How Did May Get Its Name?
There are several theories about how the month of May got its name. One involves the goddess Maia, an ancient Greek and Roman mythological figure.
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How Did March Get Its Name?
The month of March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war, because March is when military campaigns could finally resume after the long winter.
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How Justin Bieber Really Became Famous
Justin Bieber rose to fame at an early age, and almost instantly because one of the music industry's biggest stars. Here's how he became famous.
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This Is How The Kansas City Strangler Was Eventually Caught
Thanks to DNA technology, police found matching forensic evidence on 12 murder victims. This is how the Kansas City Strangler was eventually caught.
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How Vladimir Putin Responded To 9/11
Given the state of the U.S.-Putin relationship in the late 2010s and early 2020s, it may be surprising that things were different early in Putin's presidency.
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What Was The Last Movie Cary Grant Starred In?
Cary Grant is one of Hollywood's most famous and iconic movie stars. The last film he ever starred in was called "Walk, Don't Run," and it premiered in 1966.
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The Real Reason The US Abandoned The Gold Standard
Gold has been used as a medium of exchange for thousands of years. Here is the real reason the U.S. abandoned the gold standard.
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The Bizarre Case Of Elsie Paroubek's Kidnapping
With so many high-profile cases in the city's history, some are bound to fall through the cracks, and the disappearance of Elsie Paroubek is one of them.
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This David Bowie Song Was Once Banned
David Bowie is known for breaking barriers in the music industry, but one of his songs was actually banned for awhile. Here's why "Space Oddity" was banned.
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Where Is Candy Montgomery Today?
Candy Mongomery admitted murdering her friend with an ax, yet she served no prison time. Here is where she is today.
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What Are The 8 Categories That Will Not Air From The 2022 Academy Awards?
Fans of long Oscar broadcasts were dismayed to learn that the 2022 Academy Awards would not present all its competitive categories live on air.
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The Truth About How Janis Joplin Was Discovered
Janis Joplin was a giant of 1960s music, both as the lead singer for psychedelic rock group Big Brother and the Holding Company and as a solo artist.
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How Far Can An Owl Really Turn Their Head?
Owls' ability to turn their head all the way around is pretty unique. But how far can an owl really turn their head?
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How The Durham Family Murders Were Finally Solved
In the early 1970s, Bryce Durham, his wife Virginia, and their son Bobby Joe moved to Boone, North Carolina, where Bryce opened a car dealership.
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Where The Phrase Happy As A Clam Came From
Some people just have a friendly, happy sort of aura about them. They're quick to make a joke, relentlessly upbeat, and often described as happy as a clam.
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The Tragic Death Of Vivien Leigh
Best known for her role as Scarlett O'Hara, Vivien Leigh also suffered from mental illness and other health problems. Her death at just 53 shocked her fans.
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The Most Prolific Con Artists In History
There's an old saying that crime doesn't pay, but history is filled with ridiculously adept con artists who proved time and time again that sometimes, it does.
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The Untold Truth Of Dexys Midnight Runners
Dexys Midnight Runners is famous for their hit "Come on Eileen," though the band was quite an anomaly. This is the untold truth of Dexys Midnight Runners.
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The Untold Truth Of Erasure
The synth pop band Erasure was at the forefront of the synthpop movement and had a tremendous impact on pop music. This is the untold truth of Erasure.
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Whatever Happened To New Kids On The Block?
Here's what happened to popular '80s and early '90s boy band New Kids on the Block following their 1994 disbandment.
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The Untold Truth Of The Cradle Of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind in South Africa has been a hotspot of human discovery, with fossils of our Homo ancestors discovered.
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What Happened To Garbage Pail Kids?
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. Fortunately, some cherished aspects of days gone by are still around in one form or another, like Garbage Pail Kids.
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Do Women Really Talk More Than Men?
Some people are on the quiet side, while others seem to genuinely enjoy the sound of their own words. Some will go so far as to say women are chattier than men.
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The Real Reason We Don't Eat Horse Meat
Food means different things to different cultures. Some foods are only part of special feasts and celebrations; other foods are shunned all year long.
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How The Microwave Was An Accidental Invention
Microwave ovens are literally everywhere, from the countertop of most homes to the convenience store down the block. But who first stumbled on the technology?
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Does Thinking Too Much Really Exhaust You?
We've all been there, as students or employees: figuratively chained to a desk, engaging our brains but not moving much, and when we're done, we're exhausted.
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What Was Really The First Video Game Ever Invented?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? When it comes to video games, was Tetris first? How about Pong? Mario Brothers? Some version of solitaire?
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