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7 Strange Tales From the Wild West
Every time period has its strange stories, and the Wild West is no different—whether it's outlaw corpses or feral camel ghosts.
HISTORY
The Serial Killer Who Inspired Three Classic Horror Movies
Serial killer Ed Gein was the basis for the villains in three of the horror genre's scariest movies: Psycho (1960), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
8 Bizarre Facts About Hieronymous Bosch
The Dutch painter died 500 years ago.
Trebitsch Lincoln, the Nazis' Would-Be Supernatural Weapon
The "Olympian of Scoundrelism” told the Nazis he had the occult secrets required to rule the world.
340-Year-Old Cheese Recovered From Swedish Shipwreck
The stench was likened to an extra-pungent Roquefort.
The Lucky City That Escaped Nagasaki’s A-Bomb
Kokura was the original target, but avoiding devastation may have been more than just random luck.
Matthew Henson, the Arctic Explorer Who Stood on Top of the World
Remembering the man who probably beat Robert Peary to the North Pole, but didn’t get the credit he deserved until years later.
The Riot Caused By A Performance of Macbeth
Terrible occurrences have dogged performances of the Shakespeare play ever since its premiere.
On This Date in 1997, Microsoft Invested in Apple
"We have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft needs to lose." -Steve Jobs, 19 years ago
Travel Back in Time With Vintage U.S. Vacation Destination Photographs
"Wish you were here" isn't a new sentiment.
Before He Became President, Abraham Lincoln Was a Wrestling Champion
In the years before he became a politician, Abraham Lincoln was one of the most feared wrestlers in Illinois.
The Grizzly Bear Who Met Margaret Thatcher, Appeared in a Bond Movie, and Fled to Scotland for 24 Days
His name, perhaps unsurprisingly, was Hercules.
Scholars Have Been Working on a Dictionary of Old English For 46 Years
The University of Toronto-based project aims to define every English word used between 600 CE and 1150.
The Time the U.S. Tried to Buy Greenland
Had a Cold War sales pitch worked out differently, Greenland just might have become an American territory.
How a 1928 Silent Film Influenced the Creation of the Joker
The creation of the Clown Prince of Crime can be traced back to an adaptation of Victor Hugo's 'The Man Who Laughs.'
Some Woolly Mammoths Survived Until Just 5600 Years Ago
A new study finds that mammoths were roaming Alaska’s St. Paul Island as recently as 5600 years ago, but even then their days were numbered.
7 Athletes Who Had Their Olympic Medals Revoked
While winning a medal is the ultimate goal of any athlete competing during the Olympic Games, sometimes their victories are short-lived.
10 Travel Tips From the Age of Napoleon
Bring a good pair of shoes, and don't be afraid to rent a bathtub.
William Banting, Early Champion of the Low-Carb Diet
Years before Atkins, "banting" became a synonym for low-carb dieting.
The First Products of 11 Famous Companies
These corporate giants have come a long way.
10 Music Video Milestones That Predated MTV
MTV debuted in 1981, but the history of the music video dates back to the late 1800s.
How Seattle's Neighborhoods Got Their Names
From lost coin flips to misidentified foliage.
Ike Gravelle, Montana’s Original Dynamiting Extortionist
His attempts to dynamite Northern Pacific Railroad tracks foreshadowed the Unabomber—but he had very different goals.
The Time Walt Disney Kidnapped Richard Nixon
Yes, Walt Disney kidnapped then-Vice President Richard Nixon and his family in 1959 – but it wasn’t exactly a sinister plot.