The Only Deaths To Happen In Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace has been around for a long time, yet it seems only a handful of people have died there. Here are the only ones ... that we know of, anyway.
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The Surprising Way Brutus Tried To Raise Money For Caesar's Assassins
Nearly 2000 years ago, Marcus Junius Brutus — more commonly known as Brutus and Brute — orchestrated the most famous assassination and betrayal in history.
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What's The Difference Between The MI6 And The CIA?
The difference between MI6 and the CIA isn't just that one is in Britain and one is in the U.S. (or that one has James Bond and the other has Jack Ryan).
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George Washington's Favorite Fruit Might Surprise You
None other than the Father Of Our Country, George Washington, was a fan of a native North American fruit. So what exactly was it?
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What Dante's Inferno Changed About The Bible's Version Of Hell
Popular culture depictions of hell tend to share certain key elements: fire, brimstone, demons, lost souls being tormented for their wickedness in life.
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These Surprising Items Were Used As Cures In The Wild West
Learn enough about medical treatments in the Wild West and you'll quickly be grateful for modern medicine. Pretty much anyone could call themselves a doctor.
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Everything We Know About Andrew Jackson's Swearing Parrot
Dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, cows, goats, and hamsters have been some of the more manageable animals to come under the care of the president.
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The Morbid Thing H.H. Holmes Sold To Medical Schools
H.H. Holmes has the dark distinction of being among America's first serial killers. He committed his most infamous and deranged acts in Chicago.
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Inside The Final Days Of The Oklahoma City Bomber
After three years on death row, Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh halted all appeals, and he was ultimately put to death in June 2001.
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The Legend Of The Shipwrecked Sailor Explained
One of ancient Egypt's more mysterious yet informative pieces of culture was "The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor," which was written around 4,000 years ago.
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What Titanic Passengers Were Served For Their Final Meal
One of the greatest maritime accidents in modern history occurred in 1912 when the "unsinkable" ship Titanic struck an iceberg and sank within only hours.
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What Really Happened To The Shroud Of Turin?
In the mid-1350s, French knight Geoffroi de Charny presented the dean of the church of Lirey, France, with a roughly 14x3.5-foot linen cloth.
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How Did Pharaohs Become Pharaohs?
There are few figures across history that are as interesting as the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. But how did pharaohs become pharaohs?
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What Really Happens When Royals Marry Commoners?
Common folk marrying into ancient, royal families - it seems like everybody's doing it these days. But what really happens when royals marry commoners?
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The Insane True Story Of L'Oreal's Founder
Eugene Schueller's quest to find a safe hair dye involved assassinations, bombings, and the Third Reich. Here's the insane true story of L'Oreal's founder.
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How One Vestal Virgin May Have Helped Found Rome
The legend of the founding of Rome is one of the most epic tales you will hear. How one Vestal Virgin may have helped find Rome.
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Carole Baskin Earns A Surprising Amount Of Money Making Cameo Videos
Carole Baskin of "Tiger King" fame seems to have found a way to cash in on her celebrity that came from the runaway hit Netflix docuseries.
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This Colorized Photo Will Change How You Look At John D. Rockefeller
Though he did not start out rich, John D. Rockefeller eventually became America's first billionaire, and this colorized photo will change how you look at him.
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Why Sitting Bull Was Exiled In Canada
Sitting Bull knew full well the predicament his people were in due to white settlers encroaching on the area where his people had long lived peacefully.
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Here Are The Languages First Used To Write The Bible
For centuries, being able to read and understand the Bible was a privilege reserved only for a select few: those who had spent years learning ancient languages.
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The Psychology Behind The Jonestown Massacre Finally Explained
On November 18, 1978, more than 900 men, women, and children, died by suicide and murder at the Jonestown settlement in Guyana, led by Reverend Jim Jones.
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The History Of Palm Reading Explained
Believing that you carry the possibility of you future in your hands is powerful knowledge. So, let's learn more about the history of palm reading.
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George Washington's Biggest Regret As President May Surprise You
Presidential disappointments, qualms and self-reproach stretch back to the very beginning of the office, to the first American president, George Washington.
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The Truth About Greece's Ancient Underwater City
We have all heard stories of the mythical island of Atlantis. But what about Greece's ancient underwater city? Here's the truth.
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This Colorized Photo Will Change How You Look At Marie Curie
Before becoming the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, Marie Curie was a poor Polish girl who dreamed of someday going to university.
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This Is How The Bible Got Its Name
Few books have had the width and breadth of cultural influence over the past two millennia as the Holy Bible, but there's actually more than one bible.
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This Colorized Photo Will Change How You Look At Nikola Tesla
Perhaps most known now for the car that bears his name, Nikola Tesla was an enigmatic figure that is considered to be one of the greatest inventors of all time.
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