The 27 Club is a group of musicians and performers who died tragically at just the age of 27. These are the stories behind its most infamous members.

Go inside the complicated history of what year it is right now, according to the cultures and religions that don't follow the Gregorian calendar.

Located near the border of Oklahoma and Kansas, Picher was a bustling mining center in the early 1900s — but now this abandoned town is surrounded by mountains of toxic waste.

Created by monks in medieval Scotland, the exquisitely illustrated Book of Kells is widely regarded as the "chief treasure of the Western world."

Despite being the spirit that decides who lives and dies, Baron Samedi is depicted as an irreverent jokester who performs sexualized dances and is rarely seen without a cigar or a glass of spicy rum.

Burlesque dancers like Lydia Thompson and Gypsy Rose Lee defined the art form, raising eyebrows with their scandalous moves and risqué outfits.

Kyron Horman disappeared while going to school on June 4, 2010. Though the investigation has centered on his stepmother Terri Moulton, the case remains unsolved today.

The expression "shiver me timbers" was first recorded in print in 1795, and since then, it's appeared everywhere from Treasure Island to SpongeBob SquarePants. But it's unclear whether this phrase was ever truly part of the pirate vernacular.

This "Witch's House" was originally built in 1921 to hold offices and dressing rooms for a silent film studio, but it was transformed into a single-family home and moved to Beverly Hills just a few years later — and Spadena House remains there to this day.

Actress and comedian Mae West was one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1930s — and these stunning photos show why.

Though the centuries have taken their toll on Dunluce Castle — a ruined fortress that sits on the seaside cliffs of Country Antrim — it remains as awe-inspiring as ever, drawing tens of thousands of visitors each year.