• basilisk v radcliffe

    The Legend Of The Basilisk Explained

    If you're aware of a mythical snake king creature called the basilisk, it's probably thanks to J.K. Rowling's descriptions of a fifty-foot serpent with fangs as long as your arm and a taste for tender young Radcliffe flesh. But the truth about this creature may be a bit disappointing.

    By Tom Meisfjord May 26th, 2020 Read More
  • one (1) leprechaun

    The Legend Of Leprechauns Explained

    Beyond vague images of pots of gold, wishes, and the general understanding that Colin Farrell is just three of them in a skin suit, what do we really know about leprechauns?

    By Tom Meisfjord May 25th, 2020 Read More
  • The New Day and Booty-O's cereal

    The Untold Truth Of Booty-O's Cereal

    Take a trip through time, back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, around about 2016, when the New Day, WWE tag team champions, emerged on-screen from a gigantic Booty-O cereal box.

    By Eric Meisfjord May 25th, 2020 Read More
  • Wampus Cat in Conway, Arkansas

    The Legend Of The Wampus Cat Explained

    Cats have figured in mythology and folklore the world over, from gods taking feline form in Egypt to the superstitions around black cats. In North America, the Wampus Cat is a creature that features in Appalachian and Southern regional lore ...

    By Emilia David May 23rd, 2020 Read More
  • glacier mouse

    The Bizarre Truth Of Fuzzy Green 'Glacier Mice'

    In 1951, Icelandic researcher Jón Eythórsson described an alarming discovery. High atop the Hrutarjokull glacier, in an area otherwise free of debris, he'd found dozens of small, round, "moss-covered stones" sitting stationary in the frozen field of nothing.

    By Tom Meisfjord May 23rd, 2020 Read More
  • Con Air movie

    The Untold Truth Of The Real Con Air

    On the actual Con Air, there's no Cyrus the Virus who hijacks the plane, steals the show, or turns his name into a fun pun, like "Cy... Onara." There's no hope of escape. There's no hope -- period.

    By A. C. Grimes May 21st, 2020 Read More
  • guinness record

    World Records That Guinness Refuses To Certify

    Even when your job is judging the most extreme everything, there needs to be a line. Yes, the Guinness World Record committee has limits, and there are some attempts at exceptionalism that they won't touch with a 10-foot thumbnail. Here are world records that Guinness refuses to certify.

    By Tom Meisfjord May 21st, 2020 Read More
  • dead horse

    Why This 42,000-Year-Old Specimen Is An Eye-Opening Discovery

    In 2018, a group of mammoth tusk hunters were honing their craft in Siberia when they unearthed a dead baby horse. It belongs to a long-extinct species, and its body is outlandishly well naturally mummified. Here's why this 42,000-year-old specimen is an eye-opening discovery.

    By Tom Meisfjord May 21st, 2020 Read More
  • Blue Fugates

    The Bizarre Story Of The Blue-Skinned Family From Kentucky

    In the 1960s, a hematologist in Lexington, Kentucky embarked on a bizarre quest to find a group of blue people. At first blush, this mission smacks pure lunacy. Did this guy get high and convince himself he was Gargamel searching for Smurfs? Shockingly not.

    By A. C. Grimes May 18th, 2020 Read More
  • moon

    The Untold Truth Of The Supermoon

    The word "supermoon," according to NASA, was first coined in the year 1979 by one Richard Nolle. Britannica notes that Nolle, an astrologer, claimed at the time that supermoons were portents of oncoming calamities such as earthquakes and severe weather patterns.

    By Tom Meisfjord May 7th, 2020 Read More
  • Antiques Roadshow presenters

    The Untold Truth Of Antiques Roadshow

    How do you get on Antiques Roadshow? And do those so-called experts really know what they're talking about? Here is the untold truth of Antiques Roadshow.

    By Jan MacKell Collins May 1st, 2020 Read More
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth

    The Untold Truth Of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

    Quentin Tarantino's latest masterpiece, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it got a "six-minute standing ovation." Here's the story behind Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

    By A. C. Grimes April 22nd, 2020 Read More
  • Michael Jordan

    The Untold Truth Of Air Jordan

    Before the first Air Jordans took flight in 1985, "Converse was the preeminent shoe brand." It wouldn't be long before that changed.

    By A. C. Grimes April 21st, 2020 Read More
  • Bas Rutten

    The Untold Truth Of Bas Rutten

    Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten. Fight sports pioneer and innovator. MMA legend. TV show host. Pro wrestler. Actor. Inventor. Terrifying bald man giving you life advice on YouTube. Here are things you might not have known about the amazing Bas Rutten.

    By Pauli Poisuo April 21st, 2020 Read More
  • Hulk Hogan and Mr. T at WrestleMania I

    The Untold Truth Of WrestleMania I

    The WWE calls WrestleMania "the Showcase of the Immortals" for good reason. Obviously, it's a great way to put butts in seats. More importantly, though, this spectacle of spectacles has embedded indelible memories in the brains of wrestling fans.

    By A. C. Grimes April 19th, 2020 Read More
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