From 1999 to 2010, Finland hosted an annual endurance contest that ultimately ended in tragedy.

In 1986, Vancouver held a World's Fair. One feature of the expo — a floating McDonald's restaurant — has made waves ever since.

60 years ago, a B-52 carrying two nuclear weapons crashed in North Carolina.

Need to call dibs on a parking spot after you dug it out of the snow? Just grab a chair!

Need to call dibs on a parking spot after you dug it out of the snow? Just grab a chair!

On the floor of the Baltic Sea rests the remains of a crashed UFO. Or a rock. Whatever.

The 1980s were a magical time when the world enjoyed neon, disco and Betamax.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me twelve drummers drumming.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me eleven pipers piping.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me ten lords a-leaping.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me nine ladies dancing.