Opened in the mid-19th century, McSorley's hasn't changed much — and even still serves just two kinds of beer.

Archaeologists excavating at Tavşanlı Höyük in western Turkey found an ancient clay brick that was stamped with the paw print ...

In Celtic mythology, the Cailleach is a powerful goddess associated with winter and storms — but also with creation myths.

As an adult, Judy Lewis learned that her adopted mother, Loretta Young, was actually her biological mother, and that her father was Clark Gable.

Stull Cemetery, located in the tiny town of Stull, Kansas, has long been associated with paranormal activity and the devil.

In today’s world, the idiom “running the gauntlet” is often used to describe when someone is facing extenuating circumstances, sharp criticism, and trials and tribulations. But, before it became ...

Go inside seven chilling cases of phrogging, from Pamela Anderson's stalker to the murderous Denver Spider Man. For many people, the idea that a stranger could be living in your home without your ...

At the foot of Mount Fuji, the highest mountain peak in Japan, sprawls a forest called Aokigahara. For many years, the shadowy woodland was known as the “Sea of Trees.” But in recent decades, it has ...

In June 1984, a nightmare hit the quiet Long Island suburb of Northport, New York. One teenager, Ricky Kasso, had murdered another, Gary Lauwers. Kasso had a reputation as a dropout, a drug user, and ...

Whether it was serial killers prowling the streets or parents killing their children in their own homes, these are some of the most disturbing murders ever committed on Halloween. For many, October ...

Farmer Khaled al-Shahat was working his land in Behbeit El-Hagar when he found two heads that once sat atop statues of ancient pharaoh Ramesses the Great.

In 1915, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out on an expedition in the Endurance to become the first team to make a land crossing of Antarctica. Their ship would become stuck in the ice and sink, ...