The Truth About Japan's Last Living Swordsmiths
In Japan, swords are mythical because they were removed from the hands of their owners during the Meiji Restoration, during the country's rush to modernize.
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All The Times Poison Has Been Sued
Life on top of the rock 'n' roll world was not always a good time for Poison. The band has been taken to court multiple times for a variety of reasons.
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The Real Meaning Behind NOFX's Name
While NOFX has indeed been around for longer than a good number of their fans have been alive, many remain unsure of where the band got their name.
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The Guinness World Record Involving An iPad You Could Probably Beat
Many of the challenges listed in the Guinness World Records can be surpassed with a little ingenuity -- for instance, putting the most spoons on your body.
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The Messed Up Way Marijuana Was Made Illegal
With the culture of marijuana smoking becoming more normalized, lots of folks might be asking how and why this plant was made illegal in the first place.
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How Many Victims Did Fred And Rosemary West Actually Have?
Fred and Rosemary West liked young women. They liked to entertain them, and they liked to rape, torture, and murder them for perverse sexual gratification.
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What It's Really Like To Serve On A Submarine
Lurking under our waters are hidden beasts. Not the Loch Ness Monster, or some other supposedly extinct underwater dinosaur. We're talking about submarines.
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Herman Knippenberg: Whatever Happened To The Man Who Helped Catch Charles Sobhraj?
Sobhraj drugged and murdered his unlucky victims until he was finally captured in 1976, thanks in no small part to Herman Knippenberg, a Dutch junior diplomat.
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The Tragic Murder Of Punk Rock Singer Mia Zapata
Mia Zapata was the singer and frontwoman of the Seattle punk band The Gits when a sex worker found her lying in the street, murdered, the night of July 7, 1993.
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The Stunning Number Of Mark Hofmann Forgeries The LDS Had In Its Collections
Hofmann tricked many individuals and organizations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, bilking them of millions of dollars.
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The Truth About Antarctica's Pyramids
If any place on the globe can inspire mystery, it's Antarctica: A remote, barren sheet of miles-thick ice as massive as the United States and Mexico combined.
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The Truth About Ink Master's Ryan Ashley
Ryan Ashley was the first female champion of the hit reality TV competition Ink Master. She won season 8 in 2016, and she hung around for some spin-offs, too.
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The World's First Black Fighter Pilot Was More Important Than You Realize
Eugene Bullard left the post-Civil War American South to travel Europe as a boxer, vaudeville performer, and, eventually the first known Black fighter pilot
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How The Joy Of Painting's First Episode Differs From The Rest
The very first episode of The Joy of Painting, titled "A Walk in the Woods," premiered on January 11, 1983. A younger Bob Ross is introduced, wearing glasses.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Ashley Judd
Hollywood actress Ashley Judd has been a respectable name in the industry for several years. However, she's had a difficult life, filled with tragedy.
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Facts About Serial Killer Robert Hansen That Will Chill You To The Core
Robert Hansen, an award-winning big game hunter, raped and sent women naked and blindfolded into the woods, then hunted them with his trusty Remington rifle.
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A Look At Chris Gaines' Ridiculous Backstory
At the end of the 20th century, Garth Brooks donned a black wig, grew a soul button, and released a greatest hits album as an emo rocker named Chris Gaines.
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The Shady Truth About Ink Master Star Daniel Silva
Tattoo artist Daniel Silva, from season 10 of Ink Master, found himself in a lot of mud when he crashed a luxury car that killed his friend last spring.
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The Surprising Animal That Helps Control Flooding And Pollution
Just look hard enough, and you will find an animal that can mitigate much of the damage we humans have done by building dams in rivers. Yes, it's the beaver.
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Rules That Buddhist Monks Have To Follow
Buddhism, which started about 2,500 years ago in India, is one of the world's oldest religions with some venerable rules.
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Here's How Many Victims The Gainesville Ripper Really Had
Danny Rolling, known as the Gainesville Ripper, was put to death in 2006 for the murders of five college students over the course of four gruesome nights.
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The Backbreaking Truth Of Life In A Sod House On The American Frontier
The flat land of the prairie made building a home exhausting. Stones and trees were scarce; many homesteaders used prairie sod, a layer of earth and grass.
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The Unconventional Aftermath Of Gram Parsons' Death
While death from an overdose wasn't unheard of in the hard-partying music scene of the 1970s, the aftermath of Parsons' death was certainly unconventional.
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The Untold Truth Of Ludacris
Best known for his contributions in some of the biggest chart-toppers and movies in popular culture, Ludacris is an icon with countless accolades.
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The Truth About The Japanese Prime Minister's War Against Fax Machines
Kono-san faces not just 1980s tech, though, but naught-80's tech, as well: the hanko, a tradition first brought to Japan from China about 2,000 years ago.
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What Dogs Are Really Doing When They're Home Alone
According to some dog behaviorists, a lot of what goes on behind closed doors depends on your dog, its emotional state, and how it responds to routine.
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The Tragic Truth About Stalin's Aardakh Deportations
Aardakh was one of the many forced deportations the Soviet Union enacted against ethnic minorities. Here's the tragic truth about Stalin's Aardakh deportations.
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