Founding father Benjamin Franklin's ideas and inventions have stood the test of time. But his 1781 essay about farting illuminates his robust sense of humor.
Despite being the only son of one of the most famous couple in the world, Barron Trump remains an enigma. But his life has certainly been less than easy.
The Roaring Twenties brought revolutions in fashion, technology, and lifestyles. As Edwardian stuffiness was discarded, women's tastes changed dramatically.
The most powerful nuclear bomb ever made was detonated over an arctic island, but its magnitude could demolish entire nations. Here are the disturbing facts.
A life of fame and wealth awaits those musicians who find success. But for some, their bad behavior landed them in prison, and are still there to this day.
In 1995, football star O.J. Simpson was pronounced innocent of murder. Since then, and until his death in 2024, his life was never far from controversy.
After World War II the U.S. had a surplus of parachutes. One Fish and Game employee realized they could be used to drop 76 beavers from planes. Here's why.
In the Christian Bible, Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus Christ and condemns him to execution, all for 30 pieces of silver. Yet his story is far more complex.
In 1995, millions of people across America and the globe were transfixed by the biggest court case of the decade: O.J. Simpson's murder trial, and it was wild.
Though Mary Magdalene was arguably Jesus' most loyal disciple, the Bible isn't very specific about her background. Here's what everyone gets wrong about her.
The first fatal disaster of the space race was horrific as it was tragic, with three trapped astronauts burned alive. But even this might not be the worst part.
Jimmy Carter is the longest-lived president in U.S. history. From family deaths to a grueling national crisis, here are some of the tragedies he experienced.
In the early '70s, barely before the Cold War began to thaw, the U.S. launched an audacious, top-secret plan to recover a sunken Soviet submarine in deep water.
AI revealed its interpretation of what hell might look like in a TikTok video, and it has something scary in common with lots of other depictions of hell.
From his radio pulpit, Alex Jones has spouted and endorsed almost every conspiracy theory out there. But the man himself has plenty of deep, unsettling flaws.
Osama bin Laden's role as the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks made him a marked man by the U.S. and he was eventually killed. Here are the details of his death.
From the backwaters of Judea to, eventually, the entire globe, Jesus Christ certainly shook things up. But some odd details about him are often ignored.
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated on Saturday, February 1, 2003, when reentering the Earth's atmosphere. Here's what happened to the bodies of the crew.
The Apostles of Jesus Christ would have followed him to the ends of the earth. As it happens, after they also died, their remains were scattered far and wide.
Bouncers might seem like simple gatekeepers of fun. But some have amazing life stories, including a WWII vet who subbed for an absentee ... for over 20 years.
Millions cross bridges everyday, trusting they hold up. But in the U.S. at least, these sturdy-looking structures have often failed, with disastrous results.