Was it galling, to be a 19th-century male married to a queen? With no real title or responsibilities of your own? That's one of the puzzles presented by the life of Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, or Prince Albert, who had the good fortune to marry Queen Victoria.
Read MoreThe Dalai Lama is a complicated, multifaceted guy, and there's lots of history to unpack if you're going to engage in a conversation about him. For all of his remarkable achievements, he's a controversial figure whose life, like everyone else's, is freckled with apparent contradictions.
Read MoreOzzy Osbourne has spent a long and storied career in the limelight. But has his lengthy tenure as the Prince of Darkness brought him fortune as well as fame? Let's take a look at how much Ozzy Osbourne is worth today.
Read MoreGuitarist-singer Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 may have been a successful musician, but over time, he started discovering other avenues of interest, and eventually quit to ... change the world.
Read MoreIt's arguable whether or not money can buy happiness, but massive, sudden amounts of the stuff does seem capable of picking up misery on a rent-to-own basis -- especially when it comes from winning the lottery.
Read MoreA president's pet can be a furry window into the POTUS's soul. But Donald Trump has no pets. What does that say about him?
Read MoreAcross the wilds of Africa, it is estimated that some 15,000 reticulated giraffes remain, galloping majestically across the Serengeti and expecting none of us to notice that they're just guys in factory reject horse costumes with stilts taped to their arms.
Read MoreBy some accounts, April 11th, 1954 was the most boring day in history.
Read More"White Boy Rick," real name Richard Wershe Jr., is not the fly white guy's child. He was, however, a child when he became an FBI informant.
Read MoreGod help you if you make the mistake of ordering absinthe. "That's not real absinthe," you'll be helpfully informed. "Real absinthe isn't even legal in the United States. It's too powerful. I drank it all the time when I spent a summer in France." And then, they'll keep going on about ...
Read MoreCan a pet really walk away with a paw full of money when their owner kicks the bucket?
Read MoreWho was the real Rosie the Riveter? The truth is... riveting.
Read MoreIn the Spring of 2020, the citizens of this fair planet found themselves in an unenviable position: humans had, collectively, run out of board games that didn't make them want to kill each other. Rounds of Risk ended invariably with one person stuck in Greenland, while the other ...
Read MoreIf someone were to name an animal after Johnny Cash, you might expect it to be the ostrich that beat him in a fight. But Cash's animal is a tarantula, and as crazy as it sounds, it's even more fitting than the music legend's feathered nemesis.
Read MoreIn 1981, Gates and a colleague, Neil Konzen, stayed up until 4 a.m. to write a simple game for the PC, making history in the process.
Read MoreQuentin 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.
Read MoreHere are the best cover songs that sound nothing like the original. They might as well be completely new tunes.
Read MoreDifficult as it is to believe, even Michael Jordan had off games during his professional career. Which one was the worst?
Read MoreThe people who lived in pre-American Alaska had to learn how to survive in a sometimes harsh and inhospitable landscape. So what was it really like in pre-American Alaska? Cold. But it was also beautiful, abundant, and challenging. Here's everything you didn't know about life in pre-American Alaska.
Read MoreIt's easy to wonder if classic board games like chess and Monopoly have existed since the time of the cavemen -- your grandparents can beat you at these games! None of these board games are quite that old, but there is a lot of surprising history behind many of our most beloved board games.
Read MoreAt the height of his power and influence in Chicago during the Roaring Twenties, Al Capone was generally considered the top dog for bootlegging during the Prohibition era. And he was incredibly rich. What happened to all that money?
Read MoreSome of history's most reviled villains were actually innocent. Can Prince Edward's reputation rise from the ashes of his inflammatory actions?
Read MoreBefore the first Air Jordans took flight in 1985, "Converse was the preeminent shoe brand." It wouldn't be long before that changed.
Read MoreIf you're hoping for scientifically proven powers of seduction and masculinity by way of wax -- don't hold your breath. The pros are pretty short, and the potential side effects are more about what could go wrong. But first, the history.
Read MoreOn Halloween night, 1978, Freddie Mercury held a no-holds-barred album release party for Queen's new LP, Jazz. Since then, the night has become an urban legend in its own right.
Read MoreBill Gates exists on a level of wealth that makes most other billionaires pale in comparison. But does he pay his fair share of taxes to the government?
Read MoreDescribing Jordan and Bird's dynamic as a "relationship" is arguably a bit of a stretch. Back in their NBA heydays, great players on opposing teams didn't get especially chummy with each other or form super teams.
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