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.
Read MoreThis 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?
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreWho really was Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin? How can we define him, besides "Russian guy with a sinister stare" and "staple antagonist in comic books and cartoons?"
Read MoreThere is a rigorous investigative process involved with determining whether or not someone's reported miracles warrant their canonization.
Read MoreDuring World War II, Japan experimented on people in their infamous Unit 731. This is a look inside Japan's horrifying WWII biological warfare project.
Read MoreChupacabra means "goat sucker." And now that we have your attention...
Read MoreOne multi-eyed monster of Japan, however, was self-named and real: the Monster with 21 Faces (and presumably 42 eyes).
Read MoreYou'd think that with an illustrious career, Wyclef Jean would be absolutely rolling in cash. So, how did he manage to lose all his money?
Read MoreIf you think checkers hasn't been around in some form since ancient times, you better check yourself.
Read MoreBig-time rock stars and luminous singers make mistakes just like any of us. Here are some times when musicians were forced to apologize to fans.
Read MoreOh, the 1980s. A decade full of neon clothes, mullets, and the Brat Pack. Let's learn some things that Americans in the 1980s couldn't live without.
Read MoreThe 1960s was truly an era of change and new "inventions" to buy. Here are some things Americans in the 1960s couldn't live without.
Read MoreAlexander Hamilton has long been renowned as one of America's Founding Fathers, but he hasn't received quite as much attention in history as fellow founders. Lin-Manuel Miranda's epic rap-musical isn't entirely historically accurate, but it's close-ish. Here's the real story of Alexander Hamilton.
Read MoreWeighing 20 tons and standing over sixty feet tall, the sarsens that form Stonehenge's main enclosure have inspired many questions, like Ylvis's "Stonehenge."
Read MoreWho gets to blow their own horn (er, bagpipes) over most fearsome clan?
Read MoreTenzing Norgay, the legendary Sherpa who made history scaling Mount Everest, remains a mystery to many today. Here's how he became a mountaineering legend.
Read MoreThere once lived a man richer than anyone else who has ever lived. His name was Mansa Musa.
Read MoreWhen you think of vampires, do you envision them stalking down a dark alley in England, or hiding away in an Eastern European castle? Or, perhaps, do you picture vampires frolicking about the picturesque cities of New England, amidst its mountains and gorgeous coastlines?
Read MoreSteven Seagal made a fair pile of money for the movie industry back in the '90s. Vladimir Putin has served as president of Russia since 2012.
Read More"London Calling" by The Clash is truly iconic, so much so that it crashes into the 15th spot on Rolling Stones' list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Read MoreCass Elliot is remembered for a few things, especially: Great voice, fun to be around, but, well, chubby
Read MoreAnybody who's anybody has seen a UFO. And in 1957, right around the time that Sputnik II took flight and the Space Race went full swing, just about everyone in the town of Levelland, Texas saw one ... or, at least, the ones who were awake did. It was pretty late.
Read MoreAt the end of his years, The King weighed roughly 350 pounds. Here's why.
Read MoreYou might love Green Day's songs, but how much do really you know about the man behind the music? Here's what fans don't know about Billie Joe Armstrong.
Read MoreThe T-shirt cannon has a much deeper history than you might imagine.
Read MoreWith Avatar: The Last Airbender once again streaming on Netflix, fans are revisiting their favorite moments. One of these occurred toward the show's end, when Prince Zuko suddenly became one of the most compelling characters.
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