No other California peak exudes more mystery and mysticism than Mount Shasta. Located in Northern California's Cascade Range, Mount Shasta stands tall as the fifth highest peak in the state. It's inspired many legends. Some of these stories have a grain of truth.
Read MoreThe Pony Express has been romanticized, like a lot of the Old West.
Read MoreThe Nile River turns to blood. Boils coat the bodies of the Pharaoh, his servants, and his animals. Hail shatters the landscape and destroys the crops of Egypt ... and a plague of locusts swarms over Egypt, and swallows up every last green thing.
Read MoreThe increasing prevalence of conspiratorial thinking is a huge problem that deserves a deeper look, especially in our current sociopolitical climate.
Read More"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde
Read MoreNo matter where you drive, you'll always find four kinds of drivers: the speed demons, the slow pokes, the normal people just trying to get where they're going ... and, of course, the slow pokes who, without warning, suddenly become speed demons as soon as you try to pass them in the left lane.
Read MoreHogen Fukunaga started off as an electrician, who in 1987 realized that he was the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and the Buddha. He started a cult.
Read MoreThe Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center's history is as notorious as the history of psychiatric care itself. Here's what really went on behind closed doors there.
Read MoreThe replacement keeper, Joseph Moore, was surprised when none of the three lighthouse keepers greeted him upon arrival. Not only that, but the light did not shine atop the tower. The door of the lighthouse was unlocked and food still sat on the table. There was no sign of the men.
Read MoreSome may wonder what Anthony's strategic purpose was in voting when women didn't have the right to do so. The point, however, wasn't to vote, but to be barred from voting. Once barred, the suffragettes would sue the state for infringing on their rights.
Read MoreMythBusters was a groundbreaking TV show, but that's not to say it was completely accident-free. Here are the biggest accidents and injuries on MythBusters.
Read MoreThere are two scenarios, each one roughly equidistant from the realm of possibility, that most Americans have considered. The first is "what would I do if I won the lottery?" The second: "What would my last meal be, before my execution?"
Read MoreSamurai did not live in ancient Japan's cities, but rather held land in more rural areas as feudal lords. This allowed them to gather root crops and other fresh ingredients. According to Medium, the samurai diet focused more on fuel than enjoyment.
Read MoreIf you're being honest, you probably don't want Russell Crowe to think you're an a**hole. Ahead of the release of his new film, Unhinged, the Academy Award winner sat down with Looper to lay out some helpful guidelines on how to avoid this terrible fate.
Read More"When Mehmed (II) saw the ravages, the destruction and the deserted houses and all that had perished and become ruins, then a great sadness took possession of him and he repented the pillage and all the destruction. Tears came to his eyes ..."
Read MorePicture a rhino... with fur. That's the woolly rhino, and once upon a time, it was real.
Read MoreThe world was shocked when The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away in 2009. Here's what the last 12 months of Jackson's life were like.
Read MoreUnlike private carriers and delivery services, the USPS is required to deliver to everyone, everywhere.
Read MoreThe immersive quality of the Lord of the Rings world is unrivaled -- from the quaint charm of Bag End to the desolation of Mordor, it just feels so real. In a way it is.
Read MoreDisney has made a fortune out of harvesting storylines from the folktales of the world, but sometimes the studio will clean things up a bit.
Read MoreOut of all of history's serial killers, the Axeman of New Orleans is perhaps the most remarkable, for two reasons. First, he was never identified, and secondly, he's standing right behind you.
Read MoreWhile not 100% factual, the film's core narrative is relatively accurate.
Read MoreCompared to some televangelists, Joel Osteen has kept himself relatively free of scandals. But he's not squeaky clean. Osteen has plenty of critics, who are quick to point out that the powerful preacher man is not without his controversies. Let's look at the troubled history of Joel Osteen.
Read MoreIn October 1962, the US discovered Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. This is the Cuban Missile Crisis finally explained.
Read MoreThe UFO sighting took place at the long-since defunct Burrett College during the wee morning hours. As the sun rose over the school, a group of students noticed something peculiar. More specifically, two things: glowing orbs.
Read MoreSure the, Garden of Eden was a stone's throw of the old Tigris and Euprhates. But who needs it? There is a "Garden of Eden" right here in the U.S. Specifically, in Lucas, Kansas.
Read MoreThe 1980s was not just painful on the eyes; the decade was truly terrible for the planet. Case in point: we destroyed the ozone layer with big hair.
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