American model and actress best known for roles in films The Three Stooges and Tower Heist. She mentioned her height on Twitter in May 2011: "I'm 5&...

As with most things in the Victorian era, summertime was probably not that fun.

Canadian Actress best known for playing Dr Janet Fraser on Stargate SG:1. In a Wolf online chat she said "I am 5 feet two inches...although Christopher J...

This bizarre historical event happened when tensions between Protestants and Catholics came to a boil in Bohemia.

On this day in history, the Chicago Tribune incorrectly prints "Dewey Defeats Truman," the Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with a dog on board, and more.

On September 1st, Nazi Germany invades Poland in 1939 and triggers WW2, Bobby Fischer wins the World Chess Championship in 1972, and more.

Phoebodus was an ancient shark that had an eel-like body, a long snout, and serrated teeth.

American actor, best known for playing Lucas Sinclair on Stranger Things. Photo © ImagePressAgency / DepositPhotos.com

American author, best remembered for novels such as Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Disclosure, Congo and as the creator of the NBC TV series E.R . ...

On June 29, 1983, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanished in Vatican City, and her disappearance has been blamed on everyone from the Mafia to the KGB.