Wine fraud is a surprisingly common racket that dates back as least as far as the ancient Roman Empire. Here are a few of history's most notorious wine scams.
When it comes to carnivorous plants, fact is sometimes stranger than fiction. Here's the science behind some of the myths about these incredible species.
Bettie Page was one of the most popular pin-ups in the 1950s, but controversy forced her into obscurity. From start to finish, her life was full of tragedy.
It's hard to overstate how important college football is. But college football has some seriously shady, sketchy things lurking behind those bright colors.
Long considered a taboo in many cultures, inbreeding can cause a range of health ailments that may span generations. Sometimes this can be taken to extremes.
To say that boxer Terence Crawford has overcome a lot is putting it lightly. He says that his success in the ring is the result of channeling a lot of anger.
The brutal and inhumane apartheid regime held an iron grip on South Africa in the '50s. Some brave souls peacefully resisted, and ended up on trial for treason.
Many TV theme songs have faded into obscurity, but a few have taken on lives of their own, sometimes outshining the shows they were meant to introduce.
The public has had a morbid fascination with serial killers, but few people have managed to put some of the most dangerous murderers on the planet behind bars.
Over the course of more than four and a half decades, Pat Smear's career has taken him from LA's underground punk scene to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Sherman's March to the Sea was a campaign that occurred near the end of the Civil War, led by Union General William Sherman. But this wasn't a typical campaign.
Politicians have been arrested for crimes ranging from the dumb to the truly disturbing. Here are some notable political mugshots from the last 100 years.
Life in a 19th-century circus meant steady work, hot meals, and more than a little adventure - when you weren't getting harassed by locals or mauled by lions.
Much of what you think you know about the Ice Age is wrong. Pop culture has given us some pretty strange ideas, but the truth might be even more extraordinary.
The film is based on a true story, but just how true is "Gran Turismo?" These are the lies — some bigger than others — that the film tells its audience.
While baseball doesn't have a reputation for violence, occasionally tempers flare and turn physical. Cooler heads don't always prevail, and fights can get ugly.
Modern scientific research into cannabis is yielding some thought-provoking and bizarre stuff. Here are weird marijuana facts you probably didn't know.
From his heartbreakingly difficult childhood to his briefly-held belief that he had actually discovered The Beatles, Willie Nelson's life has been a wild ride.
There are some rare feats in baseball you'd need to be blessed by the ghost of Babe Ruth to see in person. These are the rarest feats in Major League Baseball.