Jonestown, the site in Guyana where more than 900 followers of cult leader Jim Jones died in a mass murder-suicide in 1978, ...

The wreck of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese treasure ship seized by pirates in 1721, has been identified near ...

Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

Go inside the incredible triumphs and heartbreaking tragedies of Golden Age Hollywood's most iconic actresses — pictured in stunning color.

From 1934 to 1946, the NKVD terrorized and murdered countless Soviet citizens who were accused of being disloyal to Joseph Stalin.

The "sword of Damocles" is an idiom that refers to looming danger, based on a parable about King Dionysius of Sicily that was popularized in 45 B.C.E. by the philosopher Cicero.

People experiencing sleep paralysis often describe seeing the Hat Man, a faceless shadow figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat, standing right there in their bedroom.

While tickling may elicit laughter, "tickle torture" has been used as a tactic to interrogate, abuse, or humiliate victims for centuries.

From Audrey Hepburn to Alfred Hitchcock, these colorized photos capture the Golden Age of Hollywood as it really was. Today, it may feel like every big movie is being produced by the same few studios.

Linda Napolitano claimed that three aliens abducted her from her Manhattan apartment and beamed her into their ship on November 30, 1989. Her story was allegedly corroborated by 23 witnesses — but ...

Ever since the 19th century, explorers and cowboys in the American West have reported sightings of rabbits with horns or antlers sprouting from their heads — but are jackalopes actually real?

In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius violently erupted in southern Italy, destroying the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum with pumice and ash.