It's probably fairly obvious and intuitive that Special Forces (AKA Green Beret) training involves a bit more than a few gentle laps, a couple of lazy pushups, and a multiple-choice test on how to kill bad guys with a pencil. Here's why you wouldn't survive it.
Read MoreBefore Kurt Cobain ended his tragically short life, he addressed his issues in a sort of letter he wrote to his fans that wasn't circulated during his lifetime.
Read MoreIsn't a coma basically just being asleep? How bad can a coma really be? Well, a coma is a horrific condition in so many ways that you've probably never imagined. That being said, a coma is far from a simple state of being. Here's what happens to your body when you're in a coma.
Read MoreREO Speedwagon. Classic band, odd name. How'd they come up with it?
Read MoreIt wasn't at all unusual for Lennon to sit out a session or more if he didn't like a track. In fact, it happened many times.
Read Moref a garden-variety dog could talk it'd probably inform humans that starvation sets in roughly five seconds after the plastic on a slice of processed cheese makes that distinctive crinkly noise. But how long can dogs really go without food?
Read MoreRank has its privileges. The most successful among us have always been better equipped to chase their bliss, and as Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame can attest, spending fifteen years as the co-host of a cable network's most profitable property buys you a lot of bliss chasing.
Read MoreYou'll never find Jon Bon Jovi rocking the Super Bowl. There is no chance, no prayer to live on. What gives?
Read MoreFor the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts were set to take off from American soil as a joint venture between NASA and SpaceX prepared to slip the surly bonds of Earth. Then, at just T-17 minutes, the mission was scrubbed. Here's why.
Read MoreIn 2003, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson managed to summarize his life in 5 words: Get Rich or Die Trying, the title of his highly successful debut album. He got very rich. So how'd he end up losing his money and filing for bankruptcy?
Read MoreUgandan dictator Idi Amin was a man of many titles and epithets. According to ThoughtCo, people called him the "Butcher of Uganda." When Amin died in 2003, the BBC dubbed him "the buffoon tyrant" in a scathing obituary. The names he gave himself were far more charitable.
Read MoreBefore Elizabeth I became queen, she was nearly executed by her half-sister.
Read MoreShould you decide to get involved in the seedy underworld of pool halls and speakeasies, it's important to have a friend in the know. Someone with the experience to warn you when you're stepping into dangerous territory. A pal with a pocket full of helpful mnemonic truisms ...
Read MoreChe Guevara is legendary today, but his life was one of struggle and repeated defeat. This is the tragic real-life story of Che Guevara.
Read MoreLong before Jumanji, long before Moana, even long before The Mummy Returns, back when Dwayne Johnson was still the Rock ... long before all of that, there was another kind of "Roc," who played with people's emotions and fears and sense of the mythic. No K, thank you very much.
Read MoreThe first dictator of North Korea was born on April 15, 1912, the same day that the Titanic sank. This was no accident, according to North Korea's United Front Department (UFD).
Read MoreTwin Peaks may be the quintessential example of a TV series finale that blew peoples' minds with its extreme not-good-ness, but the 2004 to 2010 TV Series, Lost, has to be right up there as a show whose ending still angers and perplexes people.
Read MoreLet's start by establishing that this is a safe, judgement-free zone, and nobody is making any assumptions about anybody else, or the things that no one should ever be doing to their cat.
Read MoreThere are 118 known chemical elements, and three classifications of "nastiness": radioactivity, toxicity, and reactivity. But which is the most dangerous?
Read MoreRemember the 1985 classic, Legend, in which the generically named hero, Jack (Tom Cruise), defeats the Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) and stabs him in the abdomen with the horn of the last unicorn? You might assume the movie didn't know Jack about legends because Tim Curry isn't Satan ...
Read MoreThe term "Minotaur" is a portmanteau derived from "Minos" and "taurus," the Greek word for "bull." Here's the legend of the Minotaur explained.
Read MoreCash has a truly astounding legacy, and enough signature songs to fill a set list. What could have prompted the country legend to turn his gaze toward an industrial rock song?
Read MoreMost dream experiences don't feel like the dreamer is in control. Lucid dreaming offers a different experience.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreCounterfeiting cash is a crime that has been around as long as legitimate currency. Here's how people are attempting to do it today.
Read MoreHow does an entire boatload of people just disappear in the middle of the ocean? The Mary Celeste is one of the most well-known examples of this phenomenon, and to this day, no one knows what happened. This is the legend of the Mary Celeste explained.
Read MoreElla Fitzgerald gained a devout audience for over six decades, though her troubled history isn't usually mentioned. This is the tragic real-life story of Ella Fitzgerald.
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