Halloween is the scariest night of the year already. Unfortunately, some people take all the fun and games out of Halloween by getting criminal. These are some of the most frightening crimes ever to occur on Halloween.
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Sometimes, the best laid April Fools' Day pranks of mice and men blow up in the joker's face — in serious ways. These are some of the worst in recent history.
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Which Star Trek captain is the best? Here, we'll take a deep, objective look at six decades of Star Trek history to decide, categorically, which Starfleet captains did and did not suck real hard.
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As lead singer for The Smiths, Morrissey was the guy who provided the background for a thousand coming of age tales. Since then, the idol you remember has started spraying a steady stream of manure every time he opens his mouth. Here are some messed up details about Morrissey.
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While death sucks for everyone, at least you can be sure that your body will be treated respectfully and laid to rest according to your wishes. Actually, let's just crush that fantasy a little with these stories of posthumous adventure. Here are crazy things that happened to people after death.
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Some Star Trek episodes (and even some of the films) have been based on real life, taking actual events and reworking them into the storylines of the Enterprise, Voyager, and Defiant. So let's boldly go where no fan has gone before and look at some of the true events that inspired Star Trek.
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On The X-Files, FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigated strange stuff that the rest of the FBI wouldn't touch, the show's titular X-Files. On top of the weirdness on-screen, there were bizarre things that happened on the set of The X-Files.
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Running a successful pawn shop is all about being able to spot a phony. So, if you think Pawn Stars is totally live and unscripted... well, you probably shouldn't consider owning a pawn shop, because none of the cast has truly worked in-store for years.
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Anyone known to the world as "The King of Instagram" probably isn't going to be a paragon of morality, and one could argue that's the case with Dan Bilzerian, known for his dazzling displays of fame and fortune. But just how did Bilzerian acquire his fame and fortune?
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There's nothing more relaxing than awakening to the melodic trill of birdsong at daybreak... unless that bird is a male white bellbird. Not only are male white bellbirds the loudest birds in the world, but they're also Emmy award-winners, playing the role of "supersonic claxon" in "Alien Spaceship."
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Man's best friend is like pizza. There are seemingly infinite varieties and they're all awesome. Some are thin, some doughy and others are rather simple but wholesome. At heart, they really can't go wrong, but some stand head and shoulders above others. Such is the case with the Pointer dog breed.
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Michael Jordan is roundly considered The GOAT, but based on his "nothing-but-net" worth, he could live a million years without ever eating a tin can or its contents. He is a straight up billionaire. That's right, the dude from Space Jam has a net worth of $1.9 billion.
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As ThoughtCo observes, "Seven appears to be a universally lucky or holy number." So perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that people would see multiple sevens in a row as special. But why is 777 especially special?
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Generally, the answer to "how do I know when something is wrong with my dog?" is right there in the question: they're your dog. You know them, theoretically, better than anybody, so you'll be able to tell if something seems amiss.
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If you're of the opinion that life is a numbers game, you might be curious to find out what exactly which crime is statistically most likely to befall your person should you venture into the frightening realm of humanity. Here's the skinny.
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In 2017, Netflix "surveyed more than 37,000 people across 22 countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Italy and South Korea," and Netflix binge-watchers rated being able to watch their favorite shows and movies as "more important than having food or water" while traveling.
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During the Pax Romana, there were no major wars, piracy, or slave revolts. Life in Ancient Rome must have been pretty awesome during those years, but was it awesome for everyone? For women, life got a little better, but you can't exactly say it was super awesome for them, either.
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The title of "Most Haunted Town in America" goes to Alton, Illinois. Also affectionately known as "one of the places you drive through to get from Missouri to Chicago," Alton has a storied history of reported paranormal experiences, along with the distinction of being the birthplace of Miles Davis.
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Set an alarm on your phone and plan to take a personal day, because in about 10 billion years, the Sun is going to turn into a crystal big enough to make a strip mall new age spiritualist think "maybe that's a little much."
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A platypus seems more like a Tim Burton creation than a real species. In fact, National Geographic says the scientists that first examined platypi specimens thought they were a hoax. After all, they've got a duck bill, webbed feet, a beaver tail and the body of an otter.
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No matter what country it represents, a flag is enormously symbolic. It represents a nation's past and its present. How a flag is perceived by its citizens can be vastly different from the way it's perceived by other nations. And a great example of this problem is Japan's "Rising Sun" flag.
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Huge insects are terrifying. No one wants to be assailed by horse flies or mosquitoes the size of your fist. But in a way, tiny insects are even more terrifying. A mosquito the size of your fist ... well, at least you can see it coming. Midges, chiggers and flies? Ugh.
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Wouldn't it have been great to be a woman in the Renaissance? All those fancy dresses, and the ... fancy dresses. Nope, life pretty much sucked for women in the Renaissance. And guess what? You didn't even get a fancy dress.
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If you loved Sesame Street as a child, then you should hate that woolly mammoths went extinct. After all, wasn't Snuffleupagus a tusk-less woolly mammoth? One possibility is that mammoths took a wrong turn on the way to Sesame Street and ended up on Cemetery Street. But scientists have other ideas.
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Bruce Lee is a true legend. Even in his short 32 year life span, he left a mythical legacy. Most people assume Lee was a highly decorated martial arts master. But believe it not, he never actually earned a black belt in any discipline, or any other rank, for that matter.
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Earth isn't dirt all the way through — the dirt and rock that make up Earth's crust only go down about 19 miles. Under the crust, there are four additional layers — the upper mantle, the lower mantle, the outer core, and the inner core, and those parts of the planet are pretty inhospitably hot.
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Bruce Lee was a true international man of mystery, with immense mental and physical strength. The result was a man who had total confidence in his ability to achieve greatness, and followed through with it by just about every metric. Fame? Check. Chiseled abs? Check. Fortune? Absolutely.
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