What The Final Year Of Stephen Hawking's Life Was Like
Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking was still doing groundbreaking work in the weeks leading up to his death. Here's what the last year of his life was like.
Read MoreLegendary physicist Stephen Hawking was still doing groundbreaking work in the weeks leading up to his death. Here's what the last year of his life was like.
Read MoreEnd of the world predictions are nothing new. In fact, there have been many over the years, and some came from famous people you wouldn't expect.
Read MoreJesus is believed to have been crucified in the spring of A.D. 30 or A.D. 33, and his death was probably even more gruesome than you thought.
Read MoreWhen it comes to fears, death is probably at the top of the list for most of us. But even higher is a painful death, and there have been many over the years.
Read MoreIt makes sense that bikers have a lot of hand signals to use while they ride motorcycles. Here's what it means when they point down with two fingers.
Read MoreThe dodo was a flightless bird from the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, and over the years, it's gotten a bit of an unfair reputation.
Read MoreOne thing modern day people have in common with the ancients is a fascination with outer space. Our ancestors even had weapons created from space materials.
Read MoreArcheologists spent a decade deciphering one Roman court document found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and it was eye opening. Here's what they learned.
Read MoreAncient Roman society was a wonder of architecture, literature, and yes, painful ways to die. They had plenty of them.
Read MoreIn the Middle Ages, holy wars raged between Christians and Muslims. Countless people were slaughtered, but the Crusades were even worse than you thought.
Read More"Adolf Hitler" - it's a name known around the world. But the fascist who caused unfathomable human suffering almost had a different last name.
Read MoreAncient Egypt was a time full of intrigue, and there are many mysteries from the time we have yet to solve. But the painful ways to die are all too clear.
Read MoreAs members of one of the most famous secret societies around, the Freemasons have long kept an air of mystery about the many secret rules they must follow.
Read MoreMI6 may have a glamorous image, but Britain's famous intelligence agency has managed to land itself in hot water by breaking the rules more than a few times.
Read MoreEarly explorers learned by trial and error as they scouted new territories. Here's why people thought that California was actually an island for centuries.
Read MoreOn April 30, 1945, one of history's most infamous evil villains ignominiously died. But was it like for everyone else on the day that Adolf Hitler died?
Read MoreThe next time you're in Massachusetts, you might want to be careful how what you do with the national anthem - or you could be hit with a fine.
Read MoreRoman concrete lasts long - it's even sturdier than the concrete we use to make buildings today. The reason lies in one very particular thing.
Read MoreThe Vietnam War was a notoriously horrific conflict. Here are some of the worst fates that befell the combatants and civilians who didn't survive.
Read MoreThanks to survivor accounts, forensic evidence, and Jim Jones' own tape recordings, we know exactly how the 1978 Jonestown massacre unfolded.
Read MoreMonastic life varies from one sect to the next, but all Christian monks are expected to observe the rules of their monastery -- even the surprising ones.
Read MoreYears ago, Mt. Vesuvius erupted and swallowed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Now, we've decoded the first word of a manuscript from the area.
Read MoreThe strange story of New York's abandoned castle on a haunted island started with New York's early inhabitants. Today, it's a tourist attraction.
Read MoreVan Halen have made countless popular songs throughout the years, and the stories behind some of them are pretty interesting, to say the least.
Read MoreIn 2025, researchers revealed that they had found an ancient stone in Galilee, Israel, that sheds light on some ancient history and raises a few questions.
Read MoreConsidering the level of discipline we associate with the United States Marine Corps, it's not surprising that Marines have strict rules they must follow.
Read MoreThere was a time when indoor latrines were reserved for "high status houses," so finding this medieval toilet helped researchers identify Harold II's palace.
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