There's no doubt that thicc butts have been enjoying a moment in popular culture thanks to advocates such as Nicki Minaj and the Kardashian clan. Of course we're not the first society to lavish praise on large posteriors. Thanks to an ancient discovery in Scotland, we have more proof.
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Alexander the Great, to the best of anyone's knowledge, was married three times. And while that might seem like a small number of wives for an ancient king, those marriages involved a lot of polygamy and murder.
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The name Harry Houdini conjures images of an escape artist who was above and beyond everyone else in the business. Which is great, but how much did the gig pay? How much money would he have the ability to amass over a lifetime? What was Harry Houdini's net worth at the time of his death?
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Davy Crockett was the original American badass. We know quite a bit about him from all the tall tales that followed in his wake, but what about his sons?
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Alexander the Great recognized that rigorous discipline, unity, and uniformity were the lifeblood of his killing machine, aka his massive army. But he would try his troops' patience too much, prompting his remarkable army to mutiny. This is the reason Alexander the Great's army revolted.
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The toilet water that helps birth giant sewer fatbergs like the infamous one in London is swimming with the cumulative filth of countless people. But the bowl-emptying woosh in your own home might also be spraying you with liquid icky. Here's how dirty toilet water really is.
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Vlad the Impaler was a pretty nasty dude who loved staking people. So what poor woman had to marry this dude? Well, Vlad’s wife was a woman who found herself in a world of intrigue and, obviously, a lot of impaling.
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Henry VIII was King of England. And that meant all of England. Case in point: Hampton Court Palace, probably the most lavish of Henry's numerous residences during his time on the throne.
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Few historic figures have inspired interest, argument, and speculation like Cleopatra VII. Here's the story of her daughter, Cleopatra Selene II.
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When Bill Gates tells you certain future technologies are worth paying attention to, it's probably a good idea to take a listen.
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Despite presiding over the smallest country in the world, the Pope is one of the most influential leaders of the world, what with the whole "head of one of the world's most influential religions" situation and everything. But how much is he paid?
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If you were to ask most kids to name one of the world's greatest inventions, they'd probably list the Popsicle. Sweet, cold, and such a perfect dessert for kids that they could've been designed by one, and in fact, they were.
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It's difficult to imagine what it would be like finding out that the person you trusted most in the world has been hiding a dangerous secret for your entire relationship. But that's the reality that faced Elizabeth Kloeper over a series of horrific reveals throughout the 1970s.
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First of all, the only thing we know for sure about Davy Crockett is that he is, indeed, dead. (He was born in 1786. This math is not difficult.)
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For a long time, Al Capone seemed untouchable. But eventually, the mobster found himself behind bars. So what was life like for Capone in prison? It was incredibly easy ... until he found himself in Alcatraz.
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Some 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.
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Some 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.
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Henry VIII was deathly afraid of being poisoned. But what really killed him may have already been inside him.
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Nicolas Cage is one crazy dude, and he should, of course, have an equally eccentric grave site. Cage's final resting place — an honest-to-God pyramid, which is already perched up in New Orleans' Saint Louis No. 1 Cemetery — does not disappoint. Here's the truth about Nicolas Cage's pyramid tomb.
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These words you probably use every day weren't around 30 years ago.
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Ted Bundy is arguably the most infamous serial killer in the annals of American crime. And if you've ever read or watched anything about him, you probably know he was highly intelligent. But just what was Ted Bundy's actual IQ?
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The stories of antiquity are filled with great generals. But of all the great heroes of the classical period, none conquered as much or as quickly as Alexander the Great.
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Queen Victoria had her supporters, but also her detractors. Over the course of 42 years, at least eight times someone tried to cut short her reign. Here's the truth about every assassination attempt on Queen Victoria.
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"Remember, remember," theatrically inclined teenagers will tell you, "the fifth of November." Over the last forty years, Guy Fawkes and his grinning visage have occupied an ever-growing corner of the societal hive mind. But here's the true meaning behind the mask.
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The 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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The ancient Egyptians were deadly serious about their board games, especially when it came to senet. This board game wasn’t about having fun. It was about death and the afterlife.
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Genghis Khan was the first Khal Drogo and the fifth horseman of the apocalypse. The seemingly indomitable Mongol conqueror cemented his legacy while raining searing, equine death on the Khwarazm empire in 1219. But even great warriors meet their own end. Here's the truth about Genghis Khan's death.
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