Sometimes people win spectacularly on Jeopardy, forever chiseling their names into game show history. And then some days, well, the figurative bear eats you. And nobody in the pantheon of Jeopardy contestants got eaten by that bear quite as hard as Stephanie Hull.
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Donnie Yen is a martial arts star, having played characters like the legendary Ip Man. And the guy knows how to throw kicks in real life, too. But where did Donnie Yen get his training? Well, Yen's martial arts skills are all in the family.
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The Three Stooges. Surely one of comedy's guilty pleasures. Almost no one will admit they enjoy the nyuck-nyuck-nyucks and "soitenly!s" and the rest. Unless you're Mel Gibson. So like we said, almost no one ...
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Steve Irwin brought the ideals of environmentalism and conservation to audiences across the globe for the better part of a decade, but while he educated millions of people, how much was he worth — financially speaking — when he died?
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Everyone loves a good zombie movie, or a good viral contagion movie, or really any movie with an apocalypse and a hero and a sepia filter. But it turns out that Hollywood doesn't always spend much time on proper science. Here are things movies get wrong about virus outbreaks.
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Inspired by Chuck Wepner’s fight against Muhammad Ali, Sylvester Stallone created the character of Rocky Balboa. The southpaw hero has shown up in eight movies, so naturally, we want to know how much money Stallone has made off this beloved franchise.
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Even though she won’t inherit most of her father’s fortune, Jennifer Gates has a pretty amazing life, one involving expensive apartments, prestigious schools, and a whole lot of horses. So if you’ve ever wondered, here’s the truth about Bill Gates’ daughter.
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Bruce Lee's name is synonymous with martial arts. It's obvious that the man trained rigorously to become the ultimate kicking machine we all know and love, but have you ever wondered how he ate? Here's the truth about the 'Bruce Lee Diet.'
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The short answer is that Jimmy Buffett is worth quite a bit. But before his intensely relaxed stardom and ceaseless search for Five O' Clock, Jimmy Buffett was born a Christmas baby, on December 25, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
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Ah, yes, Conor McGregor! As Biography tells us, you're looking at the biggest, brightest star the MMA has ever seen. But how much is that star worth?
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When Variety asked Sylvester Stallone about the greatest regret of his career, the actor didn't hesitate: "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot." And he had Arnold to blame.
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If you're familiar with the song 'Never Learn Not to Love,' it’s probably because you know that it’s a Beach Boys song … written by Charles Manson. But how did this beloved band and infamous criminal cross paths? Well, get ready for a strange story.
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Andre the Giant, if anyone, could best be described as a 'titan of the industry.' But his ability to down copious amounts of alcohol is almost as legendary as his prowess within the wrestling ring. But how much, say, beer could the man really drink? Let's find out!
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In the late 1990s, few NBA players seemed more uniquely qualified to enter a pro-wrestling ring than Dennis Rodman. On the court, Rodman wasn't just a Chicago Bull; he was a pit bull, and a very bad boy at that.
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Some video games aimed at kids are just downright freaky, to say the least, and seem way creepier when you're an adult.
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A martial arts legend, Bruce Lee defeated a whole bunch of bad guys on the silver screen. But in real life? Lee only had one official fight, and it was less than spectacular.
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After failing hard in 2001, the XFL is finally back … but things aren’t looking good for Vince McMahon’s football league. From stiff competition to the trouble with talent, here are the reasons why this new XFL is going to fail.
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Eliot Ness was a Prohibition agent working in Chicago. In his 20s, handsome, and with a knack for providing good newspaper quotes, Ness led a team that really did put a crimp on the bootlegging business. Then things turned tragic.
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Pantera originated groove metal. Guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, bassist Rex Brown, and singer Phil Anselmo provided a soundtrack for the disaffected, and a loud one at that. This is the tragic real-life story of Pantera, one of metal's greatest bands.
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After thousands of years of knuckle-popping physical inhumanity to our fellow man, have we found a definitive answer to the question "what's the deadliest martial art in the world?"
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Bob Seger plugged away at music for more than 50 years. From his athletic background to the real reason he retired, here's the untold truth about Bob Seger.
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There are many questions people ask themselves about Dan Bilzerian, such as "Why does he act like that all the time?" and "Will that beard eventually reach his eyebrows?" Money comes up a lot too.
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Marilyn Manson has spent decades crafting his legacy as a shock rocker, complete with all the attention, anger and accusations that come with this choice of profession. He collects weird stuff. He does weird things. But does he collect money?
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When Janis Joplin performed, she took a little piece of your heart and gave you her whole soul. But how whole was her bank account?
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One of the longest-running series on TV, The Simpsons premiered in 1989 and started off strong, but in recent years, it’s lost some of its luster. So today, we’re taking a look at this classic sitcom to find out why The Simpsons has become so repetitive.
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Steven Seagal is sort of a glitch in the Matrix, a Penrose triangle stuffed into a life with tassels made out of the word "what?" dangling from its every paradoxical side. And so far, he's had four wives.
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John Denver was an Air Force brat, named Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., the son of an extremely accomplished career pilot. Here's how he died.
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