Academics have speculated that the origins of the cube can be found in Nazi Germany in the 1940s, when their scientists worked to develop atomic capabilities.
Read MorePittsburgh Steelers' wide receiver, JuJu Smith-Schuster, is catching flak for taking the internet's latest viral challenge, dubbed "The Milk Crate Challenge."
Read MoreFor years, we've marveled — and sometimes derided — those whose appearance differs from the norm. Even if those people just happen to be tall or short.
Read MoreBy the time she died on August 4, 1997, Jeanne Calment was already named the oldest person to have ever lived by Guinness World Records.
Read MoreGrave robbing has unfortunately been a common facet of the post-funerary experience for thousands of years, and the incentives for this act have varied.
Read MoreScience is a slippery subject for lots of reasons, and one of those reasons is ice. We all know ice — the cool, refreshing form of water.
Read MoreWho is the Eastern Orthodox Church? Where did they come from? And will they share their baklava with you (probably, if you're not a jerk about it)?
Read MoreUntil September of 2019, if you enjoyed both playing bingo and drinking a nice frosty cold one in North Carolina? Doing both at the same time was illegal.
Read MoreHades was the Greek god of the dead, and he ruled over the realm of the Underworld. Let's take a look at the mythology of Hades.
Read MoreThere are some things in movies and TV that Americans will just never get to see, and that's a shame
Read MoreNot much is known about the early years of Pearl de Vere's life, but she left an indelible mark on the town of Cripple Creek, Colorado during her later years.
Read MoreChina's government has faced harsh criticism over rumors of unfair prosecutorial procedures and a brutal punishment system, including various executions.
Read MoreWith just a sharpened stake and a captive's soft, fleshy body, you've got the recipe for a grotesque, agonizing, and protracted death.
Read MoreThe brazen bull originates in Akragas, an ancient Greek colony on the coast of Sicily, where it was created to satisfy the city's tyrant, Phalaris.
Read MoreThe contents of a 2019 report on the horrors of the CIA torture program revealed that the "enhanced interrogations" were even more brutal than we thought.
Read MoreIt's no surprise that these long-tailed rodents have such a uniquely disturbing place in the history of torture.
Read MoreHere's what happens if you drink gasoline. But seriously, don't do it.
Read MoreThe U.S. Penitentiary known as Alcatraz, the National Park Service reports, was a federal prison from 1934 to 1963 and held some of the most notorious criminals
Read MoreAbortions were relatively commonplace — though a closely guarded secret — during the Golden Age of Hollywood, which spanned from the 1910s to the early 1960s.
Read MoreBoston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is having quite a month. On August 26, 2021, Sale became only the second pitcher on record with three immaculate innings.
Read MoreShe was called the Virgin Queen and was cast as a monarch who eschewed love in favor of giving her attention to the task of ruling England and Ireland.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Spencer Elden sued Nirvana over his now-three-decade-old portrait used on the Nevermind album cover.
Read MoreA broker matched the country's top high school football team with an unknown that was outscored 227-42 last season — for a game that was aired on ESPN.
Read MoreIn the early morning hours of June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) was making his way through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel when he was fatally shot.
Read MoreHera, queen of the gods and wife of Zeus, had a temper and a marriage that was far from perfect. This is the mythology of Hera explained.
Read MoreFans of films set in medieval times, will recall one of the more common sights in such tales: skeletons encased in cages dangling in the air for all to see.
Read MoreCocaine and heroin are among the many illicit drugs that may result in overdose. Just a century ago, though, they were used as ingredients in medicines.
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