Though the subject is highly taboo now, three of the most revered societies in all of human history practiced pederasty for centuries.

The skeleton is believed to be the oldest fossil hominid skeleton ever found in South Africa.

Though the depiction of samurai warriors is traditionally male-oriented, female samurai known as Onna-bugeisha were just as fearsome.

Forget genius. A happy combination of dumb luck and coincidence was all it took for these accidental inventions to exist.

A law professor from Michigan State University uncovered a constitutional loophole that could let a killer walk free.

The study focused not only on the two beloved pets but on carnivorous mammals as a whole.

William the Conqueror indulged heavily while he was king. His gluttony was eventually his downfall.

The FBI most wanted list is almost as infamous as the people on it.

Charles Darwin, the world’s most famous biologist and researcher of exciting species had a habit of indulging in the new species he discovered.

French charmer and serial killer Henri Landru got his nickname from the old French folktale of Bluebeard.

The treasure has been missing for almost a century, but there may finally be a break in the case.

“This is the deepest fish that’s been collected from the ocean floor, and we’re very excited to have an official name.”