How The Mob Controlled The Jukebox Industry
The mob runs drug rackets and gambling rings, but it will get its hands on anything that will make it money. One such product was the jukebox.
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The Bizarre Plan The US Had To Invade Canada
The U.S. and Canada are pretty buddy-buddy now, but that wasn't always the case. Both countries have at one point drawn up plans to invade each other.
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How The Battle Of The Scheldt Became One Of WWII's Most Intense Battles
While a film adaption of the conflict is set to air on Netflix, the Battle of the Scheldt is one of the war's least remembered campaigns.
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Everything Hannah Snell Accomplished By Pretending To Be A Man
Hannah Snell had a remarkable life, and many of her extraordinary adventures happened when she was pretending to be a man. Here's what she accomplished.
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What You Didn't Know About Jacques Cousteau's Secret Family
Jacques Cousteau was obsessed with mystery, and he had a mystery of his own to reveal after his wife died: the other secret family he had all along.
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The Real Reason Lou Reed Quit The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground is a classic case of a group of artists finding recognition well after their initial activity. So why did Lou Reed leave?
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Why Iggy Pop Landed A Bad Reputation In The Music World
Many an aged punk sneered in the earnest faces of people declaring their fanhood for Iggy Pop when his pop-culture star rose around 2004.
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Why The Mayans Painted Human Sacrifices Blue
Blue has historically been a difficult color to either naturally find dye for or to replicate artificially, only rivaled by purple dye.
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How Marie Antoinette Could Have Been Saved From Execution
As the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette is one of history's most recognizable figures. Here's how she could have been saved from execution.
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This Is Where Jim Morrison Is Buried
In perhaps one of the most unsettling and lamented deaths in rock 'n' roll history, Jim Morrison was only 27 when he died in Paris of a suspected heart attack.
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The Truth About Walt Disney's 'Secret' Apartment
California's Disneyland and Florida's Walt Disney World are chock-a-block with references, sight gags, jokes, and other nods to the builders of the parks.
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The Truth About The Discovery Of Nicolaus Copernicus' Remains
Known as the father of modern astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus established the heliocentric theory of the universe. Here's the truth about his remains.
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The Messy Drama Between King Richard II And His Family
Over the centuries, there has been one constant: family drama. Here is the messy drama between King Richard II and his family.
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Day Of The Dead Myths You Should Definitely Stop Believing
The Mexican celebration begins November 1, just a day after October 31, which, in Mexico's neighbor to the north, is a huge holiday but similarities end there.
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Here's How This Woman's Christmas Day Poison Plot Was Foiled
For centuries in ancient Rome, meeting your end via poisoning was a very real possibility, particularly the closer you were to the top.
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Why A Treadmill Named After Stephen Colbert Was Sent To Space
In 2009, The Guardian reported that NASA ran a contest asking what they should name a new room in the International Space Station. Enter Colbert Nation.
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Here's Why Henrietta Lacks' Family Is Suing A Pharmaceutical Company
When Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital, little did she know she would be changing the future of medical science.
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The Time Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Sneeze Away From Death
Martin Luther King Jr. survived an assassination attempt when he was 29 years old, which he miraculously survived.
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The Eerie Way An Entire Nebraska Choir Survived A Church Explosion
In 1950, a church explosion rocked the town of Beatrice, Nebraska. All choir members who were scheduled to be there survived the incident.
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The History Of White Torture As A Punishment Method
The white torture method is when an individual is punished via isolation and sensory deprivation techniques that may lead to mental anguish.
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The Untold Truth Of The 1969 Berkshire UFO Sighting
The Reed family faced decades of terrifying instances of lost time and alien abduction. This is the untold truth of the 1969 Berkshire UFO sighting.
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Why Hitler Cried When He Met Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler, the infamous leader of Germany throughout World War II, is known for being many things: a tyrant, a psychopath, and, apparently, a crier.
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What Really Happens To Your Body When You Fall To Your Death
According to Psychology Today, some of our seemingly intrinsic human fear of heights is from a quirk in our proprioception — our sense of the body's position.
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Why Some Believe The World Will End In 2100
Some scientists believe the world will end in 2100, and this time, it will be entirely our fault.
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The Surprising Age Mozart Wrote His First Opera
Wolfgang Mozart was no exception to this phenomenon of youthful accomplishment, having become a renowned musician and composer at a remarkably young age.
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The Truth About The Deadly Transvaal Park Collapse
In February 2004, kids and groups of families happily splashed around in the pool, celebrating a birthday at Moscow's Transvaal Park, an indoor water park.
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Is Janis Joplin Buried Anywhere?
Janis Joplin was, like so many of the key figures in the music of her generation, known as much for the tragedy of her death as she was for her music.
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