While frontman and main songwriter Billy Corgan has obviously been a Smashing Pumpkins mainstay, the other original members have all either quit or been fired at some point -- including bass player D'Arcy Wretzky.
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Hank Williams, the country legend, didn't have the opportunity to live in the world long. He picked up a drinking habit as a teen he would never be able to beat. But in the short amount of time he had, Williams gave the world a series of hits. This is the tragic real-life story of Hank Williams.
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Wings are a great way to get high, but when Paul McCartney flew to Japan in 1980 to tour with his band, Wings, he wasn't riding as high as he would have liked. In fact, he ended up pretty low -- in jail.
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Both Marvel and DC have a bad habit of slapping a fresh coat of spandex on the other's intellectual property and calling their work original. But it’s especially true when it comes to Stan Lee and company. So today, let's look at all the characters that Marvel stole from DC.
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Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, is known for hating many things. Chief among them -- playing his hit song, Wonderwall.
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In 1984, Michael Jordan didn't want to work with Nike. He didn't like Nike. He wouldn't even take a phone call with the company.
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Chief O'Brien's rise from random bridge guy to main cast member wasn't easy. This mild-mannered transporter chief has a biography that would make a Vulcan weep. Get the violins ready because we're about to dive into Chief O'Brien's tragic Star Trek timeline.
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Michael Jordan's mansion in the Highland Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, is a sight to behold. He just wishes someone would buy it.
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One of the most baffling things in the giant, man-shaped box of baffle that is Dennis Rodman is his famous nickname, "The Worm," which is so deeply associated with him that Encyclopedia Britannica notes it. How exactly did a gigantic, muscular athlete end up with a moniker that silly?
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Behold, Scottie Pippen's son, Scottie Pippen Jr., who some have noted bears a marked resemblance to Scottie Pippen.
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A couple of guys from Detroit in clown makeup, blasting out hip hop anthems and calling themselves Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope? On paper, the Insane Clown Posse sounds like a recipe for disaster, but the pair have certainly found their audience.
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Ah, yes, Dennis Rodman! The life of "The Worm" has been filled with enough twists and turns to last for five famous folks' lifetimes -- like his infamous wedding dress tale...
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Waylon Jennings sang about heartbreak, hard luck, and hard choices. And as it turns out, he knew all about that stuff, as he lived a tough life marked with pain, struggle, and loss. Here's a look at the tragic, ramblin' life of Waylon Jennings.
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He may not have had the best looking chin on the Green Hornet TV show, but when it came time to roll, Bruce Lee stole the spotlight.
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Led Zeppelin’s history is clouded with legend and folklore, and today, we’re busting a lot of the myths surrounding the band. From epic songs to their alleged pact with Satan, here are a few false things you might believe about Led Zeppelin.
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The story goes that Limp Bizkit was in need of a new guitarist after the departure of mainstay Wes Borland. Lead singer Fred Durst was introduced to rock legend Eddie Van Halen at a party and, with some coaxing from an unnamed studio exec, the two were convinced to collaborate. Things got real.
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In the late 1960s, charismatic lunatic Charles Manson informed his bevy of followers that a race war was on its way down the cultural pipeline, and that it needed a push start. To achieve this, he nudged his posse into committing seven murders, and attempting several others. Before that ...
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In 2019, we got the follow-up to 2017's highly-successful It, an adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name. It: Chapter Two is great and very scary, but there are a few moments that left us scratching our heads.
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While Rebel Without a Cause is considered a classic, a lot of its cast met tragic, mysterious, and untimely ends. Here are all of the dearly departed cast members of the seemingly cursed film.
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When Paul Lavesque debuted in the WWE as "Hunter Hearst Helmsley" in 1995, he had a silver spoon in his mouth. An etiquette-obsessed, "snooty" blue blood, he initially finished off opponents with a variant of the Diamond Cutter before adopting his patented "Pedigree."
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President Ulysses S. Grant's claim to fame was taking command of the Union forces during the American Civil War, personally chosen by President Abraham Lincoln to defeat the Confederacy. Defeat them he did, and then he became president. But his presidency was rocked by scandal...
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Behind Louis Armstrong's career, success, and fame, there was tragedy. The man nicknamed Pops and Satchmo didn't have an easy life by any stretch of the imagination, and even as he was taking to the stage and wowing fans, he struggled. Here's the tragic real-life story of Louis Armstrong.
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No doubt she knew the job was dangerous when she took it. After all, Catherine of Aragon was no stranger to palace intrigue -- she was the daughter of Spanish royalty, after all. But Catherine of Aragon's life would take a tragic turn as the years wore on.
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Keith Richards is many things: a legendary guitarist, an icon of rock and roll, and, perhaps most importantly, the real world representation of what happens to a cartoon coyote's body after decades of getting blown up by Acme products. One time he had an accident that required brain surgery...
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Jennings is certainly woven in the fabric of country music, but unfortunately, his tragic death in 2002 from diabetes complications took him away at just 64 years old. While it certainly didn't diminish his legacy, it's interesting to see how his comparatively early passing impacted his net worth.
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Whether you know him by his real name or the variations that have the word "cougar" in them, chances are you're aware of the name John Mellencamp. But you might not know how much money he's made...
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Animal Planet is the place where people go to watch feel-good shows about animals. But now it's put more emphasis behind the cool people helping the animals than the animals themselves. Problem is, humans can mess up in bigger ways than animals. These are the biggest scandals to hit Animal Planet.
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