In the Bastille Prison lived a man whose identity was largely unknown. Many said the prisoner was the King's political opponent, others say he must have been a disgraced member of the Royal Family. No one knew him; no one had seen his face. He was the Man in the Iron Mask.
Read MoreJoni Mitchell has been a musical force for decades, but her life hasn't always been easy. From heartbreak to failing health, this is her tragic story.
Read MoreCentralia was previously known for its large coal reserves. In the town's height, it reached a population of over 2,000 residents. When the census counted Centralia's residents in 2010, though, it recorded ten inhabitants in the ghost town's borough. What happened?
Read MoreWhen Brian Shaffer didn't show up for his planned flight to Florida, his girlfriend reported him missing.
Read MoreIt's a story that seems more at home in a psychological horror film than in the real world, and first hand accounts of the events involved feel unsettlingly removed from reality. But the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons are a matter of record. Weird, weird record.
Read MoreOn the evening of March 27, 1964, Alaska got a rude awakening thanks to an earthquake that hit Prince Williams Sound on the Gulf of Alaska's borders.
Read MoreThe U.S. government destroyed the careers of many in Hollywood for alleged Communist sympathies. This is the crazy true story of the Hollywood blacklist.
Read MoreSonic Youth members Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore took rock romance a step further by having the band completely break up due to a messy divorce.
Read MoreSonny and Cher brought love, laughter, and light to people. But fans would also languish over Sonny and Cher as their public life included much tragedy.
Read MoreToll collectors spend eight-hour shifts sitting in a cramped box taking cash and making change for drivers. The environment takes a toll on their health.
Read MoreIt all started in 1939 when Wrigley's Doublemint Gum decided the best way to promote the brand was to use twins. Ever since, there have been various twins hired to represent the gum.
Read MoreFrom 1975 to 1978, the years of the Cambodian genocide, over a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge in over 20,000 mass graves.
Read MoreMötley Crüe's Tommy Lee: a man whose public misdeeds are outnumbered only by the number of times that he showed the audience his sweet keister on tour.
Read MoreGene LeBell has appeared either as a character or stunt double on nearly 1,000 movies and TV shows, says his citation by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Read MoreIn May 1990 Gramm announced his departure from the band due to a desire to focus on his solo career, as well as longtime creative differences with Mick Jones.
Read MoreIf there's one piece of music everyone can recognize, it's the drum fill in Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight. But what is the rest of the song about?
Read MoreFrom the Jackson 5 to the King of Pop, the Jacksons are one of the most famous families in music history, but their story is full of secrets and tragedies.
Read MoreThe Koh-I-Noor, is a prized gem among the British crown jewels. But it holds a secret. The Koh-I-Noor may be one of the largest diamonds in the world, but it is also one of the most cursed.
Read MoreIn theory, energy vortexes (or vortices) are spiralling whirlpools of invisible energy, described varyingly as stemming from magic, ley lines, spiritual power, and electromagnetic fields.
Read MoreWhen the going gets dangerous, at least MI6's highest-functioning sociopath can still be counted on to lock and load, utilizing that classic firearm that we've all come to associate with James Bond: a .25 ACP Beretta with a skeleton grip.
Read MoreRudy isn't the only man in history to use his name -- which inspired a classic football film -- to sell merchandise, though it does fall rather nicely into the category of American hero, transformed into a brand, like Walt Disney
Read MoreThe Jetsons is not the utopia we all thought. If you think about it real hard, it's actually super dark.
Read MoreLet's cut to the chase: movie action hero and self-proclaimed martial artist Steven Seagal has been known to blow his own horn.
Read MoreThe National Hurricane Center started the practice of naming hurricanes in 1950 to easily communicate which storm they were all talking about.
Read MoreLololol la la la, trolololo la ... No, those aren't the copy-pasted words of a gleefully spastic Reddit reply. They're the actual lyrics to Soviet-born Eduard Anatolyevich Khil's 1976's unintentional meme-inspiring mega-hit, "I Am Very Glad, As I'm Finally Returning Back Home."
Read MoreIn Japan, you'd hear the word yokai (妖怪), a catchall for all manner of unnatural beings: ghosts, phantoms, demons, monsters, or goblins; "mystical creatures that possess unexplained powers, physical characteristics or strength," according to Motivist Japan. You know -- those.
Read MoreDivorce has existed for a long time, but that doesn't mean the details of history's most scandalous divorces are any less entertaining to modern sensibilities.
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