HISTORY

These secret cults worshiped lesser-known gods outside the official pantheon—and their rituals were sometimes bizarre.

King Zog of Albania planned to recreate his court in a Long Island mansion—but he never even visited.

French naval officer, explorer, and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau helped millions of people learn about what goes on under the ocean's surface—but he originally wanted to fly.

Is this the world's only tree donation inspired by an STD treatment?

Few games took a straightforward path to success.

In 1969, one school computer filled multiple rooms, broke down constantly, and was brilliant.

She's got a lot of nicknames—and "The Statue of Liberty" is one of them.

Many illustrious historical personages had a beloved cat or two, but some of them were full-on cat-crazy.

Ed White loved it. He had to be ordered repeatedly to come back inside the spacecraft.

He communicated in a secret code.

Poo problems, prostate pain, and lustful longings: The story behind Freud’s first (and only) trip to the U.S.

St. Julian the Hospitaller's name refers to the fact that he opened a hostel for travellers and dedicated his life to providing hospitality for the sick and needy—but only after he’d killed his parents in a twist on the story of Oedipus. For that reason,