• The Mysterious Truth About Queen Nefertiti

    One of the more fascinating things about Nefertiti is the mystery of what happened to her. According to the Ancient History Encyclopedia, Nefertiti disappeared from historical records despite her years as one of Egypt's most important women.

    By Emilia David September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About Al Capone's Brother James

    Born Vincenzo Capone, Al's oldest brother took on the American name James after the family immigrated to New York and settled in Brooklyn. The Capone brother who took the side of law and order would go on to garner fame for his own daring exploits.

    By Cody Copeland September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason Cats Absolutely Love Catnip

    Everyone knows that cat facts and cat videos make the internet go around. Some of the best revolve around the wacky, bizarre antics that cats get up to after indulging in their version of demon weed: catnip.

    By Karen Corday September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • Things Christopher Walken Fears The Most

    For a guy who's played some seriously terrifying roles in movies, you'd think Walken would be less scared of the physical world, but as he tells The Guardian, "I don't mind dangerous psychic things, but dangerous physical things are -- I don't even go into crowds. I don't go to the airport."

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • Inside The Final Days Of Russia's Last Czar

    Emperor Alexander III, Nicholas's father, had died at age 49 of kidney disease, says Biography, but apparently had not taken the time (or made the effort) to teach his son a thing or two about governance. Or, at least, how not to upset your entire country to the point of rebellion.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • What You Don't Know About Helen Keller's Famous Friendships

    To better understand Helen Keller's fascinating story, it can be helpful to look at the people she chose to befriend. From inventors to authors to actors, Keller was buddies with many unique individuals over her 87-year lifespan. Here's what you don't know about Helen Keller's famous friendships.

    By Daniel Leonard September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About The World's Deadliest Diving Spot

    The Blue Hole at the edge of the Red Sea, also known as the "underwater cathedral," is a sinkhole around 100 meters deep. It's also known as the deadliest diving spot in the world and, despite the warning, divers continue to enter its water. This is the truth about the world's deadliest diving spot.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • The Wacky Truth Behind The Creator Of Baseball

    The need for a purely American origin of baseball, which in American fashion, needs a singular American inventor, was due to a debate raging about where it was invented, if it was a British creation or American. So some men went looking. This is the wacky truth behind the creator of baseball.

    By Felix Behr September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • How Gigantic Ships Ended Up In The Middle Of The Uzbekistan Desert

    Wanderers in the Aralkum Desert, a stretch of sand between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, may find themselves stumbling upon a strange sight: the rusted corpses of boats strewn far away from any apparent sea. But why? Here's how gigantic ships ended up in the middle of the Uzbekistan desert.

    By Felix Behr September 18th, 2020 Read More
  • Upsetting Historical Facts You Wish You Hadn't Learned

    Some facts about history you just wish you never knew, like that people used to sit in dead whales to cure arthritis or that human fat was an old cure for gout. These upsetting historical facts will make you question everything you knew about Bull Run, Peru, and Ivy League schools.

    By DB Kelly September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • What You Didn't Know About Bruce Lee's Acting Career

    Lee actually starred in over 20 films in Hong Kong before he even turned 18, according to Cheat Sheet. Although he was born in San Francisco, California, his family moved back to Hong Kong soon after his birth, and that's where he got his early start as an actor. His first role was as an infant.

    By Cody Copeland September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • The Untold Truth Of Phineas Gage

    The metal rod entered below his left cheekbone, destroyed a molar, slid behind his left eye, through "the underbelly of his brain's left frontal lobe," and through his skull, exiting out of the top of his head.

    By Karen Corday September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • The Elaborate Heists Of King Tut's Tomb

    When Carter found Tut's tomb, he knew from the start that he wasn't the only one to have discovered it. There was evidence that the tomb had been entered at least twice already by grave robbers and raiders in search of the treasure that was usually buried with people as important as pharaohs.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • Why It Rains Fish In One Landlocked Honduras City

    at least once per spring or summer (and sometimes more), after "a torrential downpour, thunder and lightning, conditions so intense that nobody dares to go outside," the land-locked city is treated to "hundreds of small, silver-colored fish" all over the ground.

    By Karen Corday September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About The Strange Disappearances On The Galapagos Islands

    The island's peace and quiet wouldn't last long. Shortly after the Wittmers arrived, a flamboyant European, Eloise Wehrborn de Wagner-Bosquet, arrived on the island, calling herself the Baroness. She brought along her two lovers, Robert Philippson and Rudolf Lorenz, and a worker, Manuel Valdivieso.

    By Aimee Lamoureux September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • This Is Christopher Walken's Hidden Talent

    He's all that and a bag of chips, but you'd never know he knows it. Even his hidden talent is down to Earth. It turns out that Christopher Walken, a guy you wouldn't want to mess with (if you took his films seriously), has a real passion for cooking.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • The Unsolved Mystery Of Lake City Quiet Pills

    How are two Reddit accounts, a controversial subreddit, Fark.com, the military, a mysterious death, a major assassination, and Lake City Quiet Pills all connected? That's a great question that internet detectives are trying to figure out. This is the unsolved mystery of Lake City Quiet Pills.

    By Felix Behr September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About How Caves Form

    For so long, humans have taken shelter inside them or stepped cautiously, afraid of what they may see. Caves hold many secrets humanity has yet to explore. But mountains or rock formations don't just have caves in them from the start.

    By Emilia David September 17th, 2020 Read More
  • Why King Midas Might Have Existed After All

    Midas was almost definitely a real king, living in the region we now call Turkey around 2,700 years ago. As you can probably guess, although there's no evidence that Midas could actually turn objects into gold, there are some theories as to how that myth emerged.

    By Daniel Leonard September 17th, 2020 Read More