Jane Alexander

Whether they were tunneling into vaults or blowing their way into them through church walls, these thieves were brazen—and in each case, whodunit remains a mystery.

Unfortunately, those blooms you clipped from your home garden or snagged from a local farmer’s market won’t last forever.

Though the Games are meant to foster a sense of unity among nations, they’ve seen their fair share of scandal—and even tragedy.

It’s no surprise that paintings like ‘The Scream,’ ‘The Starry Night,’ and ‘Mona Lisa’ have been subject to myriad interpretations over the years—some more bizarre than others.

Contrary to what was once assumed, medieval people did not necessarily believe all these odd beasts actually existed.

This simple nursery rhyme comes with a number of unanswered questions about everything from its authorship to who inspired it.

Asking a police officer “do you drink?” in the 1970s had nothing to do with grabbing a beer at a nearby bar.

Early versions of the rhyme included the words ‘bloody’ and ‘blooming’—and sometimes didn’t feature a spider at all.