“STENDEC”: The mysterious 1947 Star Dust airliner crash and the final bizarre message sent by the crew
Creating the character of E.T. for Spielberg’s hit movie required $1.5 million, a young actor born without legs, and a two-pack-a-day smoker
The Vastseliina Castle in Estonia: The mighty stronghold, now in ruins, was built by the knights of the Livonian Order
Edvard Munch’s famous painting “The Scream” may have been partially inspired by the 1883 volcano on Krakatoa
The curious life of Ida Wood, a socialite turned miserly recluse who lived locked in a Manhattan hotel room for 30 years
The Beach Boys sang about a California culture of sun and sand in the 1960s but didn’t actually like to surf themselves
The reason John F. Kennedy kept a battered coconut shell on his desk in the Oval Office
The forgotten “sleepy sickness” epidemic transformed victims into living statues, speechless and motionless, and scientists still don’t understand it
Despite what everyone thinks, bank heists were almost nonexistent in the Wild West
The first vehicle to exceed a speed of 60 mph was a purpose-built electric car
