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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To this day, actress Sharon Tate remains best remembered for her ghastly murder at the hands of the Manson Family in 1969. But though the horrific end to her story casts a long shadow, she was also a ...

The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. That adage is especially true when it comes to the last photos of famous figures. Even if you consider seeking out these kinds of photos to be ...

While ancient times seem like they happened so long ago, some things never change — and these artifacts are all the proof you need. From practical items to magnificent artworks, humankind's ingenuity ...

The phrase “In God we trust” is all but inescapable in the United States. It is pressed on coins, printed on dollar bills, and, in many states, present in every classroom. But for a country that ...

Jessica McClure was playing in her aunt's backyard when she fell into a narrow well shaft in October 1987. And for the next 58 hours, the nation watched breathlessly as rescuers worked to free her. On ...

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 ...

Prehistoric wooden spears found decades ago in Schöningen, Germany were once thought to be around 300,000 years old. It was thus believed that they were made by an early human ancestor known as Homo ...