If all you know about King Solomon is he once threatened to cut a baby in half and the most uncomfortably sexy book of the Bible is named after him, you've got a lot to learn. Climb up the robot lion steps of Solomon's mechanical throne to learn the splendiferous untold truth of King Solomon.
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When he wasn't churning out influential hits like "Great Balls of Fire," Jerry Lee Lewis' life was one full of scandal, tragedy, violence, and addiction.
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Queen Victoria had nine children. Every single one of her progeny managed to make it to adulthood. It's what happened after that wasn't always great news.
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Few people want to go through all the bother of digging up a backyard, but these people got more than they bargained for when they dug up these weird things.
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Since before the days of Nostradamus, people tried to predict the ways of our successors. Sometimes, we were startlingly accurate. Other times? Not so much.
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia features some of the bleakest, strangest comedy on TV. How did a show this weird and wild come to be?
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Presidents and vice presidents have been involved in hilarious blunders throughout American history.
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Old-school MTV wasn't just about the music videos. Our MTV just had way fewer pregnant teens and sexy werewolves.
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The history of one of cinema's bravest/campiest pirates is stranger than you might think. There are a lot of odd twists and turns in this swashbuckler's saga.
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For the majority of us, death is a sad event that ushers in months of mourning. Others, however, take a more lighthearted approach to the inevitable.
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These dumb movies have explosions that make no sense and were thrown together at the last minute on underfunded sets.
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South Park has been lampooning pop-culture for two decades and in that time, numerous misconceptions and myths have arose about the show.
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Some dark and disturbing stuff happened during the Texas Revolution, events that are less "remember the Alamo!" and more "what the heck, Texas?"
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Howard Hughes packed a lot into his life. To say Hughes was an ambitious eccentric is an understatement. Here's the tragic real-life story of Howard Hughes.
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The Beastie Boys — three friends from New York who became one of the biggest rap acts of all time — never took themselves too seriously, and the group's story remains remarkable. So make some noise and ch-check out this sure shot of the history of Brooklyn's finest, the Beastie Boys.
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Snow White is a Disney movie that's inspired by a seriously dark story, courtesy of the Brothers Grimm. So if you want the grisly details, here are the messed up origins of the classic Disney film.
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Mao Zedong: The Communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China. The man who dragged "The Middle Kingdom" kicking and screaming into his particular brand of The Future, which involved plenty of actual kicking and screaming. This the messed up truth of Mao Zedong.
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Poison has had a major impact on history. It's taken out world leaders, caused massive casualties, and changed government policies. From ancient Rome to 1980s Chicago, here are the most extreme poisoning cases in history.
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Imagine what walking through Ellis Island must have been like—a chaotic hustle and bustle of people feeling equal parts fear and hope, the chatter in different languages. But it didn't always look like that: Ellis Island has changed a lot over the years. This is the bizarre history of Ellis Island.
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There are some things that could potentially happen in the next decade that would thrust humans into uncharted territory. Climate change is probably the biggest example.There are other things looming on the horizon, though. These are the scariest predictions that may come true in the next decade.
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Biopics are based on a true story, but they're rarely (if ever) entirely a true story. Screenwriters and filmmakers have to take a life story and juice it up. They just can't let facts get in the way of telling a good story. Here are the biggest lies these biopics told you in the past decade.
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Generally, fish sell for pennies on the dollar, as evidenced by the accepted method of transport -- plastic bag. Maybe it's because most humans think they don't feel pain, but our poor piscine friends don't often get the royal treatment. But some are incredibly expensive.
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Prior to the 1990s, "Atherton was a sleepy town," according to Coldwell Banker agent Pierre Buljan. Now, it's the richest neighborhood in America.
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The Federal Witness Protection Program has been a controversial entity, but it's also protected the lives of numerous individuals. So if you want to know more about this secret organization (without ticking off a mob boss), read on for the truth about the US Witness Protection Program.
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Finalizing the biblical canon took a long time, and quite a few books were left on the cutting room floor. Why? Well, a lot of those books were absolutely bonkers. From talking animals to a murderous Jesus, here are the craziest stories that didn’t make it into the Bible.
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This Pennsylvania town was once an ordinary slice of Americana, but these days, the ghostly ruins of the so-called 'real Silent Hill' has no zip code, no stores, and almost no people. Here is the story of Centralia, the town that sits atop an underground inferno that could rage for centuries.
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The idea that viewers would copy horror movies is terrifying. People have copied what they see on screen since the beginning of cinema, but when a criminal brings a horror movie to life, it makes the world just a little scarier. These are horror movie scenarios that became a disturbing reality.
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