The Untold Truth Of The Lubbock Lights UFO Sighting
The Lubbock UFO sighting doesn't have debris. But it does have witnesses and, depending on who you believe, photographic evidence of -- something. Flying.
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What Life Was Like For Women In Ancient Japan
When you hear stories of ancient Japan, you will normally hear stories about samurais, ninjas, and emperors. Women in ancient Japan are rarely heard from.
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The Crazy True Story Of The Hitler Diaries
There are plenty of historical records as we get into the modern era, and World War II is no exception. Some things were destroyed in the course of war, but much remained. Yet certainly a tantalizing object would have been the personal diaries of the leader of the Third Reich: Adolf Hitler.
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Inside Siberia's Doorway To The Underworld
At six tenths of a mile long and nearly 300 feet deep, it is the largest geological feature of its kind. It's also growing.
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Netflix's World's Most Wanted: Everything You Should Know
In World's Most Wanted, Netflix looks at the biggest names on the world's most wanted list. Here's what you should know about Netflix's World's Most Wanted.
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The Crazy True Story Of The Affair Of The Poisons
The unusual case of the Affair of the Poisons has absolutely everything that an aspiring true crime enthusiast could want: royal scandal, murder most foul, and complicated last names that make you sound smart when you pronounce them correctly.
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The Story That Inspired The Blair Witch Project
The highly influential 1999 classic, The Blair Witch Project, has humble roots. First conceived in 1993 by University of Central Florida students Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, according to the BBC, the original 35-page outline led to an eight-day shoot, four years later.
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This Is How The NXIVM Cult Started
NXIVM. It's spelled like the name of Julius Caesar's spaceship. Unfortunately, it's pronounced "nexium," so when read aloud, it sounds more like a magnesium-based anti-diarrheal. And that's about the nicest thing you can say about them.
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The Untold Truth Of Wilford Brimley
Anthony Wilford Brimley was a bona fide acting legend, and the owner of the most majestic mustache this side of Sam Elliott. While he never established himself as a leading man, he made his name as one of nature's great supporting actors, and tended to elevate any project he appeared in.
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The Dark Truth Behind The Beatles' Penny Lane
There is a list, seemingly growing on a daily basis with the verdant ferocity of a kudzu vine, of seemingly random products, images, or pop culture fixtures which the generally well-meaning public has never realized perpetuate a history of racism.
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Here's How Nine Inch Nails Got Their Name
Band names are suffused with all kinds of meanings.
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Man Trying To Send Warning Back To 1935
And so, a weary nation turns its eyes to Joe Davis, the man attempting "to break the wheel of time" by broadcasting a coded warning into the past.
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Steve Vai Is Worth A Lot More Than You Think
A casual music fan might find it difficult to get a grip on Steve Vai, simply because the virtuoso's body of work is so vast and many-faceted, yet entirely guitar-themed.
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The Death-Positive Movement Explained
Death is the most unavoidable part of life. That might sound like a dramatic statement, but it's just a factual one.
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How Isaac Newton Caught One Of History's Biggest Counterfeiters
Sir Isaac Newton may have been one of the greatest physicists of all time. After all, he discovered gravity, during quarantine, in a rather famous event involving an apple tree. But he did have other interesting hobbies, other than math, like busting counterfeiters.
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Creepy Tales Of Haunted Churches
Churches can be creepy and the spirit world can also make churches magnets for ghostly activity. Here are some creepy tales of haunted churches.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Munich Olympics
During the 1972 Summer Olympics, hosted in Munich, a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September stormed the Olympic Village.
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How Leif Erikson Became A Legend
Leif Erikson is one of history's most important explorers. But while the legend of Erikson has become widely known, the real man remains shrouded in mystery.
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Fascinating Discoveries Made In The Jungle
Archaeologists and explorers have found tons of super cool stuff in the jungle, and seeing it for the first time? That had to be a case of not believing your eyes. Heck, some of this stuff is still hard to believe — but they're all very real. Here are some fascinating discoveries made in the jungle.
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The Crazy True Story Of The Persian Princess
The story of the Persian Princess hoax begins in 2000, when a mummy and sarcophagus showed up on the black market, sparking an international argument, lots of confused archaeologists and historians, and a story full of twists and turns. This is the crazy true story of the Persian Princess.
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Giants Might Actually Have Existed. Here's Why
Yep, giants were everywhere in ancient history. But could there be a hint of truth behind the legend? Could giants have ... actually existed?
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The Story Behind The Leatherman Of Connecticut
If you stood patiently by the right Connecticut roadside between 1883 and 1889, sooner or later a solitary figure would appear in the distance... The Leatherman.
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What Happened To The Man Who Killed Wild Bill Hickok?
The summer of 1876, Wild Bill Hickok was in Deadwood to make money. But he himself would soon be dead.
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Times Hamilton Lied To You About History
The musical Hamilton deserves every bit of its status as cultural phenomenon, but it plays fast and loose with historical fact. Here are a few times Hamilton lied to you about history.
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Why The Beatles Didn't Voice Themselves In The Yellow Submarine Movie Adaptation
In 1968, the Beatles were riding the mighty crest of the psychedelic wave. The formerly squeaky-clean Fab Four's transition to facial hair, colorful costumes and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the full-length, Beatle-themed animated movie Yellow Submarine certainly drove the point home.
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Everything You Need To Know About The Mystery Seeds From China
This month, mysterious packages containing seeds have been appearing on doorsteps and in mailboxes across the country containing 'mystery seeds' from China. What ever could they mean?
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What Life Was Like For Women In Ancient Sparta
When you read about the people who lived in Greece in ancient times, it's almost always about men. The women in ancient Greece also had rich lives, but how they lived those lives depended on where they were. Women in Sparta, for example, had a lot of freedoms their counterparts in Athens never had.
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