• 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.

    By Nicole Rosenthal August 16th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Eric Meisfjord August 14th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Tom Meisfjord August 13th, 2020 Read More
  • 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."

    By Mark Lambert August 13th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Tom Meisfjord August 13th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Tom Meisfjord August 12th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Tom Meisfjord August 11th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Emilia David August 11th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Nicole Rosenthal August 5th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Aimee Lamoureux August 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Pauli Poisuo August 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Tom Meisfjord July 30th, 2020 Read More
  • 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.

    By Brian Boone July 29th, 2020 Read More
  • The Bizarre History Of Dowsing Rods

    Between finding gold and figuring out whether or not grapefruit is good, dowsing clearly wears a lot of hats. How does such a remarkable feat work?

    By Tom Meisfjord July 28th, 2020 Read More
  • The Real-Life Event That Inspired Poltergeist

    Take a time machine back to the mid-20th century, a time when tales of the peculiar and unexplained were best told by intense middle-aged men in black suits as they cocked their eyebrows, cradled their cigarettes, and stared directly into your soul.

    By Tom Meisfjord July 28th, 2020 Read More
  • The Untold Truth Of Scatter, Elvis' Pet Chimp

    Elvis Presley loved himself a PBB&B sandwich so much that his arteries were effectively bulletproof when he died, and he also absolutely owned a chimp. His name was Scatter, and he was prone to unwarranted promiscuity.

    By Tom Meisfjord July 27th, 2020 Read More
  • Creepy Tales Of Movie Set Ghosts

    When you're on set of a horror flick, it's easy to get carried away with eerie occurrences that happen. Here are some creepy tales of movie set ghosts.

    By Marta Djordjevic July 24th, 2020 Read More
  • Jason Bonham: The Untold Truth Of John Bonham's Son

    Jason Bonham was just fourteen-years-old when his dad, John Bonham, passed away after a legendary bender of 40 shots of vodka. It was also from that moment that it seemed Jason Bonham would follow the footsteps of his dad, the drummer of Led Zeppelin, and become a drummer in his own right.

    By Felix Behr July 22nd, 2020 Read More
  • Creepy Tales Of Haunted Las Vegas

    Las Vegas is home to more than a few ghosts. Perhaps it's the place's dramatic and dangerous history. These are some creepy tales of haunted Las Vegas.

    By Sarah Crocker July 22nd, 2020 Read More