Jason David Frank has been known by many names. To some, he is Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger, of children's TV fame, wielding a classic dagger/flute combination and commanding the mighty Dragonzord. To more mature viewers, he is the White Ranger ...
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In the early days of the UFC, the mixed martial arts organization touted itself as boxing's cool uncle, the one who always has beer and won't mention anything to your parents. Rules were lax. Matches would be decided by "knockout, submission, doctor's intervention, or death."
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Everybody has known that one couple, maybe from high school: They're together, they broke up, they made up, they broke up ... Maybe we kind of expect it with, well, art people. Like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
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Why did John Cena, now ten years deep in an iconic career as the guy you get to cameo when you can't afford The Rock, give up on dropping sick beats? Theories have been floated for years, the most prominent of these being that his debut album, You Can't See Me, was simply too good for the world.
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In the musky, firework-singed police lineup of large-scale American business failures, one perp stands head and shoulders above the rest: the XFL, or Xtreme (sigh) Football League, Vince McMahon's collaboration with NBC. Here's why it failed (the first time.)
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Marrying Henry VIII was the worst thing that could possibly happen to you. After all, the dude was a homicidal monster. So who were the women unlucky enough to be queen of England between the years 1509 and 1547? Well, here’s the tragic truth of Henry VIII’s six wives.
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Today's contestants are the creme de la creme: in the red corner, with a career 56 wins and three acrimonious divorces, we have two-time heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali. In the blue corner, martial arts icon and verifiable Green Hornet BFF Bruce Lee.
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Wheel of Fortune has been around forever, and many have won big. But only one contestant has ever appeared twice.
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Freddie Mercury was a verbal virtuoso -- one of his many talents. Here are some of his most inspiring, and just plain entertaining quotes.
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Bill Withers, who gave us such classic songs as "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," was a 32-year-old laid-off factory worker when he got two letters: one from the factory, inviting him back to work, and the other from The Tonight Show, inviting him to appear. He chose correctly.
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You know the blonde, spiky hair, you know the sneer. It's Billy Idol, and though the 1980s are long over, he's still around. But what about his money? Is that still here?
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Johnny Cash started out poor, born in Arkansas as the fourth of seven children (four boys, three girls). As it turns out, losing his a sibling had a profound impact on him.
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There are precious few statements that all music fans can wholeheartedly agree on, but it's probably fair to say that "Jimi Hendrix was a very good guitarist" is one of them. But would he live long enough to see the fruits of his success?
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There are a couple of schools of thought concerning the events which led Chuck Berry to hit Keith Richards so hard that his life Jumpin' Jack Flashed before his eyes. Here they are.
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The Doobie Brothers have had a truly glorious and long-lasting career that's made doubly more impressive by the fact that it's been in the highly volatile world of rock 'n' roll. But has it left anything in the musicians' pockets, or has the rock star life left them penniless?
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Only half of the emperor of China actually died in office. And that's just the beginning. This is the tragic history of Chinese emperors.
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He was named Johnny Cash (except when he wasn't). He always wore black (except when he didn't). Complicated? Of course he was. Everyone is. For instance, it's worth examining his famous song "Folsom Prison Blues," and what inspired it ...
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It would be easy to assume that Ringo Starr decided to leave the Beatles due to ego. Shockingly, it wasn't ego that drove Ringo to leave the Fab Four mid-recording session on August 22nd, 1968. To hear it described by those involved, it was the opposite: he didn't feel good enough.
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Benjamin Franklin is generally considered a somewhat eccentric genius. The man's accomplishments span several different fields... including music.
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As the nation is captivated with the Netflix docuseries Tiger King and its eccentric and, uh, less than law-abiding central character, Joe Exotic, many aspects of the world's most famous mullet-wearer have been made public. But his net worth is a little tougher to unravel.
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Take a moment to let the following sentence sink in: One time, Keith Richards fired a guy for doing too many drugs. That man was Brian Jones.
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Today, the Flex Tape Guy might be sitting at the top of the meme-able product spokesman pyramid, but back in the day, Billy Mays was king. But how big was his throne of cash?
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If you're going to run for Governor of the State of Oklahoma, it only stands to reason you'll want endorsements from, say, goth-rock performer Marilyn Manson. At least that's the case if you're Joe Exotic.
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During Motown's heyday, it boasted the best musical acts ever assembled. In the 1960s, music didn't get more elite than the Supremes. Originally formed in 1959 as the Primettes, the teen quartet of Florence Ballard, Betty McGlown, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross started as ...
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There are spoiled kids who spend their days doing nothing but living the good life with the sweet, sweet millions of their parents. Shane McMahon is not one of them, despite the fact that his father, the WWE main man Vince McMahon, is a billionaire who makes an amazing amount of money every year.
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Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage né Schreibvogel, better known as Joe Exotic. Among his many reputed talents, was apparently... music? But was he singing a song of truth or pure fabrication?
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KISS: They're legends. They rock and roll all night, while still finding the energy to party every day. And they wear a ton of makeup.
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