Here's How Amelia Earhart Stayed Awake During Flights
Amelia Earhart was a true pioneer. Her first flight across the Atlantic took almost 15 hours, but she didn't use coffee to stay awake. Here's how she did it.
Read MoreAmelia Earhart was a true pioneer. Her first flight across the Atlantic took almost 15 hours, but she didn't use coffee to stay awake. Here's how she did it.
Read MoreRose Dunn, the Rose of Cimarron, was an infamous outlaw in Oklahoma. Or was she?
Read MoreMount Vernon, home of George Washington, has become home to many weird artifacts over the centuries. Here's a look into the curios housed there.
Read MoreIt's not uncommon presidents have regrets about their time in office. Andrew Jackson's was interesting, to say the least. It will probably surprise you.
Read MoreChilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died before he could be tried for crimes against humanity. This is what happened to his corpse when it was sent back to Chile.
Read MoreMartha's Vineyard is a popular vacation island off the coast of Massachusetts, but it's actually a misnomer. There are no vineyards on Martha's Vineyard.
Read MoreAirplane windows are famously round, in contrast to the shape of most other windows, but why? This is the real reason airplane windows are round.
Read MoreThe British Royal Family travels frequently for engagements both at home and abroad, and the bill isn't cheap. It costs UK taxpayers more than you think.
Read MoreKing Umberto of Italy was assassinated in 1900, though it wasn't as surprising as it might sound. This is what led to King Umberto's assassination.
Read MoreMartin Luther King Jr. is thought to have been killed by James Earl Ray, but the King family disagrees, thinking Ray was part of a broader conspiracy.
Read MoreLake Karachay in Russia's Ural Mountains is one of the most dangerous places on Earth thanks to Mayak, a radioactive dumping ground for nuclear waste.
Read MoreThe Rockefeller family is one of the richest in American history, thanks to their oil fortune. Here's who inherited John D. Rockefeller's money.
Read MorePeople often conflate the Bible and Torah, but in fact, they're two quite distinct bodies of work. Each is significant in its own right.
Read MoreThe Titanic famously sunk after crashing into an iceberg, but here's how a single key might have been able to stop that tragedy from happening.
Read MoreThe Atlanta Braves are one of the oldest teams in baseball, and the team name can be traced back to a 19th-century political organization in New York.
Read MoreNew Orleans is commonly known as "The Big Easy," but how did it get this nickname? There are many popular theories, but here's how the city likely got the name.
Read MorePillow Pets was one of the biggest toy crazes of the 2000s, but they have since faded from popularity. Here's what actually happened to Pillow Pets.
Read MoreSupreme Court Justices famously wear black robes, but the tradition originates in England and Europe. Here's where the judicial black robe tradition comes from.
Read MoreGeorge H.W. Bush almost selected Clint Eastwood as his running mate in 1988, and he might have made a better choice than you'd think.
Read MoreErnest Hemingway and Ezra Pound were to literary giants, and they were actually close friends. This is the complicated relationship of Hemingway and Pound.
Read MoreThe Copper Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, supposedly details the whereabouts of a huge hoard of treasure. The problem is, no one knows how to read it.
Read MoreThe tulsi plant is highly significant in Hindu culture. Here's why some Hindu homes have four deities surrounding their tulsi plant.
Read MoreThe Easter sunrise service is a staple of the Easter holiday, but what is it and why is it observed? This is the Biblical origin of the Easter sunrise service.
Read MoreTecumseh's Curse has allegedly plagued U.S. presidents for over a century, dooming presidents elected in years ending with zero to an untimely death.
Read MoreIn the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, there was only one question on a lot of Americans' minds: Could we have prevented this?
Read MoreThe Soviet invasion was neither the beginning nor the end of Afghanistan's occupied history. Here's what happened during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Read MoreThe true story behind Texas Chain Saw Massacre is much stranger and more gruesome than fiction could ever be.
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