Though many believe that he was killed by the Mafia, Jimmy Hoffa's body has never been found and the truth about what happened to him remains a mystery. Ever since Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance on July ...

Perched on a hill in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, there sits a telephone booth overlooking the sea. Inside, there is a black rotary phone, disconnected from any network. It is known as kaze no ...

There’s an ancient pyramid hiding underneath a mountain in Indonesia. It’s called Gunung Padang, or “Mountain of Light.” And a new study suggests that this fascinating site may be the oldest pyramid ...

The shortlist of Peter Freuchen’s accomplishments includes escaping an ice cave armed with his bare hands and frozen feces, escaping a death warrant issued by Third Reich officers, and being the fifth ...

Robert John Bardo’s life revolved around famous women. Throughout his difficult childhood and teenage years, writing to female celebrities was the only thing that brought him fulfillment. However, no ...

From the streets and saloons of mining towns to the ranches and cowboys out on the plains, these Old West photos capture the frontier as it truly was.

In the early 20th century, audiences at circuses and sideshows all over the world were captivated by Jean Libbera, the “Double-Bodied Man,” who had a small parasitic twin named Jacques growing out of ...

The Post-War Real Estate Boom Promised High Hopes For California City California City had its origins in the state's post-war real estate boom. For several decades, a flourishing economy and soaring ...

Indiana Jones’ race to find the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail before the Nazis may be the realm of fiction, but in reality, there was a Nazi organization tasked with finding relics. However, ...

The gunfight at the O.K. Corral has become an iconic event in the untamed history of the Wild West. Lawman Wyatt Earp, his brothers Morgan and Virgil, and his faithful friend Doc Holliday took on a ...

Peter Raubal, Heiner Hochegger, and Alexander, Louis, and Brian Stuart-Houston are all vastly different men. Peter was an engineer; Alexander was a social worker. Louis and Brian run a landscaping ...

What Was The Great Depression? In late October 1929, U.S. stock market values sharply declined, eventually culminating in what historians refer to as the "Great Crash." A number of factors led to the ...