On April 14, 1932, Loretta Lynn (née Webb) entered the world in Butcher Hollow, KY. A bride at 15 and grandmother by 29, she went on to become one of country music's most beloved…

On March 18, as Ellen Schapps Richman, 76, drove her Mercedes SUV to a golf lesson at Palm Beach Country Club, she had a vague sense that she had hit something…

It is estimated it would take about two years and eight months for a spacecraft to leave Earth for Mars, undergo a "waiting period" there, then return to Earth.

Did you know goats were the reason why coffee was invented? According to legend, in the 9th century, Ethiopian farmers noticed the way their goats danced…

What kind of grind would you be using if you wanted to make coffee in a French press?

At the Goldin auction house in Runnemede, New Jersey, a Cheeto shaped like the Pokemon Charizard sold on March 2 for $72,000…

On April 9, 1859, 23-year-old writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens received his steamboat pilot's license.

Vladimir Putin's grandfather worked as a chef for Rasputin, Lenin, and Stalin.

This list is based on export/import trade. America comes in at number five.

Leigh Woodman, 32, of Bristol, England, suffers from a crippling fear of a common condiment: mortuusequusphobia, or fear of ketchup.

On March 28, 1814, the funeral of Guillotin, the inventor and namesake of the infamous execution device, takes place outside of Paris.

Snakes flick out their tongues to take in smells, rather than using their nostrils. They have a unique structure called the “Jacobson's organ” on the roof of their mouth…

Residents of Godstone High Street in Surrey, England, may be out of their homes for months after a huge sinkhole opened up on Feb. 17, the BBC reported.

On March 27, 1929, President Herbert Hoover had a phone installed at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House. It took a while to get the line working correctly…

Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve to ensure global supply in case of emergency.

The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut is the fastest car in the world. Its top reported speed is 256 miles per hour.

Officials at Poland’s space agency POLSA are examining debris that fell onto the premises of a business in Komorniki on Feb. 19…

During his inauguration, Teddy Roosevelt wore a ring that contained a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair.

On March 19, 1957, Elvis Presley arranged to purchase the Colonial mansion on the outskirts of Memphis called Graceland for $102,500, with a cash deposit of $1,000.

Each snowflake is made up of multiple frozen water vapor droplets - sometimes thousands of them.