europe, the North Atlantic, and to North America -- exploring, raiding.
Few actors were more likable than comedic great John Candy. The larger-than-life, 6'3" Candy starred in some of the most beloved movies of the '80s and '90s.
Perhaps most common of all is the idea of Xanadu as a mysterious Eden, a lavish, exotic city in the Far East, and that would actually be closer to the truth.
In 2005, the disappearance of Natalee Holloway gained international attention, as the 18-year-old high school student seemingly vanished without a trace.
The Black Mafia Family is one of the largest drug-trafficking rings out of Detroit, Michigan. It was created by two brothers, Demetrius and Terry Flenory.
Often referred to as the most prolific serial killer in American history, Samuel Little -- who confessed to 93 murders — spent decades terrorizing women.
To attract the epithet "Bloody" amid the barbarity of Tudor England takes some doing, but it's a name that has stuck for centuries to Queen Mary I (1516-1558).
In 1678, a Venetian noblewoman named Elena Cornaro Piscopia made history by obtaining a doctorate. This is the true story of the first woman to earn a Ph.D.
There's not a lot of research into what would happen if Mars exploded. So here is a thought experiment involving the hypothetical situation of Mars blowing up.