Here's How Much Joni Mitchell Is Really Worth
Joni Mitchell may have "retired" from public life and the music industry, but that doesn't mean she stopped earning money. She's still worth a lot.
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The Untold Truth Of The Pirate Blackbeard
The most infamous buccaneer of the Golden Age of Piracy, Blackbeard, got his start as a privateer during Queen Anne's War. This is how the fearsome Blackbeard commandeered his notorious ship, built a reputation based purely on appearance, and evaded capture until his 1718 beheading.
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The Truth About Tom DeLonge's Alien Obsession
When the news of Blink-182's second falling apart, due to Tom DeLonge's lack of interest, started to spread in 2015, people nodded in an understanding manner. However, in 2016, he told Mic that he primarily broke from Blink-182 to form a new company that would focus on UFOs.
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The Untold Truth Of Martial Arts Legend Masahiko Kimura
Masahiko Kimura's glossy catalog of muscles and skill made him scary. But his attitude made him terrifying.
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The Untold Truth Of Drunk History
You can actually learn something from Drunk History, be it a about forgotten war hero or how one shouldn't mix tequila with wine. This is the untold truth of Drunk History.
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The Untold Truth Of Silence Dogood
Famous authors have pseudonyms when they publish something racy. Then there are revolutionary heroes who take on pen names out of spite. That's what happened when Benjamin Franklin couldn't get his work published in his brother's newspaper.
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This Might Be The Strangest Gameshow That Japan Has Ever Made
In the vast, seemingly endless ocean of weirdness available on the internet, Japanese game shows stand head and shoulders above the rest.
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What Life Is Really Like As A Freemason
Freemasonry has a murky history, but it's several centuries old, and it claims to be even older than that. Here's what life is really like as a Freemason.
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The Bizarre Story Of The World's Longest Tennis Match
Ever watched a tennis match, seen the players lob balls back and forth, and think, "Wow, this could go on forever." Well, one match almost did.
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The Bizarre Reason Steven Seagal Once Attacked John Leguizamo
It's a celebrity deathmatch for the ages. In one corner, you have Steven Seagal. In the other, John Leguizamo. Or, Luigi, if you prefer.
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The Untold Truth Of Shaggy's 'It Wasn't Me'
Singer, producer and Top 40 hitmaker Shaggy hit a home run in 2000 with "It Wasn't Me", a catchy dancehall-pop crossover track with verses contributed by rapper Rikrok. Here's how it came to be.
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The Real Reason Weird Al Yankovic Started Playing The Accordion
Al's seventh birthday was auspicious -- or more precisely, the day before, because that's the day that a door-to-door salesman stopped by their house in Lynwood, California, just south of Los Angeles. He was shilling for a music school that offered lessons in guitar and accordion.
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Weird Things You Didn't Know About The Smurfs
There are a lot of weird things you don't know about The Smurfs. Prepare to question your most basic assumptions about these mushroom-fixated arboreal ingenues.
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The Untold Truth Of Davy Jones' Locker
Who was Davy Jones? And why did he keep a locker if his work kept him out at sea so often? Wouldn't a storage unit be a more realistic option? Skim a few websites for historical societies and you'll notice that the answers are varied, evocative, and bizarre.
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The Bizarre Origin Of 'Little Green Men'
Eight members of the Sutton family poured into the police station and reportedly uttered words that would, in decades since, inspire a deluge of delightfully corny B-grade science-fiction classics: "We need help. We've been fighting them for nearly four hours."
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The Untold Truth Of Billionaire Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone became the CEO of National Amusements, Inc. in 1967, and their already prominent hold on the entertainment industry got some extra oomph thanks to his belief that, basically, content providers would come and go, but the content itself would always be in demand.
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The Bizarre True Story Of The Silent Twins
It's a story that seems more at home in a psychological horror film than in the real world, and first hand accounts of the events involved feel unsettlingly removed from reality. But the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons are a matter of record. Weird, weird record.
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The Weird Truth About James Bond's First Gun
When the going gets dangerous, at least MI6's highest-functioning sociopath can still be counted on to lock and load, utilizing that classic firearm that we've all come to associate with James Bond: a .25 ACP Beretta with a skeleton grip.
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The Untold Truth Of Owney, The Postal Dog
Mail workers and dogs usually don't mix. But at some point, the United States Postal Office (USPS) adopted a dog as its mascot. If you thought the USPS, already America's favorite government agency, couldn't endear itself more to people, you thought wrong.
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The Untold Truth Of James 'Kamala' Harris
On August 9th, 2020, the WWE released a statement confirming that James Harris, better known by his in-ring persona Kamala, had passed away at age 70.
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Why Radiohead's Most Iconic Song Is A Ripoff
Alternative rockers Radiohead made headlines in early 2018 when it was revealed that the five-piece sued pop prodigy Lana Del Ray. However, Radiohead may not be the first to use the catchy tune.
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The Untold Truth Of Johnny Cash's Wife, June Carter Cash
It's probably not unusual for people to think of Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash. Great love story, great subplot for Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix in 2005's Walk the Line.
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Creepy Tales Of Hospital Ghosts
From Civil War ghosts to asylum inmates, people believe some hospitals have admitted patients that never left. Here are some creepy tales of hospital ghosts.
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The Untold Truth Of Wilford Brimley
Anthony Wilford Brimley was a bona fide acting legend, and the owner of the most majestic mustache this side of Sam Elliott. While he never established himself as a leading man, he made his name as one of nature's great supporting actors, and tended to elevate any project he appeared in.
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The Bizarre Mystery Of The Monster With 21 Faces
One multi-eyed monster of Japan, however, was self-named and real: the Monster with 21 Faces (and presumably 42 eyes).
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The Untold Truth Of The Levelland, Texas UFO Sighting
Anybody who's anybody has seen a UFO. And in 1957, right around the time that Sputnik II took flight and the Space Race went full swing, just about everyone in the town of Levelland, Texas saw one ... or, at least, the ones who were awake did. It was pretty late.
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Creepy Tales Of Prison Ghosts
The shadow of misery and death haunts a lot of prisons, such that the ghosts of inmates reportedly stick around. Here are some creepy tales of prison ghosts.
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