Ghostwatch: The BBC Halloween Hoax That Traumatized Viewers
'Ghostwatch,' a 1992 broadcast of a supposedly haunted house, led to documented cases of PTSD in young viewers.
'Ghostwatch,' a 1992 broadcast of a supposedly haunted house, led to documented cases of PTSD in young viewers.
From groundbreaking biologists and physicists to leaders in the fields of medicine, botany, and more, here are 10 great Hispanic innovators you probably didn't learn about in school.
'Monty Python's Flying Circus' was almost canceled after one episode, but went on to become one of television's most influential comedy series.
One glimpse of a beady-eyed rat scuttling across the basement floor or darting down a city sidewalk is enough to make most people scream. Here are a few facts that show why rats deserve another look.
How you define the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot has less to do with the creatures themselves than their country of origin.
How did a 15th-century voyager from what is now Italy get his own federal holiday? How do alternative celebrations of Columbus Day address the resistance of native cultures in North America? Let's take a look.
If you were born in October, you might share a birthday with one of your favorite historical figures—including six U.S. presidents.
'Dexter' star Erik King chats about Sergeant Doakes’s untimely death, how his father inspired the character, and the art of surprising serial killers with tirades of profanity.
Here's how Atlantic hurricanes form along a path that stretches from the Cape Verde Islands to the Caribbean.
T.S. Eliot is best known for writing "The Waste Land," but the Nobel Prize winner was also a prankster who coined a perennially popular curse word and created the characters brought to life in the Broadway musical "Cats."
When you stop to think about it, many of our autumnal traditions—like scooping out pumpkin guts, asking strangers for candy, and wandering aimlessly through cornfields—are pretty bizarre.
The Swedish Sphinx has shown up in a lot of places—in classic Hollywood films, on the streets of New York, and on Swedish currency.
Some of these societies meet to debate issues, while others focus on philanthropy, fine dining, or hell-raising.
On September 13, 1986, Siskel and Ebert and the Movies (which was later renamed Siskel and Ebert At the Movies) made its television debut, and turned arguing about films into a national pastime.
It can be shocking to realize that we are able to follow rules that no one ever taught us explicitly.
If a limbless reptile like the one above crosses your path, it’s obviously a snake, right? Maybe not.
September 9 is reportedly the most popular date for babies to be born, and September is the busiest month for birthdays overall. But that doesn't mean it's a month for commoners.
Next time you spot a misbehaving child, or you want to seize the night rather than the day, you’ll have the perfect phrase at hand.
In the summer of 1835, New York's 'The Sun' newspaper confirmed there was life on the lunar surface—including bat-people—and readers believed it.
Reaching the summit of Mount Everest has become a must-do ascent for pro climbers and amateur mountaineers, but ascending the world's highest peak is becoming more dangerous. Here's why.
Like many of us, Randy Knol enjoyed playing with toy dinosaurs as a kid. He received a Flintstones playset from his grandfather as a Christmas present in the 1960s, and his collection of prehistoric figurines has been growing ever since.
Alexander Payne's 1999 adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel centered around a high school student election garnered Reese Witherspoon her first Golden Globe nomination.
You might be one of a lucky type who rarely attract bites, or you might be someone skeeters love to feast on—in which case, you’ll want plenty of ammunition for name-calling. Here are a few choice terms for mosquitoes courtesy of the Dictionary of America
Wow your friends during your Olympic watch party with these winning, weird, and wonderful Olympic words and their origins.