Disturbing Tapes The FBI Has That Will Seriously Open Your Eyes
The FBI vaults are a treasure trove of shocking and morally dubious recordings. Here are disturbing tapes the FBI has that will seriously open your eyes.
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The Dramatic Way The Printing Press Changed History Forever
Consider this: just a mere 600 years or so, what seems so commonplace nowadays — books — might have gone completely unseen for a person's entire life.
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Can You Use Repressed Memories As Evidence In Court?
When a negative memory is the result of something extremely traumatic, the brain does this thing where it tries to temporarily hide it.
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Disturbing Details Found At Azaria Chamberlain's Death Scene
The death of Azaria Chamberlain would divide Australia like nothing before, and the country stood split over the truth of what really happened.
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The Tragic True Story Of Heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt
Ann Cooper Hewitt was an heiress who sued her mother for having her undergo sterilization without her knowledge.
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Why Some Scientists Are Suggesting The Ocean Might Kill Us One Day
Over the millennia, there have been occurrences in the ocean, which covers 75% of our planet, that have caused extinction level events.
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Serial Killers That Took Decades To Be ID'd
Dennis Rader, known as BTK, and Joseph James DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer, are just some of the serial killers who were finally caught after decades.
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The Mysterious Disappearance Of Robert Durst's First Wife, Kathleen McCormack
Robert Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack, disappeared in 1982 and her case is yet to be solved.
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The Truth About Albert Einstein And Charlie Chaplin's Friendship
Albert Einstein expressed his desire to meet Charlie Chaplin, and the two struck a genuine friendship.
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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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