courtesan in ancient Greece

A collection of inspiring Rosetta Tharpe (later known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe) guitar solos from the archives!

See the world famous gospel guitar player setting the dance floor alight, with soul-stirring guitar solos within some of her most heralded songs.…

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer

Improved gene therapy techniques cleared up to 95 percent of latent herpes virus in mice. Human trials? At least 3 years away. Fred Hutch virologist Dr. Keith Jerome hopes this study "opens up the idea that we can start thinking about cure, rather than just…

author, a radio show host and producer, and filmmaker

Jessica Chastain reveals her life-changing connection to the late Robin Williams.

One town's strange journey from paranoia to pardon

Nineteen young men died playing football in 1905. Another 137 were seriously injured. Football has always been a violent sport, but calls to make the game less brutal were widely mocked at the turn of the 20th century. Satirical magazines of the time warned…

The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission (also called the Sov-Com) was a state agency which operated from 1956 to 1977. It was overseen by the Governor of Mississippi. The stated objective of the commission was to "[...] protect the sovereignty of the…

Did you know that a group of penguins on land is called a "waddle"?

Celebrity deaths​ are always tragic. Often, celebs leave this earth far too soon in terribly dramatic manners. Sometimes their passing can hit fans extremely hard, but even through the sadness there have been some good effects. Here are celebrity deaths that…

independent city in Maryland, United States

American brothers film-maker duo

7th President of the French Republic (1841-1899)

Hitler made several miscalculations ahead of the Allied invasion of Normandy—but there were still deadly German defenses in place.

Marie Tussaud, French-born founder of Madame Tussaud’s museum of wax figures, in central London. Her early life was spent first in Bern and then in Paris, where she learned the art of wax modeling from Philippe Curtius, whose two celebrated wax museums she…

The Vatican's bank is the only one in existence that allows ATM users to perform transactions in Latin.

Director and Writer discuss shooting in the jungle, humanizing characters, and creating an epic film.