What Were Funerals Like In Colonial America?
Looking back at American colonial funerals gives insight into the society in general. Here's what it was like to witness a funeral in the American colonies.
Read MoreLooking back at American colonial funerals gives insight into the society in general. Here's what it was like to witness a funeral in the American colonies.
Read MoreFrontman for the Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne's life hasn't been without its ups and downs.
Read MoreNews anchors are fallible. And some of them seem to be hiding just how terrible they are. Here are a few news anchors who turned out to be terrible people.
Read MoreTalk show hosts have entertained TV and radio audiences for generations, banking on carefully managed reputations. But some are truly terrible people.
Read MoreBilled as an EDM festival, art installation and spiritual experience, Burning Man is a well-known music event that has gained immense popularity over the years.
Read MoreMobsters have a well-deserved reputation for brutality and criminality. But many members of the mafia have served in the military, and some with distinction.
Read MoreIn 1978, NASA recruited its first female astronauts, a full 20 years after the agency was first established. The six women have many astonishing achievements.
Read MoreIt makes sense that Deadliest Catch is fake -- it's about fishing, fishing is boring, so a non-boring fishing show can't exist -- but it's even faker than that.
Read MoreThe 2023 Morocco earthquake struck without warning and left utter devastation in its wake. Here's how the earthquake and its aftermath unfolded.
Read MoreSofia Coppola's is known for highlighting the female perspective in her films, and making her 2023 film "Priscilla" was no different.
Read MoreOne of the most famous stories in the Bible is that of Noah's Ark, but few know the strange details of Noah's birth, or that he wasn't just the Flood Guy.
Read MoreLong 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.
Read MoreEven though protective custody is a thing, these serial killers met their end at the hands of another prisoner, before justice could be satisfied.
Read MoreThe BTK serial killer began murdering in the 1970s; in 2005 Dennis Rader was convicted of the string of brutal murders. So what is prison life like for him?
Read MoreThe rise of rap in the early '80s coincided with a new piece of hardware: the sampler. Here is the musical motherlode - the most sampled songs of all time.
Read MoreWhat really happened to Scott Stapp since Creed's turn-of-the-millennium heyday? Here's the true, surprisingly dark story of Scott Stapp.
Read MoreHere are some of the families whose loyalties were divided between the North and the South in the American Civil War, often with tragic results.
Read MoreMost people don't give much thought to taking elevators these days. But this invention, which partly made skyscrapers possible, has a long history behind it.
Read MoreSome jobs seem timeless, resistant to the relentless march of technology and society. But 100 years ago, the most popular jobs were not so similar as to today.
Read MoreThe French wine industry enjoys a global reputation of excellence. But over a century ago, it almost collapsed for good, until a New World transplant saved it.
Read MoreThese creepy paranormal documentaries might make you wonder and question everything you know.
Read MoreThe death of Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell has shone a spotlight on a condition that has claimed the lives of more than a few musicians: liver failure.
Read MoreThere are countless pictures of groupies who hung out with all the big bands of the 1970s, but the term "groupie" means different things to different people.
Read MoreScientific progress can come with a heavy cost, potentially hurting a lot of people. Here are a few of the most terrifying human experiments ever conducted.
Read MoreNaturally, Crime Junkie co-host Brit Prawat loves crime-related TV shows - and she told us which true crime and scripted crime series are her favorites.
Read MoreThe history of America is full of violence, and every state has had its share of murder and mayhem, neither of which every truly justified.
Read MoreBefore Spider-Man became Hollywood's web-slinging darling in the '90s, actors had been portraying him for decades. Some went on to further fame, but not all.
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