One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Lighthouse of Alexandria towered over the port of Alexandria, Egypt for centuries — but it’s sadly in ruins today.

Biologists spotted a northern green anaconda that was 26 feet long and weighed 440 pounds.

From the camera obscura to the first Kodak, photography has come a long way in the past few centuries — but when were cameras invented exactly?

The S.S. Arlington sank into Lake Superior on May 1, 1940, along with its captain — but it's unclear why the captain went down with his ship.

Samantha Petersen was reportedly high on meth when she crashed her SUV into an Amish buggy — then her twin sister attempted to take the fall.

It's believed that Bugs Moran was the intended target of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre — and that he only survived because he was running late to a meeting.

Despite his spirited defense against charges of impiety and corrupting the youth, Socrates was sentenced to death by poisoning in 399 B.C.E. by a jury of his Athenian peers.

Greenland is losing ice at a rate 20 percent faster than previously estimated.

Built in the 12th century in Slovenia, Predjama Castle is carved into a 400-foot cliffside with nine miles of complex tunnels beneath it — that once helped a local 'Robin Hood' to evade capture.

For most of his life, Grizzly Adams was a very different man from the rugged bear-loving forester he marketed himself as.

A fun-loving fertility deity honored in multiple Southwestern Native American tribes, Kokopelli's image has recently been commodified to sell shirts, outdoor gear, and beer.