Lions occupy a penthouse suite atop the food chain, overlooking the animal kingdom from above. They're incredible hunters, able to down a 1,000 pound Cape Town buffalo, then gorging on up to 70 pounds of flesh in one sitting. But do any animals commit regular regicide against the king of the jungle?
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Some actors today make ridiculous sums of money for their role in a film. But, that wasn't always the case. Here's the first actor to break $1 million.
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Here was someone whose original toy creations brought joy to thousands upon thousands of the young and young at heart. And that kind of money means temptation.
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The ancient world was full of any number of gigantic creatures on both the land and sea. A so-called "sea dragon" fossil was recently found in the U.K.
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These pseudo-historical animals could give a few real animals, like boring bunnies or chickens, a real run for their not-fake money.
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These ridiculous ideas seemed destined to fail, yet they ended up making millions of dollars for inventors.
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The history of the world is filled with battles fought to save nations, the tide turned by use of a stratagem, rather than overwhelming numbers. Or with cats.
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Dogs that drive cars are pretty amazing, as are these other amazing animals.
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We hope that domesticated animals change in significant ways, mostly having to do with behavior. Are there physiological changes involved as well?
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Predicting the future isn't something humans have ever been particularly good at, but here is what humans might look like in a million years.
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Often called "ethnological expositions" to make them seem more acceptable, human zoos were public displays of people during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The 2003 film "Seabiscuit" is supposedly the true story of a racehorse who inspired Depression-ravaged America. The film gets most of the story correct.
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You'd think an entertainment empire built on a mouse-centric foundation might eschew the presence of cats on the property. Not so at Disneyland.
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After two decades as head of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, Joe Exotic was arrested for attempting to kill Carole Baskin through hired hitmen.
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Signs of Walker's disobedient lifestyle were visible early. As a kid in Scranton, Walker was caught during a burglary and told to choose jail or the Navy.
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Status symbols are usually things like flashy cars, but for some, the ultimate status symbol is a living thing. Here's how these animals became status symbols.
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"YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind," had 19,124,328 dislikes as of April 22, 2021, and was "widely pilloried."
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Humans often enjoy unique animal facts, but many of these "facts" don't hold up to scrutiny. Here are some common misconceptions about popular animals.
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Monkeys are the most numerous type of primate in the world, and this worldwide range means they're diverse. Here are 14 types of monkeys and how they differ.
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Carole Baskin says 'Tiger King' was a missed opportunity to tell the story of her path to rescuing big cats and what the exotic animals industry entails.
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Freddie Mercury was often an enigma — even to fans. Here's one fascinating detail though: he was a committed cat-lover and had a lot of furry feline friends.
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MGM's opening logo and lion roar are immediately identifiable to the public, but the history of the many Leos on the silver screen is a little complicated.
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Actual snakes sometimes try to eat their actual tails. What happens when a snake tries to eat itself?
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A question that often confuses animal lovers is how closely related hyenas might be to dogs.
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When cats fall, they twist and turn through the air to achieve an optimal landing position, all while appearing not to push against anything. But how?
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What if the biggest heists nowadays occur online, without anyone ever having to crack a safe? The truth about hackers who stole over $1 billion.
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Seed-bearing trees with root systems are so excellently evolved that they've outlasted all animal species that've lived and gone extinct since.
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