Remember movie theater snacks from the 1960s? From Milk Duds and popcorn to drive-in hamburgers and frozen pickles, these treats made every movie night special.
The Salem witch trials ended in 1693—but the damage done to innocent families would haunt Massachusetts for generations.
Some traditions feel so deeply rooted in history that we assume they've been around for thousands of years. But a lot of famous traditions only got going recently.
In 897, Pope Stephen VI put his dead predecessor on trial in the infamous Cadaver Synod, sparking a shocking scandal involving political revenge, mutilation, and a dramatic papal downfall.
Alfred Hitchcock terrified audiences for decades—but the secrets behind his most famous movies were sometimes just as unsettling as the films themselves.
Yoko Ono was in the middle of a tarot reading when the psychic she was with made a disturbing premonition—weeks later, it came true.
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