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Jim Morrison of The Doors had a Mustang named "The Blue Lady," which disappeared without a trace. The mystery of what happened to the car remains even today.
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Serial killer H.H. Holmes' killed anywhere from 20 to 200 people in his so-called murder castle. Sentenced to death, this was his bizarre dying request.
Read MoreThe numbers speak for themselves. A long-term TV staple like "MythBusters" had its share of successful episodes, but there were still clear fan favorites.
Read MoreOne of the legendary stories about Willie Nelson is that he smoked a joint on the roof of the White house. Here is the truth about that story.
Read MoreThe Lewis Chessmen are one of history's greatest mysteries. The chess set appeared on the Isle of Lewis in the 1800s, but no one knows how they got there.
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The Hillside Stranglers were a pair of rapists and serial killers that tormented Los Angeles in a four-month killing spree. So, where are they today?
Read MoreThe moon has been a part of human culture, mythology, and studies since well before recorded history, and it continues to fascinate us. So how was it created?
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In the beginning of the 2010s, the Volga Maniac was prowling the streets in Russia, breaking into the apartments of elderly women and strangling them to death.
Read MoreLouisa Frederici was married to Buffalo Bill for 51 years, though their marriage endured hardships. But who was Buffalo Bill's wife?
Read MoreThe United States' National Film Registry is an archive of over 800 films, documentaries, and shorts. Here's the real reason it was created.
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Chester Weger was last a free man in 1960, before he was labeled the "Starved Rock Killer" after confessing to murdering one of three women in Chicago.
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33 murders would've already put Leyva as one of the deadliest killers in Mexican history, but the man from Cuernavaca later admitted to taking over 100 lives.
Read MoreFour US presidents were actually cheerleaders before entering the Oval Office, including FDR, George W. Bush, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan.
Read MoreThe fabled Kingdom of Saguenay in modern-day Canada was the source of much speculation and excitement among explorers, but it may have never existed.
Read MoreThough the ancient Egyptians built some of the world's most impressive natural wonders, their homes were of surprisingly humble construction.
Read MoreThe Cancer constellation stems from the legendary myth of Hercules' 12 labors. Here's the interesting mythology behind Cancer.
Read MoreSocieties function when people gather together, each individual making a unique contribution for the benefit of the group. True now, true in Ancient Egypt.
Read MoreThe Kohinoor Diamond, now in the hands of the British royal family, has its roots in India. Some say those roots include a curse upon whoever possesses it.
Read MoreMany a story taken from the headlines has proven rich source material for Hollywood. Sometimes the stories change significantly. But not for "Spotlight."
Read MoreThe Garden of Eden is one of the most well-known locations from the Old Testament, where the first created humans Adam and Eve supposedly lived in paradise.
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Aspiring actress Elizabeth Short was found mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. Here are the biggest Black Dahlia theories: Who really killed her?
Read More"My Fair Lady" is a musical and movie about a Cockney woman learning to ditch her streetwise ways and thick working-class accent to pass as a proper lady.
Read MorePeople readily recognize names like Odin and Thor from Norse mythology. The characters are rooted in actual religious beliefs that included places of worship.
Read MorePolitics make strange bedfellows, and so do marriages -- especially political marriages into royal families. Diana and her father-in-law bonded -- at first.
Read MoreThe sleepwalking defense is a way of pleading not guilty, where the perpetrator admits to the act but claims they had no control over their actions.
Read MoreThe world was shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of actor Luke Perry, who suffered a massive stroke in March 2019 and died at the age of 52.
Read MoreThe word 'pregnant' was apparently too much to bear for 'I Love Lucy' execs, so other words like 'expecting' were used instead.
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