This Crystal Cave Is One Of The Most Dangerous Places In The World
At first, the "Cueva de los Cristales" — or "Cave of the Crystals" — sounds like a beautiful place to visit. The name alone is enticing.
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Why Janis Joplin Bought A Headstone For Bessie Smith
Janis Joplin was greatly influenced by blues singers that came before her. She even bought a headstone for Bessie Smith. Here's why.
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The Truth About Bob Barker's Relationship With His Late Wife
For 35 years Bob Barker was the host of the iconic game show, "The Price is Right." He always referred to his late wife Dorothy Jo as the love of his life.
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The Only Academy Awards Elizabeth Taylor Ever Won
Elizabeth Taylor was a fixture in global popular culture for decades, as a talented and beautiful artist in numerous films -- were any Oscar-worthy?
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Here's Who Inherited Wallis Simpson's Money After She Died
The British monarchy, as an institution, has a huge vulnerability: its members keep falling in love. Such was the case with Edward VIII.
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Sad Details About Howard Stern's Life
Time was, Howard Stern's name wouldn't appear without the qualifier "shock jock." Stern, born in 1954, took audio entertainment -- radio; first, terrestrial, then satellite -- to new heights. Or new depths, depending on your point of view.
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The Real Reason Lorena Bobbitt Was Acquitted Of Her Crimes
Most people know the story of Lorena Bobbitt, especially if they were around in the '90s. She was the woman who famously chopped off her husband's penis.
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John Hinckley Jr: The Reason Ronald Reagan's Attempted Assassin Was Found Not Guilty
It's crazy to think that someone would try to kill a sitting president in order to impress a Hollywood actress but that's what happened with John Hinckley Jr.
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The Story Behind Carole King's Song Beautiful
"Beautiful" is one of Carole King's most well-known songs, and it was inspired by a trip on the subway. Here's the story behind the iconic song.
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Can Death Row Inmates Be Organ Donors?
There are a number of issues that come with capital punishment, namely the ethics/optics of the government harvesting organs from prisoners.
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Angela Lansbury Holds Citizenship In These 3 Countries
Dame Angela Lansbury is perhaps best known for her work on "Murder, She Wrote." She has multiple awards to her credit, as well as multiple citizenships.
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How Audrey Hepburn Supported Holland's Resistance To Nazi Occupation During WWII
Audrey Hepburn began training as a ballerina and dancer. However, that joy was short-lived because the Nazis eventually invaded the Netherlands in 1940.
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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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