Professional chefs in wealthy 17th-century European households were primarily men, who often cooked in the nude or in their underwear due to kitchens' intense heat.

Kohl Bertels, 33, had an unusual explanation for breaking into a Circle K store on Nov. 23, eating a bag of beef jerky and drinking a sweet tea…

The "Royal Game of Ur" is the oldest playable board game found in the world so far. In 1922, Sir Leonard Wooley led a team that discovered two sets of this game in a tomb…

The world's largest beaver dam, located in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Parkand boasting a length estimated at more than 2,600 feet, is visible from space via satellite imagery.

On Dec. 22, 2001, the world's first cloned cat, appropriately named CC, or Copy Cat, made her debut in a Texas biomedical lab. She lived for 18 years…

When your seniors can’t get out much anymore, why not bring the party to them? That’s what one retirement home in Kunheim, France, has done.

The town council in Neuville-sur-Saone, France, delivered good news to a homeowner on Nov. 5, CBS News reported: He can keep the $800,000 worth of gold bars and coins he unearthed…

Canadians eat more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world.

Japanese chefs consider Gomi (the Five tastes), Gokan (the Five senses), Goshiki (the Five colors) and Goho (the Five cooking methods) to be the most important aspects of meal preparation.

On Dec. 17, 2003, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," the final film in the trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved fantasy novels, debuted in theaters.

Officials in Cyprus, the small island nation in the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, estimate there is roughly one feral cat for every one of its 1 million inhabitants…

The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world for more than 3,800 years.

A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.

On Dec. 2, 2023, KISS completed their final "End of the Road" tour at New York City's Madison Square Garden with a performance featuring the band's digital avatars.

Wannabe magistrate Wilber Mateo, 45, of Kansas City, Missouri, was charged with burglary and stealing from a Jackson County, Missouri, courtroom, KSHB-TV reported.

The home team must provide the referee with 36 footballs for each National Football League game.

While royal and celebrity weddings are still a big ratings hit to this day, they pale in comparison to Diana and Charles’ wedding in 1981.

On Nov. 29, 2004, Japanese movie monster Godzilla, a mutant born of nuclear radiation fallout, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- quite a present on his 50th birthday.

Before time zones were established in 1883, North America had more than 144 local times.

George Smith, owner of a confectionary company called the Bradley Smith Company, took credit for inventing the modern version of the lollipop, which he began making in 1908.