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The Cleveland Torso Murderer: The Scariest Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of

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The Cleveland Torso Murderer: The Scariest Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of

Who Is Enola Holmes? 7 Facts About Nancy Springer’s Hit YA Book Series

Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, and Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes in Netflix's Enola Holmes (2020).

Who Is Enola Holmes? 7 Facts About Nancy Springer’s Hit YA Book Series

15 Mysterious Facts About Agatha Christie

British mystery author Agatha Christie autographing French editions of her books in 1950.

15 Mysterious Facts About Agatha Christie

Weekend at Errol Flynn’s: When John Barrymore’s Friends Stole His Corpse From the Morgue for One Last Prank

They did what? —John Barrymore

Weekend at Errol Flynn’s: When John Barrymore’s Friends Stole His Corpse From the Morgue for One Last Prank

Cryptid Currency: How the Loch Ness Monster Became a Force in Scotland’s Economy

Loch Ness Monster statue in Inverness, Scotland

New Expedition Will Explore the 1898 Shipwreck Known as ‘New England’s Titanic’—And You Can Livestream It

Blood stars and Acadian redfish lurk near plates and a stove from the Portland.

The Federal Government Is Organizing a Task Force to Examine UFO Sightings—Because Aliens

No word yet on whether Amy Adams will be a member of the task force.

People Are Receiving Unsolicited Face Masks in the Mail From China

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New Study Suggests That Raphael Died from Bloodletting and Pneumonia—Not Syphilis

Fever in the mornin', fever all through the night.

17 Fascinating Facts About Conspiracy Theories

Did the government fake this photo?

Possible Iron Age Murder Victim’s Skeleton Discovered In England

Iron Age skeleton found buried face-down on Wellwick Farm in England.

Cracking Open the History of Unsolved Mysteries

Robert Stack hosts the original Unsolved Mysteries.

The Mystery—and Controversy—Surrounding Hattie McDaniel’s Missing Oscar

Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel in Gone With the Wind (1939).

Is Nessie Out There? Keep Your Eye on This Loch Ness Livestream to Find Out

Wouldn't you love to go down in history as the person who proved the existence of the Loch Ness Monster?

Researchers Discover New Details In Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring, circa 1665.

When Did Shaking Hands Become a Standard Way of Greeting Someone?

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