Why The US Navy Shot Down A Passenger Jet
In the waning months of the Iran-Iraq war, a tragic sequence of events led to the USS Vincennes shooting down the civilian airliner Iran Air Flight 655.
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Cold War Escapes That Were Absolutely Unbelievable
Numerous residents of the USSR tried to escape to the West during the Cold War, despite the Iron Curtain, and some of them were astonishingly inventive.
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Ex-NASA Engineer Claims He Conquered Gravity. Here's Why We're Skeptical
After decades of research, an ex-NASA engineer who worked on the Hubble Telescope claims to have made a discovery that would upend our understanding of physics.
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The Creepiest Real-Life Hoaxes Inspired By Horror Movies
A stunt that makes the general public feel horror movie emotions like fear and unease, for real, is at the heart of some of the hoaxes inspired by such films.
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Cult Classic Children's Toys With Dark Histories
Many toys become iconic because so many people buy them and enjoy them, but some cult classics have been linked to some pretty horrific events.
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A '60s Villager Found An Ancient Skull. 65 Years Later, It's Identified As Rare Human Species
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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The Eeriest Celebrity Death Tributes
Celebrities run in some of the same circles, so when one of them dies, other celebs often make public statements. These eerie attempts missed the mark.
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Athletes Who Ruined Their Careers Gambling
Many athletes have been caught in gambling scandals, whether by betting on their own teams or paying off players to create favorable betting conditions.
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The History Of Sewage Is Stinkin' Impressive
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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The Real Story Behind Ed & Lorraine Warren's Smurl Haunting Investigation
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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What Vintage Sci-Fi Imagined 2025 Would Look Like
The year 2000 and beyond were often the settings for sci-fi stories from decades ago. A few even imagined the year 2025 specifically. Let's compare, shall we?
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Unconfirmed UFO Sightings That Set Social Media On Fire
Unconfirmed UFO, or what are now called UAP sightings, have always captured our imaginations. These sightings caught on video caused a big stir social media.
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Terrifying Stories From Inside America's National Parks
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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Times Howard Stern Went Too Far Off Air
Howard Stern, the self-proclaimed "King of all Media" rose to fame as a shock-jock in the late '80s and '90s, but sometimes he's gone too far, even off the air.
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Why Immortality Is Closer Than You Think
The idea of immortality has always been fantastical, but as scientific and technological research expands, aging and death may become something we can control.
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These WWII Weapons Were Total Disasters
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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Ancient Treasure That People First Mistook For Boring Junk
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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Creepy (But Good) Ways AI Is Changing The Future Of Medicine
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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The Most Outrageous Ways People Have Tried To Smuggle Animals Through Airports
Sometimes, airport security will discover something bizarre, such as animals someone is trying to smuggle into a country — sometimes in even stranger places.
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Why Were So Many Royal Families Inbred?
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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Mankind's Attempts To Achieve Immortality Are Downright Wild
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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Inside The Prison Lives Of Modern-Day Killers
These killers had their atrocities splashed all over the media, but now they're safely behind prison bars, their lives are considerably more mundane.
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The German WWII Superweapon That Launched America's Space Program
After World War II, German scientist Wernher von Braun went from developing Nazi superweapons to spearheading NASA's Saturn program.
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The State With The Most Civil War Battles In History
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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The Revolutionary Invention That Became A Global Curse
This invention changed life as we know it and made countless modern conveniences possible, but the cost is higher than its creators could have dreamed.
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The Most Bizarre Things Presidents Have Ever Said
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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Directors Who Are Really Weird People
We all probably know that certain painters, composers, and musicians are pretty odd, but there are also directors who can be just as eccentric.
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