The Untold History Of The Kantō Massacre
The Great Kantō earthquake that rocked Japan in 1923 caused widespread death and devastation. The tragedy was made worse by the massacres that followed.
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What Babe Ruth's Last Months Were Really Like
There is not a name more synonymous with baseball than Babe Ruth. In 1948, Ruth showed he was as mortal as any other person as he sat at death's door.
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This Is How Australia Got Its Name
When the Dutch first discovered the continent we now call Australia, they referred to it as New Holland, but this is how Australia got its name.
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The Surprising Way Pamela Anderson Was Discovered
Preeminent blonde-bombshell Pamela Anderson has been a household name since the early 1990s. Here is the surprising way she was discovered.
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The Truth About Bob Barker's Time In The Navy
"The Price is Right" host Bob Barker was accepted to Drury University on a scholarship in 1942, but ended up joining the Navy to serve in World War II.
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Why Some Scientists Predict Comets Might End The World
Earth's lifetime is not infinite, as the Blue Marble will eventually be swallowed up by the Sun millions of years into the future. If we make it that long.
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Details You Didn't Know About Tom Brady
There's much more to Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady than meets the eye. Let's take a deeper look at Tom Brady and the details you had no idea about.
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The World's Most Murderous Mammal Will Surprise You
With all the true crime podcasts and documentaries filling our cultural space, you would be forgiven for thinking that humans were the most murderous species on Earth. However, according to a 2016 study conducted by José María Gómez from the University of Granada in Spain, we aren't.
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Trove Of Fossil Feathers Belonged To 'Tiny Polar Dinosaurs'
It all began in 1961. Well technically, it began in prehistoric Australia 118 million years ago. That's the age of Victoria, Australia's Koonwarra Fossil Bed, which construction workers discovered in 1961. And they found 'tiny polar dinosaurs.'
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Weird Banana Facts You Didn't Know
Aside from its curious countenance, pretend gun play, and slapstick comedy, you might be amazed to learn that, for bananas, weird isn't skin deep.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Drink Mouthwash
In a disturbingly literal instance of picking your poison, instead of swishing Listerine, some people swig it like booze. Here's what happens when you drink mouthwash.
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Why The Dead Sea Is Dying
Located at the lowest point on Earth's surface, per Britannica, the Dead Sea -- or "Sea of Death" (Al-Baḥr Al-Mayyit) as it's called in Arabic -- isn't a lake of fire, but it burns like hell. And it's not doing too well. In fact, it's dying... so to speak.
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Why Some Shepherds In Nativity Scenes Have Misshapen Throats
Christmas is when we just want everything to be made right. Christian Nativity scenes, a most sacred part of the religion's Christmas tradition, are especially not something to muck up. Yet many older Nativity scenes depict shepherds with grotesque throat bulges. Here's why.
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Why People Think We're Living In The Matrix
The notion that we are all organic life forms existing in a universe created through natural processes may seem like an unassailable fact. But there's evidence that points to a different possibility: like Neo before he took the red pill, we might be living inside an artificial simulation.
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Why This State Is Working On Changing Its Name
The idea that a state could change its name sounds somewhat fantastical. But for one of the fifty, it's on the table.
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Bizarre Things That Really Happened At Disney World
The beloved House of Mouse that is Disney World has encountered its fair share of strange and unusual stories, over its many years of entertaining the masses.
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The Worst Fans Who Screwed Up Sporting Events
These are the worst fans who screwed up sporting events.
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Betty Shanks Theories: What Really Happened?
Betty Shanks was 22 years old when she was murdered in 1952, and her case remains unsolved.
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Bizarre Reasons These Movies Were Canceled
These amazing movies were canceled for the strangest reasons.
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Ancient Roman Inventions That Changed Everything
There's no question that the ancient Romans contributed some of their own inventions in this, that, and the other thing. So let's start with the other thing.
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Ancient 'Hummingbird' Dinosaur Fossil Discovered In Amber
It might be hard to imagine legendary Jurassic dinosaurs lording over Earth alongside dinosaurs the size of small hummingbirds. Luckily, you don't have to imagine because scientists have unearthed physical proof of a super tiny flying dino.
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10 Ways Halloween Is Celebrated Around The World
Halloween is an excuse to eat a ton of candy and to dress up like anyone or anything you want. But Halloween isn't celebrated exactly the same in all parts of the world. Some places have Halloween, others have competing festivals. Here are Halloween celebrations around the world.
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The Deadliest Religious Conflicts In History Explained
Religious conflict is a defining feature of today's world, often with devastating effect. Here are some of the deadliest conflicts in history.
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The Untold Truth Of The Book Of Genesis
The biblical book of Genesis starts with the creation of everything, and is the result of multiple authors. This is the untold truth of the Book of Genesis.
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The Untold Truth Of The Garden Of Eden
The Garden of Eden is one of the most famous settings in the Bible. God created it as a home for Adam and Eve. Here's the untold truth of the Garden of Eden.
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The Story Of The Chew Valley Hoard Discovery
On a damp August day in 2019, two metal-detector enthusiasts were training a small group of friends in the Chew Valley, near Somerset, when they got a beep.
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The Quirky Garden Of Eden You've Never Heard Of In America
Sure the, Garden of Eden was a stone's throw of the old Tigris and Euprhates. But who needs it? There is a "Garden of Eden" right here in the U.S. Specifically, in Lucas, Kansas.
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