Almost 48 years ago, Pirates pitcher and notorious party animal Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of... more

Still reeling from a tragic loss in the greatest of games, Ben, Noel and Max square off with Jonathan Strickland... more

After going off the grid for the better part of a year, Jonathan Strickland AKA The Quizster returns at the... more

On the first listen, Maryland's old state song sounds pretty innocuous. There's the usual lauding of the state, a refrain... more

How did the English alphabet -- a strange agglomeration of curved and straight-lined symbols -- become a thing? In the... more

Let's be honest: the concept of writing stuff down is both brilliant and insane. Right now, all around the world,... more

When confronted with a home invasion, Max the gorilla brought international fame to the Johannesburg Zoo and briefly became the... more

Did a mistranslation lead to theories of life on Mars? What exactly was Khrsuschev trying to say at that big... more

It's easy to look at history and think one idea or another is ridiculous -- but we also have to... more

Often called "The Napoleon of the West", mainly by himself, Santa Anna was a legendary, larger-than-life politician, general and exile.... more