When Wisconsin University researchers examined a Stone-Age butchery site in Tanzania, they found that the site's animal remains indicated that those animals had been specifically targeted and killed by human hunters. Hunting is apparently far older than we realized.
Read MoreIn the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki is both a villain and a hero. However, his story is a tragic one.
Read MoreDespite his accomplishments, Ivers is probably best remembered for how he died, his life and career cut short at the age of 36, when his star was still rising. And even today, there are still no clues as to the reason for Ivers's sudden and shockingly tragic death.
Read MoreIn 1914, an informal ceasefire between German and Allied soldiers during World War I would later come to be known as the Christmas Truce of 1914.
Read MoreThe documents alleged that Rose was pulling in at least $100,000 a month just signing autographs, but also revealed that he was blowing the vast majority of that income on high-stakes gambling, with huge debts to casinos as well as the IRS.
Read MoreThe Roaring Twenties roared in part because of the proliferation of organized crime, and Capone had his rivals back in the day, in more ways than one. We're talking about the crime boss George "Bugs" Moran, born Adelard Cunin, whose life intertwined with Capone's in dangerous ways.
Read MoreHerman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick is an essential part of American literature and popular culture. One of the most riveting things about the novel is that it's based on a lot of true events. Here are some true events that inspired Melville's Moby Dick.
Read MoreAfter knocking it out of the park as a musician in the 1970s, the rock star (born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947) began helping others knock it out of the park, too: as a softball coach. While he was living in Connecticut, Coach Meat (as players called him) coached a local girls' softball team.
Read MoreThe pickle may have once been just some parents' clever scheme to keep kids from rushing the tree on Christmas morning.
Read MoreThe Redlands drugs bust has been described as the moment that the Rolling Stones lost their innocence -- "that was when the fun stopped," Richards has said. Things took a dark turn in the years that followed as Richards found himself battling an addiction to heroin and generating an urban myth.
Read MoreWe consume more and more energy each year. Right now, most of our energy comes from fossil fuels -- the leading cause of global warming.
Read MoreWhile the atomic bomb is the most notable advancement to come out of World War II, there are a number of technologies that got their start during the war years.
Read MoreThese days, as long as the bank thinks you can pay off your debts, you can get a credit card. But it was a hard-fought battle to get to this point. And it wasn't just unmarried women who couldn't get credit cards; married women had to bring along a man when applying for one.
Read MoreJohnny B. Badd had wins against some of the biggest names in the game, such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and Isaac Yankem, D.D.S., the first iteration of Kane.
Read MoreThe Godfather of Heavy Metal keeps on kicking. He's now 71 years old, and he still rocks the mic on tour. But despite enduring for more than 70 years, Ozzy has almost died on more than one occasion. He tells Rolling Stone, "I should have been dead f****** 10 times. I'm not saying that to be funny."
Read MoreRussian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's real life and worldview fed into his fictional works significantly. This is the crazy real-life story of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Read MoreInnumerable alternate histories have been written about World War II. These are some ways people think World War II could have ended differently.
Read MoreThese female scientists invented and discovered remarkable things that turned into lifesaving breakthroughs. Here are some of the women of scientific history.
Read MoreThe first Black presidential candidate that almost no one remembers was George Edwin Taylor, back in 1904. Though George Edwin Taylor lost, he made his mark.
Read MoreSilicon Valley may be peddled as the place where dreams come true and young people get rich, but the reality can be far different. Here's the messed up truth of what goes on in Silicon Valley.
Read MoreIn the Victorian era, taking pictures of dead loved ones became popular almost as soon as rudimentary photography was invented and stayed popular for decades.
Read MoreDave Rowntree, the drummer of Brit-pop band Blur, has become a jack of all trades since the band went on hiatus. Dave Rowntree has gone on to become an animator, a lawyer, fly planes, and even host his own radio show on Radio X.
Read MoreDave Grohl has managed to use his success to move around into oceanfront properties, including his new house in Hawaii during the pandemic.
Read MoreIn the Wild West, barbers were an important hub for news, trusted advice, and cleanliness. Here's why barbers were some of the most important people.
Read MoreKnown in the automotive industry as an innovator, John DeLorean's life was one of rebellion, struggle, and peerless invention. We now know John DeLorean's car from the Back to the Future franchise, but his tragic life included many divorces and an FBI sting for smuggling cocaine.
Read MoreIn school, we never seemed to hear about groundbreaking women, and that's a shame. Here are some groundbreaking women they didn't teach you about in school.
Read MoreThe Mandalorian has built up its own vast universe of Star Wars characters with a varied cast. Here are some tragic details about the cast of The Mandalorian.
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