As Earth's highest mountain at 29,035 feet above sea level, Mount Everest has been attracting daring climbers, adventurers, and dreamers for decades.
Genesis contends that Biblical patriarch Methuselah was the oldest person of all time, dying aged 969. But how much do we really know about Methuselah?
Behind the hilarious lines, Dorothy Parker was a fascinating woman who lived a pretty wild life. Here's the crazy true story of satirist Dorothy Parker.
The Crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most significant events in history, but it also raises many questions. Here's the Crucifixion of Jesus explained.
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." So says Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the 1939 movie adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind."
That the economic fabric of this country was, for centuries, tied to slave labor hardly needs explaining. Further, many of the founding fathers owned slaves.
When their affair began, both Bergman and Rossellini were married to other people. It didn't take long for the affair to become public and cause a scandal.
With fellow Beats such as Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs roamed the bars and coffeehouses of New York City's Greenwich Village in the mid-20th century.
Human rights organizations and former detainees have provided a look inside some of the facilities and information about the prisoners' lives at Guantanamo Bay.
Bronson has spent more than 45 years behind bars in England, not for any one crime but for multiple crimes and incidents leading to increases in his sentence.
The Wicked Witch's broom and the Scarecrow costume were partly made of a deadly material that the rest of the core cast ended up exposed to as well: asbestos.
Queen Elizabeth I survived smallpox, but her face was left permanently scarred. Devastated, she began to layer the makeup on to hide the ravages of the disease.
Grange halls served as community centers within rural towns, but their main purpose was to provide a meeting house for the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry.
Being a picker seems like one of the most enjoyable jobs a person can have, especially when you're fortunate enough to turn your passion into a hit TV show.