For centuries, ships, sailors, and those observing from the safety of land have seen countless sea serpents, tentacled beasts, massive fish, and even mermaids.
Buster Keaton could delight audiences without uttering a single word. But the film star experienced his fair share of hard knocks - literally. Here are a few.
July 2021 saw the release of, not one, but two teasers for new films about serial killer Ted Bundy, and internet immediately criticized the movies. Here's why.
When Mick Jagger asked bartender Bobby Lozoff for a margarita, Lozoff asked if he'd like to try something he'd been working on instead — and made history.
The first connection is Carrie Fisher, who of course starred in "The Empire Strikes Back" as Princess Leia and made a cameo appearance in "The Blues Brothers."
The process of fossilization is a far more complex one than most people realize (and much more rare). So what do you do if you happen to find a fossil?
Theories positing that someone other than William Shakespeare wrote his famous plays have been around for centuries, and continue to circulate even today.
Sometimes called the poet of the common man, country legend Merle Haggard faced numerous struggles growing up and even did time. Does his childhood hold clues?
This is the untold truth of Pete Alonso, rookie record-breaker, two-time consecutive Home Run Derby champ, and the man ESPN called "baseball's next big thing."
Most depictions of Jesus that endured through popular culture portray him with Western European features: peach-colored skin; straight hair; a Caucasian nose.
There are some interesting ways to drop an obscene amount of cash in 60 minutes or less. Here are the most expensive things you can do for fun in under 1 hour.
The ancient Greek culture created some horrifying monsters, including Scylla and Charybdis. Both immortals troubled traveling humans - most notably, Odysseus.
When it comes to terrifying deep-sea creatures, octopuses are pretty intense. They're crafty, intelligent hunters who hide their tentacles in various disguises.
New York's Hart Island is mostly known as a cemetery, but it has a rich history dating back to the 17th century — including its time hosting illegal boxing.
There are still holes in our understanding of life on Earth, and some extinctions are mysteries. These are some extinctions that scientists still can't explain.
While many could probably name the fourth Marx Brother, Zeppo, few know there was a fifth, who regularly performed with them on stage, though not in films.
In the early morning hours of October 13, 1974, the body of 19-year-old Arlis Perry was discovered inside the Stanford Memorial Church in Stanford, California.
Qualifying for his first-ever Olympic Games, Nyjah Huston is set to make his debut at the Tokyo Olympics, leading the first U.S. Olympic skateboarding team.
By any standards, the Battle of the Alamo wasn't even the biggest fight during the Texas Revolution, but it lead directly to the end of the entire conflict.
For 24 years the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) has been one of the primary outlets for women in what was previously a male-dominated sport.
In the first Olympics, the world learned that some countries don't follow the same rules as others for every sport, and so a 1908 race enraged many people.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named by Sports Illustrated as "Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century" — on the cover of the magazine's September 1987 issue!
Jeannette Rankin was elected to Congress in 1916, years before most American women could vote. Here's the untold truth of the first woman elected to Congress.