History

Quite a few famous people married their own cousins. Find out about the family trees that were a little too related.

Doctors injected cancer cells, and some froze prisoners in icy water. They performed horrific experiments on children. Learn about the darkest experiments.

Their crimes shocked cities, terrified entire countries, and turned their names into some of the darkest in criminal history.

Once cheap, convenient, and surprisingly popular, these old-fashioned sandwiches have almost vanished from American tables.

There have been moments when nuclear weapons, objects from space, disease, volcanoes, and even the Sun demonstrated just how vulnerable human civilization can be.

Famous heroes look different once you look past the polished version of their lives. Learn the ugly details people tend to leave out.

Fourteen people walked away from ordinary moments and never came back. They left abandoned cars and trails that simply stopped.

You'll be amazed by the real-life journeys of these stars, brought up by parents who were teenagers themselves.

Some bizarre rules from etiquette books of the 1800s illuminate just how controlling society was towards young women.

The phenomenon of demonic possession, documented from historical convents to contemporary hospitals, has a long and varied record.