Jerome London

“In an overnight frenzy, the whole touring industry came to a halt. ..This is hard. Overnight, mine and thousands of others’ lives fell apart.”

“Given the hysteria, It’s only going to get worse.”

Were you aware that during the middle of World War II, the Nazis were working on an elaborate underground lair like you’d see in James Bond or Austin Powers movies?

You’d be surprised at how many kings—from Elvis Presley to King George II—died “on the throne.”

Her motto was “living well is the best revenge,” but from all reports, she lived a life of endlessly empty sadness.

Known as “Anne of the Thousand Days,” Anne Boleyn was Queen of England for only three years but still managed to turn the world upside-down. Through her charm, intelligence, and stubborn willpower, she led King Henry VIII to divorce his first wife and split from the Catholic Church. Then, when she failed to produce him a male heir to his throne, he dragged her into jail and had her beheaded on false charges of adultery, incest, and witchcraft.

This fascinating ancient temple to a Sumerian moon god has survived four millennia, the elements, and military attacks, but it still stands strong and proud.

It reads like a movie script but was more like reality TV—a young man avoided murder charges because his lawyer spotted him in the crowd during an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that was filmed at Dodger Stadium at the time of the slaying.

Most cultures around the world—with the interesting exception of Asian countries such as Korea, China, and Japan—usually have some sort of response when someone sneezes, and it’s almost always some variation of “Bless you!” or “To your health!” But in the Philippines they say, “Who didn’t take a bath?” and in Vietnam they say, “Rice with salt.”

The epitaph on his tombstone reads, “Here lies Kaspar Hauser, riddle of his time. His birth was unknown, his death mysterious.” Was he one of history’s greatest pranksters, or was he the victim of a tragic royal scandal?

“Cake and Cunnilingus Day” comes exactly one month after “Steak and BJ Day,” which comes exactly a month after Valentine’s Day. But are they really as much fun as No Pants Day and Dance Like a Chicken Day?

Here’s the story of the only collision between two ocean liners in world history.

She was a headstrong, impetuous, rule-breaking woman in an era when women were expected to look pretty and keep their mouths shut. And she was acting this way over 100 years ago, making her one of the first modern American feminist heroes.

For three sweltering days in July 1863, Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg battlefield hosted the bloodiest military conflict in American history. After the smoke had cleared, over 7,000 men were dead and 50,000 were injured. According to multiple accounts, the ghosts of the dead have never left.

Probably the most successful series of children’s horror books in history, the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy was published from 1981-1991 and has sold over seven million copies.

Pittock Mansion is unique among haunted houses. Although there have been numerous reports of paranormal activity there, no one has ever reported that the ghosts are malicious, hell-bent on revenge, or even scary—instead, they seem quite happy to be occupying such a gorgeous building.

“I have this weird, incurable disease that seems like it’s from outer space. Fibers in a variety of colors protrude out of my skin like mushrooms after a rainstorm.”

Founded during the Civil War, this massive stone building tortured psychiatric patients with ice-water baths, electroshock therapy, seclusion cells, and icepick lobotomies. Is it any wonder there are endless reports of paranormal activity here?