In January 1959, Igor Dyatlov, a college student, and his cadre of nine fellow hikers set out to cross Russia's Ural mountains in the coldest part of the year....
Haunted hotels across the U.S. are major tourist attractions. Here's a list of some of the most haunted hotels in America, so you can plan a visit if you dare....
The Aztecs were a Nahuatl-speaking civilization that dominated Mesoamerica for about two centuries until the arrival and subsequent conquest of the Spaniards....
Minnie Wallace was just 16 in 1885 when she married a man more than three decades older than her. Months later, she was accused of killing her husband....
The self-proclaimed ghost hunters (and media personalities) Ed and Lorraine Warren famously kept a museum full of haunted objects in their home's basement....
There's no question that the Fugees were one of the biggest and most important of their time, consisting of three talented and vastly different personalities....
Serial killers both frighten and fascinate us, to understand them better experts use their motivations to classify them into these four types of murderers....
Nimoy's death in 2015 provoked a massive outpouring of love and admiration, and at the time, Nimoy himself had wisdom to impart on par with Spock's own....
Muhammad Ali, self titled (though accurately) The Greatest, had a long and successful career in the ring, as well as four marriages and nine children....
If you were in Venzone, Italy in the country's northeast Alps circa 1647 or so, you might have spotted a mummy propped against a wall like a mannequin....
There are lots of niche sports out there, for individuals and teams alike, but even competitive eating has its challenges when protesters take the stage....
Not all superpowers are a gift, obviously. However, the vast majority are the stuff that kids have dreams about. Here are the best superpowers of all time....
Yoko Ono looms large in most debates over the downfall of the Beatles, but a multitude of factors led to the Fab Four's split. This is the break up of the Beatles explained....
While George Washington is fairly well understood, there are facts about him that help explain who he was as a person and as a leader. Here is his untold truth....
One of the most famous stories in the Bible is that of Noah's Ark, but few know the strange details of Noah's birth, or that he wasn't just the Flood Guy....
Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan appeared together on screen, in 2003's pseudo-western comedy Shanghai Knights. But which of them would win in a fist and foot shootout?...
History scholars say the story of the horrifying Pease River Massacre of 1860 was greatly embellished by one participant who later became a Texas governor....
The tragic sinking of the British RMS Titanic cost more than 1,500 lives. The doomed liner, which was boldly and naively deemed to be unsinkable, sank in 1912....
Come the cold winter months, some animals ride out the storms by hibernating, others by becoming dormant, and others head for warmer climates. And deer?...
Sir Ian McKellen is a gargantuan figure both on the stage and within the geek community. Here are some tragic details about his life you might not have known....
The Cars were among the most successful bands to come out of the New Wave scene. Ric Ocasek is typically considered the frontman, but he and Benjamin Orr shared the role of lead singer. Did this make them close friends or breed contempt? It turns out it was a little bit of both....
A legendary actor who is now a household name, Arnold Schwarzenegger's life has been extraordinary but far from perfect. Here are a few powerful stories....
If you're sad about the loss of some of your '80s favs, you can at least go visit their final resting places. This is where these famous '80s stars are buried....