On April 7, 2019, Kofi Kingston made history. For the first time in 67 years of the WWE, it had a World Champion who'd been born in Africa. Kofi's journey to the top of the WWE was an interesting one. From his humble beginnings to a championship reign, here's the truth behind Kofi Kingston.
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The truth of the Winchester Mystery House is a sad one, filled with ghosts, guns, and tragedy.
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The 1990's live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie was a huge success. And it almost didn't happen, thanks to George Lucas and a talking duck.
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Did you know that Seagal's first marriage to Miyako Fujitani also produced a daughter? This is the untold truth of Steven Seagal's oldest daughter, Ayako.
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The groovy Jefferson Airplane became the spacey Jefferson Starship, which became the overproduced Starship. But no matter what the group called itself, it was always stacked with rock legends. Here's a look back at the long, strange trip of Jefferson Starship (or whatever you want to call it).
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Indonesia is a nation possessed by ghosts, but it's a willing host -- which takes on a new meaning now that it has 'coronavirus ghosts'
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If you've been living in a cave the last few months (and that's not unusual) you've probably revisited Pikotaro and his ubiquitous "Pen Pineapple Pen" (PPAP) song. Here's his story.
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Bill Withers, the soulful singer-songwriter who gave us such classic tunes as "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," died March 30, 2020, at the age of 81. He had been suffering from heart problems, said his son, quoted in the obituary in The New York Times.
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Google Doodles crop up every so often -- according to the company's web site, over 4,000 have appeared over the years -- celebrating a person, place, thing, or event. Recently, the Doodle featured Jean Macnamara, a pivotal figure in helping rid the world of polio.
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America's Gilded Age was a time of industrial advances, a soaring economy, and an honest-to-goodness debate about whether or not doctors should wash their hands before sticking them into a bullet wound.
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Nothing screams "mummy's curse" quite like an actual screaming mummy. And if you stare long enough at the open-jawed, desiccated corpse of Prince Pentawere, even if a banshee-like wail or 10 billion bees don't fly out of its damnable maw, you might do all the screaming and cursing on its behalf.
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Steven Seagal doesn't need an introduction as much as he'd require an explanation. His oldest son, Kentaro, might agree.
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Modern historians have come to see William McKinley as an important POTUS who advanced America's global standing through assertive foreign policy. But Leon Czolgosz saw McKinley through the eyes of a man who had lost his standing in America and had possibly lost his mind, and wanted him dead.
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The English, on the other hand, have had a prime minister since Robert Walpole in 1721, generally considered the first of the line of 77. Unlike the U.S., of that select group of elected leadership, the Brits have had to work through only one assassination: of Spencer Perceval, in 1812.
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Long before Jimmy Hoffa became a punchline or a Scorcese movie he was one of the most powerful union organizers and leaders in American history. Here's his story.
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Pandemic is one of the best-selling board games of all time. But who made this peculiar game about disease? Why is Pandemic so popular? And what untold truths can a strange board game reveal about how pandemics spread in the real world? Here's the untold truth of the Pandemic board game.
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The story goes that around 1980, John J. B. Wilson went to see a 99 cent double feature that ended in an impassioned plea to get his money back. It would be this experience which led to the fittingly bizarre rise of the Razzies.
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It doesn't hurt to be married to a rock legend who genuinely loves you, especially if it's someone like Gordon Sumner, known to most of the world as Sting, former front man for The Police. However, Trudie Styler has a life and legend of her own, thank you very much.
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With frontman Gavin Rossdale, Bush sold millions of albums and churned out big, bombastic hits. But there’s a lot more to this band than meets the eye, and today, we’re taking a look at the untold truth of Bush.
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Tennessee Williams lived a life every bit as dramatic as the subjects of his stories. It seems only natural that the practiced showman would go out in the color he loved best: high drama. But it was an anticlimactic ending. Here's the truth about Tennessee Williams' bizarre death.
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The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has more than a little experience, as well as education. Dr. Anthony Fauci has been head of NIAID since 1984, appointed during the Reagan administration, which means he's worked successfully for six different presidents.
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What with the coronavirus, rumbling of a coming depression tumbled out of the Twitter feeds of pessimists, while the more pragmatic but still not-fun-at-parties crowd foresaw a fast-approaching recession. And that begs the question: what's the difference?
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You don't normally call someone a caveman as a compliment, but Ice Age humans were way cooler than stereotypes or even scientists have given them credit for.
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The coronavirus has been terrible for much of the economy. But as people embrace social distancing and prepare to weather the pandemic storm, some companies have had a much sunnier financial outlook throughout.
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Americans like to smell good, groom, and generally bathe regularly. We like our plumbing and ready access to potable water, hot when we need it and cold when we don't. And we like our toilet paper.
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The Ozzman cometh, and he's bearing some bizarre words of wisdom. Former Black Sabbath frontman and reality TV pioneer Ozzy Osbourne is known for quite a few eccentric behaviors. Over a lifetime of wild statements, which are the words that stand out the most?
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If the name Sylvia Browne rings a bell, you may recall her as the self-described psychic who routinely appeared on The Montel Williams Show and Larry King Live. Browne, who died in 2013, wrote that, "In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe..."
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