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How accurate is Charles Dickens’s "A Tale of Two Cities"? See what the novel gets right about the French Revolution—and where it takes some liberties.

From the communicator to touchscreens, 'Star Trek' predicted the future in surprisingly accurate ways.

This Labor Day, we’re looking back at the culture of the 1920s. Here are five of the most common professions one century ago.

Discover where the phrase “back to the grind” came from, and how “grind” went from college slang for hard work to an everyday expression.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 resulted in 146 deaths, and led to the creation of dozens of new workplace health and safety laws.

You know 'A Christmas Carol,' and you will know there's a book about a character called David Copperfield. But how well do you know the full titles of Charles Dickens novels?

From incubator babies to a presidential assassination, these are some of the strangest and most disturbing things people would have seen at World's Fairs.

Test your geography knowledge against an average 13-year-old's with this geography quiz, fit for tweens and people of all ages looking to brush up on their geography skills.

How much of a ‘90s movie expert are you? Choose the one-word movie title by its definition.

The idea for the Beatles classic "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" emerged when George Harrison tested out his interpretation of this classic Chinese text.

Before performing in sold-out arenas around the globe, Mercury was part of a school band in which he was described as "the only real musician."

Seeing 222 or 777 regularly? Here's what all of the angel numbers, from 1111 to 999, might be trying to tell you.