Theda Bara: Creator of “the vamp” and one of the greatest sex symbols in film history
How Sequoyah, inspired by “talking leaves,” invented the Cherokee writing system
King Harald V of Norway once vowed to remain unmarried if he couldn’t wed his true love
Persisting for seven decades, the cold-case questions of “the Black Dahlia” in Los Angeles
King Arthur’s sword Excalibur: The legends, the contradictions, and the discovery today
Nine Soviet hikers who fled their tent one night and died: the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass
The predictions of famous psychic Jeane Dixon, who met with both Roosevelt and Nixon
Bessie Coleman, the barrier-breaking aviator of the 1920s
Alexander Sarcophagus, one of the most remarkable examples of Hellenistic art ever found
The derelict Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark, once upon a time a fun spot in the sun
