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On the final day of the typical office workweek, many employers give their workers the opportunity to dress down and loosen the rules on the standard dress code.

From how long a "hoax" like the Apollo 11 moon landing could actually stay a secret to the conspiracy theory involving Queen Elizabeth I, here are the actual facts you need to know about conspiracy theories.

It was a disaster of mankind’s own making—and as it raged on, people piped up with some wild ideas about how to put an end to it.

What makes a crime a hate crime? Legally speaking, it's largely a question of the offender's motivation.

Yes, beach trips today mean sand everywhere. But beachgoers in the past had to endure much worse than just sand.

Daniel Keyes’s 'Flowers for Algernon' is a poignant science-fiction novella that has won critical acclaim and popularity around the globe.

Online dating and swiping on Tinder have nothing on romance in the past, which was often humiliating, dangerous, and exhausting.

From the fart jokes penned by famous writers to the horrifying consequences of holding in your flatus to why toots smell worse in the shower, here's what you need to know about farts.

From natural wonders like Guairá Falls to literary works from Hemingway and Byron to paintings by Picasso and Renoir, here's a list of just a few priceless things that are gone forever.

From fake relics to fake princesses to medical fraud involving goat testicles, history is rife with con jobs that managed to fool unsuspecting marks.

Just as much a symbol of the presidency as the White House itself, Air Force One is probably the world’s most recognizable plane.

How did Americans make money during the Great Depression? Some sold apples on street corners and others became migrant farmers. But about 2 million Americans tried to strike it rich another way: By doing puzzles.