In 1960, a villager discovered the Petralona skull, a nearly complete cranium, near Thessaloniki, Greece. It's age and species were debated for years.
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We may barely give a thought to our toilet waste post-flush, but the history behind the marvels of modern sewers is long, complicated, and just a little gross.
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Ed and Lorraine Warren are two of the most famous paranormal investigators in history, and their work eventually took them to the house of Jack and Janet Smurl.
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America's national parks are full of beauty and wonder, but they've also played host to murders, disappearances, horrifying accidents, and chilling encounters.
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In the more desperate times of war, the Allied and Axis forces looked to create unique weapons to give them an advantage, but not all of them worked out.
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Many ancient treasures go unfound, lost to time or some other destructive event. Others are discovered by average people in places you wouldn't expect.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine began with the data digitization of the 1970s, and it's shifted the field in many ways — some pretty unsettling.
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In the U.S, inbred families are usually stereotyped as poor and uneducated, but royal families, who are neither, did plenty of inbreeding. Here's why.
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Throughout the years, mankind has sought to find a way to defy the natural order, searching for the key to immortality — with mostly awful results.
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After World War II, German scientist Wernher von Braun went from developing Nazi superweapons to spearheading NASA's Saturn program.
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U.S. Civil War battles and skirmishes took place in several states, but one of the original 13 colonies became the state where the most battles occurred.
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From oddball one-liners to jaw-dropping gaffes, here are some of the strangest, funniest, and most baffling things U.S. presidents have ever said.
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The moon is something we take for granted, expecting it to come into view each night. But if the Earth lost its moon, the results would be catastrophic.
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For hundreds of years, the White House has seen more than its fair share of political and personal intrigue, along with some major, high-profile scandals.
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War is an unfortunate constant all over the world, and with it comes various kinds of military units, some far more elite and deadly than others — like SEAL Team Six.
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Comedian Matt Rife has been tearing up the comedy world, and now he's the new guardian of the infamous Annabelle doll — for better or for worse.
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Humanity's rich and dramatic history often provides fertile ground for TV. Yet the creative license taken in those shows often leaves historians fuming.
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War is never easy, and being a United States general comes with a lot of responsibility. Some, like William Hull and Benedict Arnold, hurt the country more than helped it.
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Cover-ups and lies, individual, corporate, and government negligence, and corner-cutting have all played their role in a slew of infamous events.
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The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World are all gone but for one, the Pyramids of Giza. But there have been discussions and plans to resurrect one.
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Some United States presidents were pretty weird people. Here are some facts about them that you never knew — and maybe, never wanted to know.
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An estimated 45 to 60 million people died during World War II, both military and civilians, but it could have gone even worse for a few different reasons.
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A U.S.-led coalition swept into Iraq in 2003 and left in 2011. The Iraq War was costly, both in lives and money, and still leaves many heads scratching.
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There are plenty of historical figures who, despite their accomplishments that solidified their place in history, were actually terrible people.
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In 1986, the world watched in horror as the space shuttle Challenger exploded on live TV. In the aftermath, the worst and unexpected details were yet to follow.
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The subjects of royal history have long been portrayed to the public as exciting and tragic, but historians often hate some movies and TV shows about them.
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The Battle of Gettysburg may be the most famous of the grim events during the American Civil War, but there are many shocking, lesser-known details about it.
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