Ever make a mistake, try to make the best of it, and just hope no one notices? That's kind of the story of the Salton Sea, a former expanse of man-made lake.
For nearly 20 years, people have worked to unmask one of this country's most-prolific, active serial killers, who is sometimes called the 'Craigslist Ripper."
Parker agreed to write the Ghostbusters song. Parker has never said he purposely ripped off the song, but the filmmakers may have planted the seed of the sound.
The two young Titanic survivors spoke only French, and even when authorities were able to find a translator, the boys just answered "Oui" to everything.
There were a number of reasons the killing of Elizabeth Short made headlines across the nation. First among these was the name "The Black Dahlia murder."
When the job is just too much to delegate, popes can -- and have -- stepped down. Perhaps the most famous (and certainly most recent) example is Benedict XVI.
The promos may not be scripted or entertaining as in professional wrestling, but that arguably adds authenticity to the iconic rivalries in the UFC and MMA.
Before September 11, 2001, the worst attack in New York City was the bombing of Wall Street in 1920. But this bombing quickly faded out of people's memory.
The love for westerns goes back to the late 1800's, the actual beginning of motion pictures, which quite literally took place in the still-alive Wild West.
Several Native American leaders aligned themselves with the French during the Seven Years War, including Pontiac, an Ottawa chief. The war continued until 1763.
Almost 100 years after her death, Lizzie Borden remains an object of fascination -- not for what she did, but for what a jury said she didn't do in 1892.
Van Gogh never sealed himself into a painting. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for a grasshopper that somehow embedded itself into one of his works.
The Vatican didn't have answers to many of the questions they now faced with a pontiff who wanted to step down instead of ending his life still in the papacy.
Personal hygiene wasn't quite at the point where any random citizen could stroll down to the local Walmart, grab a pack of soap, and head home to their shower.
Bradley Nowell, Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson formed Sublime in 1988. The crew started playing backyard parties in Long Beach, California and selling cassettes.
Souza was in headlines around the world. Police accused him of drug trafficking and of ordering murders -- all of it was orchestrated to boost his TV ratings.
Zak Bagans of Ghost Adventures has nerves of steel. He and the Ghost Adventures crew have investigated some of the creepiest possibly haunted places on earth.
The tragic end to the life of actor Patrick Swayze shook the entertainment industry when the star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost died of pancreatic cancer in 2009.
For over a decade, the elusive conman and murderer Charles Sobhraj left a trail of dead along Southeast Asia's Hippie Trail before he was caught and imprisoned.
Rapper Juice Wrld would have been celebrating his 23rd birthday in 2021, but his death in 2019 cut that short when he passed away at just 21 years old.
The man behind one of the most shocking massacres in New York state has died in prison — the cause of death. however, has not yet been officially released.