Samantha Henman articles

If you’ve got champagne taste on a store-brand soda budget, it doesn’t mean that you’re relegated to just reading about gourmet foods. Just because something is expensive doesn’t mean it’s good—and it doesn’t mean it needs to be inaccessible, either.

There are foods we eat every day that have names that we might not even clock as being misleading.

The curse of King Tut's tomb is a fascinating story...but is there really any truth behind it?

The Pitcairn Islands have a past so dark that it seems to have foreshadowed the current controversies the islands face.

Sure, we all love an international vacation—but there’s also so much to see closer to home. Each US state is filled with incredible destinations and activities that everyone should experience at least once in their life.

The story of the Bermuda Triangle is no secret—but there’s so much that people don’t know. Could there really be some kind of unknown force behind the rash of disturbing incidents and disappearances in that patch of the Atlantic Ocean, or is it all just a bizarre coincidence? The truth is much stranger than you’d expect.

There have been many incredible expeditions throughout history—but perhaps, above all, there is one that truly showcases the strength of the human spirit and the fight to survive no matter how hard the circumstances may be.

For all the variety in our diets today, a lot of the food we eat has a relatively short history. People throughout the ages were eating some stuff that was pretty twisted—and occasionally, pretty intriguing.

From derelict amusement parks to former mental hospitals with dark backstories, these are the most interesting abandoned places in every state.