Chilling Details About The Father Of Gynecology
The Father of Gynecology, J. Marion Sims, often experimented on enslaved women against their will, but his work has earned him acclaim from the medical field.
Read MoreThe Father of Gynecology, J. Marion Sims, often experimented on enslaved women against their will, but his work has earned him acclaim from the medical field.
Read MoreWarren Buffet is one of the richest men in the world, but, like everyone, the pandemic affected his earnings. So how much money did Buffet end up losing?
Read MoreIn the early 1990s, actual news outlets and tabloids alike lit up with the story of the "Long Island Lolita" -- teenager Amy Fisher, who shot her lover's wife.
Read MoreJohn Belushi once did and impression of Joe Cocker on Saturday Night Live. Here's what Joe Cocker really thought about the comedian's impression.
Read MoreJenny Maxwell had a successful, though brief, run at Hollywood stardom, with supporting roles in films and television. And then she was murdered.
Read MoreSandy Koufax refused to pitch in Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because of his Jewish faith, and because it was the Yom Kippur holiday.
Read MoreDue to her role in "The Wizard of Oz," the masses have associated Margaret Hamilton's image with pure villainy. But in real life, this is far from the truth.
Read MoreRussia's Joseph Stalin was famous for his brutality, but few knew about Cannibal Island, a particularly sadistic labor camp. Here's how the public found out.
Read MoreFrom last-minute football fumbles to humiliating hockey blowouts, here are some of the most surprising, shocking, and embarrassing losses in sports history.
Read MoreGuitarist Mick Taylor was only with The Rolling Stones for five years, but during his stint, the band put out some of its most critically acclaimed albums.
Read MoreCarrie Fisher sent a special gift to a producer who reportedly harassed her friend.
Read MoreThe beginnings of the oil exploration industry in the United States was, like most new industries, a product of trial and error -- sometimes fatal error.
Read MoreThe story of teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, convicted of sexual abuse of a 12-year-old student, includes the story of the man to whom she was married at the time.
Read MoreIn the old Frankenstein movies, lightning is harnessed to give life to what once was dead. Oddly enough, something like that happened in 1980 in Maine.
Read MoreThroughout recorded history, there are those singular events that, certainly in hindsight, take on enormous meaning for peoples and nations.
Read MoreTeam mascots are part of the fun of professional sports -- some arguably more popular than the team they represent. Some mascots make more sense than others.
Read MoreAs Marilyn Monroe's life spiraled out of control -- emotionally, professionally -- she sought help from at least two doctors: a physician and a psychiatrist.
Read MoreThere are probably as many techniques for increasing concentration as there are people who are trying to concentrate. Does chewing gum have any place?
Read MoreThe history of human society is rife with tragic examples of those people considered "other" -- cast aside, forced to live separately, despised, "untouchable."
Read MoreThe legend of mountain man Hugh Glass got a boost of awareness when his story was told in the film "The Revenant." The bear didn't kill him, but what did?
Read MoreBoris Johnson's short, controversial tenure as the U.K.'s prime minister is ending. Contributing to the finale is the behavior of one of his appointees.
Read MoreSunny Balwani was the president of shamed company Theranos. After his first wife divorced him, he allegedly dated Elizabeth Holmes, but who was his first wife?
Read MoreTo call Boris Johnson a controversial figure would be an understatement. This is the wild number of scandals Boris Johnson has been involved in.
Read MoreBelgian officials in the 1870s tried to use cats to deliver mail because of their instinctual knack for direction. It went about as well as you'd think.
Read MoreDreams -- when you're asleep, not whimsy while you're awake -- are mysterious, sometimes uncontrollable, occasionally thrilling, perhaps terrifying.
Read MoreHuman brains are just plain complicated, complex, even arcane. One somewhat rare brain condition is prosopagnosia -- having trouble distinguishing faces.
Read MoreCERN is an international scientific organization whose purpose is to study fundamental particles.
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