On the surface, Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag" seems like a song about a crush on a girl, but it was also inspired by Satanic panic accusations in the 1980s.
The High Holy Days, or the Ten Days of Awe, start with Rosh Hashana, also called the Day of Judgement. So why is Yom Kippur considered to be so important?
You've probably heard the transatlantic accent without even realizing it - and you might not know that unlike other accents, its origins were intentional.
Actress Anne Heche died nine days after crashing her car into a California home. These are the controversial conspiracy theories surrounding her death.
If you've ever traveled south of the U.S. border, you might have experienced travelers' diarrhea, or Montezuma's revenge. Here's the story behind the name.
Anthony Sully was a police officer before he fell into a life of substance abuse and murder. Here are the details of the disturbing California Bay Area case.
The BTK serial killer began murdering in the 1970s; in 2005 Dennis Rader was convicted of the string of brutal murders. So what is prison life like for him?
The Salem witch trials ended in the deaths of several men, women, and children who were accused of practicing witchcraft in 1692. Here's how many people died.
Large quantities of Bavarian beer are synonymous with Oktoberfest, so it's not surprising the event leaves many with alcohol poisoning. Here are the numbers.
The rise of rap in the early '80s coincided with a new piece of hardware: the sampler. Here is the musical motherlode - the most sampled songs of all time.
Some jobs seem timeless, resistant to the relentless march of technology and society. But 100 years ago, the most popular jobs were not so similar as to today.
The 1980 Oktoberfest event in Munich turned deadly thanks to the actions of 21-year-old student Gundolf Köhler. Here's the story of the tragic bombing.
Hispanic Heritage Month was the result of United States legislation all the way back in 1968, and it has evolved since then. Here's how it all started.