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In May 1955, Kiyoshi Tanimoto—a Methodist minister and Hiroshima survivor—arrived at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood under the...

In the great ledger of British history—wedged somewhere between the invention of the lawnmower and the founding of the Temperance...

It’s hard to believe that a man could convince dozens of adults to leave their families, quit their jobs, and follow him into the forest...

Tucked away among the hills of Northern Lazio in Italy is a garden like no other. Imagine wandering through a lush landscape, turning a...

In March 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley vanished without a trace from the Rhapsody of the Seas  cruise ship. She had been celebrating...

Saparmurat Niyazov, affectionately self-styled as Türkmenbaşy—or "Head of the Turkmen" if you're feeling formal—was the leader of...

Every era has trends that sweep through society faster than a sock disappearing in the laundry. Among these curious phenomena is 'The...

If there were ever a case of an unfortunate yet bizarre workplace mishap, the story of Garry Hoy would be at the top of the list. A...

In a tiny, unincorporated Appalachian community called Jolo, West Virginia—population 824 at last count—there exists a religious practice...

Some people take pictures of sunsets, flowers, and perfectly plated meals. Arlene Gottfried? She took pictures of life—raw, unfiltered,...

If you’ve never seen Marjoe , the 1972 Academy Award-winning documentary, consider this your sign from on high to watch it. Produced and...

There are eccentrics, and then there is Dame Edith Sitwell—an aristocratic poet, critic, and all-around formidable presence in...

In the dimly lit corridors of the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine, a peculiar relic sits preserved in a glass jar—a severed...

Valentine’s Day is usually a time for sweet nothings, heart-shaped confections, and declarations of undying love. But if you think the...

It is often said that war brings out the best and worst in humanity. But in the case of Corporal Wojtek, it also brought out the best in...

It is an amusing yet historically revealing episode that, in 1940, a young Fidel Castro—yes, that Fidel Castro—decided to write a letter...

In the late 1950s, Władziu Valentino Liberace, the flamboyant American pianist and entertainer known simply as “Liberace,” was at the...

Tucked away in a quiet, wooded area near Estonia’s Ämari Air Base, the Ämari Pilots’ Cemetery is an unusual and haunting memorial. Unlike...

In the bustling streets of Edo (present-day Tokyo) during the 18th and 19th centuries, entertainment took many forms, from kabuki theatre...

Ah, cigarette dispensers—those ingenious little gadgets that somehow made the act of inhaling smoke a touch more refined, or at least a...

In the early 20th century, Władysław T. Benda was a name as recognised as Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth, or Maxfield Parrish in the realms...

Few figures in medical history have managed to balance fame, controversy, and sheer eccentricity quite like Dr Serge Voronoff, a man who...

In the late 19th century, when the business of catching criminals was more art than science, a Parisian police records clerk named...

In the history of U.S. military interventions, few operations have combined tactical precision, high-stakes drama, and surreal...