The Spookiest Urban Legend in All 50 States
From classics like the vanishing hitchhiker to creepy cryptids, ghostly vehicles, deadly curses, and some stuff you’ve probably seen on Facebook.
2023-09-30 05:52
10 Fascinating Facts About the Arctic
It’s more than ice and polar bears.
2023-09-30 04:59
10 Fanciful Facts about Gargoyles
Technically, only the figures that function as water spouts are actual gargoyles.
2023-09-29 05:47
11 Unique Headstone Inscriptions
The occupants of these noteworthy graves made sure their final words were memorable.
2023-09-29 00:21
10 Misconceptions About the 1950s
The ‘50s weren't all nuclear families with white picket fences and questionable Jell-o recipes.
2023-09-28 03:29
Where Did the Term ‘Up to Snuff’ Originate?
Are you not up to snuff when it comes to knowing the origin of ‘up to snuff’? We can help you with that.
2023-09-26 05:53
Why Are Unidentified People Called John or Jane Doe?
From the courts to the morgue, if the government doesn't know someone's name or wants to withhold it, they give them one of these as a placeholder. Why?
2023-09-26 04:55
6 Misconceptions About the Roman Empire
Did Julius Caesar really say “Et tu, Brute?” Did Nero fiddle while Rome burned? What was with the togas? We answer these questions and more.
2023-09-26 04:49
Death & Horror: How BBC’s Controversial Sound Effects Album Became a Surprise Hit
The campaign to ban “Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror” didn’t stop it from becoming the first sound effects album to break the UK Top 100 charts in the 1970s.
2023-09-26 01:25
10 Haunting Dark Tourism Destinations From Around the World
From Auschwitz to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, these dark tourism destinations are fascinating—and definitely not for the faint of heart.
2023-09-26 00:20
Chandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal
Scientists tell the BBC that chances of of the lander's reawakening are "dimming with each passing hour".
2023-09-25 15:50
How UNICEF Transformed Halloween Trick-or-Treating
UNICEF is as big a part of Halloween as a carved pumpkin. Here's how that relationship began.
2023-09-23 03:18