Hawkins, Indiana is a very peculiar place. The third season of the Netflix super-hit Stranger Things raised the stakes considerably, what with huge monsters, copious body horror, and even a secret base full of angry Russians.
Read MoreThe ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan is the source of a flood of fascinating history. Then again, it's also the source of many fascinating rumors and half-truths, thanks to repression after the Spanish conquest. This is the true story of the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
Read MoreNeither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds ...but how much do they get paid?
Read MoreJoni Mitchell, the singer that delicately traces life and love in her songs, has largely retired from the public eye. So much of her life has been documented in songs, but to many, her early life remains a mystery.
Read MoreThe War in Afghanistan began in 2001 following 9/11 as part of the United States' War on Terror. The whole affair was a sad story for everyone involved.
Read MoreAlthough Fleetwood Mac's tumultuous personal history between band members is nothing new, it still came as quite a shock when lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sued the band in 2018.
Read MoreWhere to begin? In 1906, a sixteen-year-old orphan named Clara Germana Cele confessed to having made a pact with the Devil, in her Catholic mission school uniform. How did that happen, exactly? The details are confusing.
Read MoreWhen it comes to ancient volcanic eruptions, Pompeii may have cornered the public imagination. However, Thira deserves a mention for boasting not one site preserved by volcanism, but two: Akrotiri and Thera.
Read MoreThis is the story of how Wendy's fish sandwich ended famed folk-punk rockers the Violent Femmes.
Read MoreEverybody's familiar with demons. Conceptually, they are more or less universal. But what are their origins in Christianity?
Read MoreBefore Black Sabbath, metal was barely a thing. After Sabbath, metal was a lifestyle. But all those sinister lyrics and all that heavy riffing came from a dark place. This is the tragic real-life story of Black Sabbath.
Read MoreAh, Mark McGwire! The second most famous Big Mac in history is one of the greats of baseball, even though his legendary player career is somewhat tainted because of his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Read MoreThe life of a hospital Emergency Room staffer is never dull. And the unexpected can ratchet up the pressure even more. This was the experience of ER staffers at Riverside General Hospital one night in 1994. To this day, the mysterious Toxic Lady, Gloria Ramirez, still has not fully been explained.
Read MoreThe Victorian era was defined by many things, including the paranormal. And they left behind stories of spirits. Here are some creepy tales of Victorian ghosts.
Read MoreOn June 8, 1954, the housekeeper of Alan Turing discovered a shock — Turing's body.
Read MoreBack in the early days, Johnny Cash was racking up hits and popularity. But how was his relationship with his wife, June Carter?
Read MoreAt the turn of the 19th century, slaves in the French colonies in Haiti pulled off an unprecedented feat.
Read MoreMyth and legend often begins with oral history rooted in fact. But Pecos Bill emerged from the typewriter of a former soldier of fortune named Edward O'Reilly.
Read MoreSometimes, a chance meeting can become the most important event in your life. Occasionally, it can change the world, too. That's what happened when grad student Sergey Brin met Larry Page. The two eventually co-founded Google, now one of the largest and most influential technology companies in the world.
Read MoreSolomon Northup's tale is unique because his account of slavery was from the lens of a free man. He was educated, married, and had children before he was stolen and forced into 12 years of cruel bondage. This is what Solomon Northup's 12 years as a slave were really like.
Read MoreA recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests a coincidental explosion at Mount Okmok, a volcano in Alaska, caused the extreme climate that decided the very end of the Republic and birth of the Empire.
Read MoreHow does a two-and-a-half thousand-year-old how-to manual manage to fetch over five million Google hits in the 2020s?
Read MoreIn just over thirty years, a staggering 16,000 people have vanished while traversing this largely unexplored wilderness, dubbed the Alaska Triangle.
Read MoreReliable contraceptives are nearly impossible to find in the wild.
Read MoreDuring the late 19th century, as more Americans came west, they fought, killed, and pushed the Natives from their homelands to government-run reservations.
Read MoreMalala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist, rose to fame in October 2012 after a gunman shot her for championing every girl's right to education in her homeland. She was also the youngest person ever to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the untold truth of Malala Yousafzai.
Read MoreJohn Henry Holliday, or "Doc", was a son of Georgia, born August 14, 1851, in Griffin. But was he a real doctor?
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