Various cultures have ideas and stories about fantasy utopias. This is the strange medieval fairy-tale of Cockaigne, land of laziness and earthly delights.
HBO's series "Winning Time" has taken creative license in places, but Larry Bird really did drop out of Indiana University after only 24 days. Here's why.
Modern scientific research into cannabis is yielding some thought-provoking and bizarre stuff. Here are weird marijuana facts you probably didn't know.
Jerry Buss, born into poverty, was the one-time owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Credited for much of their success, here's how much he paid for the team.
Old photographs show inexplicable vertical smoke trails near nuclear explosions. Here's why those wispy columns of smoke were around some of the bombs.
From his heartbreakingly difficult childhood to his briefly-held belief that he had actually discovered The Beatles, Willie Nelson's life has been a wild ride.
Prince Andrew's friendship with Jeffery Epstein cost the royal dearly, but money troubles may have been a catalyst for their friendship in the first place.
When King Charles wed Princess Diana on July 29, 1981, Prince Andrew experienced a wake-up call that some experts believe profoundly impacted his life.
Since his arrest, people have come forward to talk about Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann's disturbing behavior before he was accused of killing three women.
The Bible is rife with characters whose stories' have been passed down through the millennia. This is the story of Ishmael, the first born son of Abraham.
There are some rare feats in baseball you'd need to be blessed by the ghost of Babe Ruth to see in person. These are the rarest feats in Major League Baseball.
The Bible tells Mordecai's story in the Book of Esther. The cousins worked together to save the Jews from slaughter, leading to the Jewish holiday of Purim.
Michael Jackson's chimp, Bubbles, made the rounds in tabloids for years, especially when it accompanied the King on Pop on the "Bad World Tour" in 1987.
In the early days of the Central Powers aggression ahead of World War I, U.S. leadership was adamant about not getting involved. This is why the US entered WWI.