Jethro Tull's lineup once included a young guitarist named Tony Iommi who later became famous with Black Sabbath. Here's the reason why Iommi left Jethro Tull.
Here are some of the weirdest-looking, strangest-acting, coolest animals that most people have no idea they share this big, wide, wonderful world with.
In the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, the inhabitants believe the late Prince Philip is a "descendant of a powerful spirit that lives on their mountains."
For thousands of years, humans had only a vague understanding of planets in the solar system, but now we know much more — including a quirk these planets share.
Swallowing too much of your own blood can bother the stomach -- it might induce vomiting. Instead of making the situation better, this can worsen the bleeding.
There are four main blood groups — A, B, O, and AB — plus Rh factors that determine blood type. Yours is likely one of the most common — unless it's this one.
Joe Walsh found his "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and his fortune as a replacement vocalist and guitar player for the American country-rock band, the Eagles.
The War of 1812 pitted the United States against Great Britain, marking the first military conflict between the two nations since the Revolutionary War.
You've no doubt heard about black holes — they're the "stars" (so to speak) of modern astrophysics, and have confused even the sharpest minds of our time.
Although it remains unclear why Aileen Wuornos killed seven men, it has been suggested that her difficult childhood may have been a contributing factor.
Bind. Torture. Kill. That was the goal of Dennis Rader, who gave himself the nickname "BTK" — but he claims his motivation came from something called Factor X.
Murdered at 26 by the Manson family, Sharon Tate's acting promise was left unfulfilled. Here are Sharon Tate's few onscreen performances ranked worst to best.
Thanks to modern medicine, there are countless body parts we can get usually get along just fine without — but 10% of folks are born with this bonus organ:
Since she has spent most of her life meeting with various foreign heads of state and dignitaries, you'd think Queen Elizabeth would know several languages.
There's no doubt that drug trafficking is a profitable business. In the U.S. alone, people spend over $150 billion a year in drugs — so who does it all go to?
How did Greenland, so close to North America and populated primarily by Inuit, end up under Danish rule? Here's the real reason Denmark owns Greenland.
The murder spree of the Bay Area's self-dubbed Zodiac Killer is one of the most notorious in American history - but what was the killer's true death toll?
The history of Ireland goes back far further than many of us realize, as one unassuming site older than the Egyptian pyramids just north of Dublin testifies.