Who Are The Descendants Of These Famous Historical Figures?
What’s it like to be related to someone who altered history? Here's how the descendants of famous historical figures feel about their relatives.
Read MoreWhat’s it like to be related to someone who altered history? Here's how the descendants of famous historical figures feel about their relatives.
Read MoreRush's songs speak to the mind and the heart. The band also sings from a place of empathy, as its individual members have endured a lot of pain and struggle over the years. Here's the tragic real-life story of Rush.
Read MoreWinston Churchill is known for WWII, his finest hour. But Churchill also had more than his share of less-than-fine hours. His life was stuffed to the brim with actions, views, and personal habits that were, to put it mildly, problematic. This is the messed up truth about Winston Churchill.
Read MoreYou might remember Phil Hartman from SNL, The Simpsons, or NewsRadio. But his life was beset with heartbreak, and it ended with an unspeakable tragedy. Here's a look at the all-too-brief and incredibly tragic life of Phil Hartman.
Read MoreWhat do the richest people in the world have in common, aside from owning suits worth more than your life savings? Are all the richest people geniuses? Were they mostly born rich? Here are the stories of the richest people in the world.
Read MoreLife hasn't been easy for Carlos Santana. In fact, it's been a long and bumpy road to legendary status for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
Read MoreAll kinds of disasters, natural and otherwise, have rocked the American landscape through history. Many of them, like the Great Chicago Fire, are remembered by nearly everyone. Other disasters have faded into oblivion, forgotten by all those except the ones who lived them.
Read MorePretty much everyone who grew up in the '90s knows who Pocahontas is. Disney Princess, love interest of the great explorer John Smith, Native American nobility. Yes, Disney taught us many things about the Powhatan heroine, and they're all wrong. Mostly. Here's the truth about Pocahontas.
Read MoreEveryone wants to leave their mark on history, and there's no better way to do that than having something important named after you. Sometimes, that thing is a medical condition. What do you do to earn that? Here are real-life people who had medical conditions named after them.
Read MoreSometimes, coincidences just kind of ... happen, and don't really mean anything. Other times, they might be signs of a vast global conspiracy, a magic spell, or extraterrestrial surveillance, depending on who sees them. These bizarre coincidences all happened on the same date.
Read MoreThese kiddie shows can't possibly be good for us past a certain age, so we change them.
Read MoreGame shows have been around almost as long as TV itself. There have been plenty of game shows and even more game show hosts, but not all of the game show hosts have been really terrible people. Let's dive into the gross world of terrible game show hosts.
Read MoreWhen it comes to Camelot, King Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere are all familiar names, but the main character of The Green Knight is probably less familiar. It's Sir Gawain, and no, he's not the Green Knight. Confused? Read on to understand. This is the true tale of The Green Knight.
Read MorePutting comedians in movies is profitable. Comedians are funny, and audiences love to laugh to distract us from how sucky our lives are. While some comedians manage to build themselves up with a string of classics, others miss the mark. Here are the comedians Hollywood won't cast anymore.
Read MoreEartha Kitt was a phenomenal performer. But her career was full of ups and downs, and despite her fame, Kitt’s life was pretty tragic.
Read MoreOlympic athletes are the closest thing we have to superheroes. But occasionally, when you push your body farther than it was ever meant to go, accidents happen.
Read MoreEveryone 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.
Read MoreFind out how cotton candy went from expensive delicacy to a potentially lifesaving product.
Read MoreThere's a lot most Monty Python fans don't know, and we're not talking about the words to the Bruce's Philosopher's Song.
Read MoreSome take pranking to such a clever, ingenious, and almost artistic level, it makes you wonder why anybody even bothers telling the boring ol' truth anymore.
Read MoreSome of the Star Wars saga's flaws are certainly hard to overlook (hi, Jar-Jar!), but others weren't quite as bad as we made them out to be.
Read MoreSome video games aimed at kids are just downright freaky, to say the least, and seem way creepier when you're an adult.
Read MoreThese are some of the weirdest international flavors of your favorite snacks.
Read MoreThese words you probably use every day weren't around 30 years ago.
Read MoreCarnivals aren't all fun and games. Let's look into the lesser-known history of just how these things began.
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreThe royal life isn't for everybody, with its constant demands and unceasing visibility. Some people don't want that. That seems to have been the case with Princess Feodora, who dodged the royal throne by being born to the wrong dad. Here's the truth about Queen Victoria's sister Princess Feodora.
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