In the midst of misery, there was a small group of Russians who, in one of the most incredible stories of World War II, actually chose to starve to death.
Read MoreThe man behind five confirmed murders in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1968-1969, the Zodiac Killer, who claimed as many as 37 victims, was never caught.
Read MoreThe war in Afghanistan raged for 20 years, with the U.S. fighting terrorist forces. Here is why the assassination of al-Qaeda's leader was considered necessary.
Read MoreBut tragedy followed John F. Kennedy Jr,, starting just before his third birthday, when his father was assassinated, and ending with his early death in 1999.
Read MoreThe Great Barrier Reef is important to both economies and ecology. Here is the unexpected role that bird poop has played in the decline of the reef's health.
Read MoreThunder and lightning can bring a sense of beauty and excitement. However, there are many places that you should never consider taking shelter during a storm.
Read MoreMichael Jackson debuted his gravity-defying lean in the "Smooth Criminal" music video. How did Jackson, and his dancers, accomplish this?
Read MoreArcheologists and scientists have long theorized when humans may have first come to the Americas. Now they suggest that it was earlier than you may think.
Read MoreCristhian Bahena Rivera drove Mollie Tibbetts to a corn field, where he dumped her body and covered her with corn leaves.
Read MoreSome believe that largely due to Redl's influence, he ultimately brought about the downfall of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Read MoreHumphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall played major roles in fighting the persecutory practices of the government during the Hollywood Red Scare,.
Read MoreThe High Renaissance painter Raphael was prolific in more ways than one.
Read MoreIn 2016, one innocent man lost his life when he mistakenly became the target of a gang-related assassination in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read MoreAn extraordinary, and massive, discovery was made off the coast of Antarctica recently. Massive if only for the numbers involved: icefish nests in the millions.
Read MoreThe Menendez brothers shocked the world when they were convicted of killing their parents. Allegations of abuse added to the already profound tragedy.
Read MoreThe central text of Judaism is, without doubt, the Talmud. Just how long is it?
Read MoreThe media frenzy surrounding the trial of the Menendez brothers introduced many viewers to their larger-than-life star attorney, Leslie Abramson.
Read MoreDespite the fact that the band believed Ringo Starr to be a step up as a drummer, The Beatles already had a following in Liverpool.
Read MoreBlinking has come to mean giving way -- whoever blinks first in a negotiation, for instance. But actual blinking isn't surrender; it's healthful and necessary.
Read MoreBob Dylan has also never shied away from his opinions about Counting Crows, and they're not good.
Read MoreA slew of historically significant locations serves as Italy's Museum of Abandonment — an experimental museum where visitors can walk through Italy's history.
Read MoreIn seeking a criminal conviction, motive is a crucial part of the puzzle. That was true for the Menendez brothers, convicted of killing their parents.
Read MoreJohn Wilkes Booth is probably the most well-known of the Booth clan. What many don't know is that he came from a prominent family, and had a famous sibling.
Read MoreOurs is an age in which physical beauty is celebrated, lauded, praised -- not just models, but supermodels. The archetype may have begun with Audrey Munson.
Read MoreAlbert Woodfox, a former inmate who spent more than four decades in solitary confinement and recently died, wanted to visit one specific place when freed.
Read MoreRank has its privileges, and perhaps especially so when the life of a brutal dictator is at stake, requiring constant, personal medical supervision.
Read MoreWhat would happen if the other planets in our solar system were to disappear? What if they never existed at all?
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