Territorial disputes are one of the common and often most brutal causes of international war and conflict, as nations desperate to secure valuable land.
Drug lords have always been creative in their means of smuggling drugs into the United States. El Chapo, for example, made tunnels to smuggle his product.
These days, when technology gets smaller and smaller, creating a giant attraction is a sure-fire way to get tourists to stop and pay a nominal fee to gawk.
They say too much of a good thing is bad a bad thing, but Henry I was hearing none of it. William the Conqueror's son reigned as King of England from 1100-1135.
In 2018, Richard Milan, a 64-year-old Michigan man visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico, was shot dead. But as of August 2021, no one has been charged with the murder.
On December 17, 2011, Kim Jong Il, otherwise known as The Dear Leader of North Korea, died of a heart attack. What followed was a public demonstration of grief.
Although our bodies can do without food or sleep for brief periods of time, going without one or the other (or both) for an extended period is a death sentence.
In April 1994, the music world was shocked by Kurt Cobain's death. The Nirvana frontman died by suicide on April 5 and his body was found three days later.
When the "Founding Fathers" weren't revolting against British rule, they were doing what under current societal norms would qualify as some very heavy drinking.
Bad Company came together in 1973 and was known as a supergroup from the very beginning, with all four members coming from well-established rock bands.
The Great Lakes have been a part of the historical and economic fabric of the United States and Canada since the first explorers arrived in the region in 1615.
Time moving forward is one of the myriads of unexplained phenomena within the scientific realm, along with consciousness and the unknown species of our planet.
When examinations uncovered that the human bones found in his former residence were 200 years old, this raised the question: Was Franklin also a serial killer?
The Smithsonian is one of the most respected institutions in the U.S. So why did its founder, who'd never set foot in America, leave his wealth to the county?
Whether people have a soul is virtually impossible to prove, though many believe it. The idea that humans have a soul is an integral part of most religions.
In the second century A.D., Christian writer Tertullian said, "The blood of the martyrs is seed for the Church." It's grisly, but the point is well made.
Academics have speculated that the origins of the cube can be found in Nazi Germany in the 1940s, when their scientists worked to develop atomic capabilities.
The Amish are well-known for their shunning of most modern conveniences, but there are quite a few misconceptions about them. Here's what people get wrong.
For years, we've marveled — and sometimes derided — those whose appearance differs from the norm. Even if those people just happen to be tall or short.