The Untold Truth Of Jimmy Hoffa
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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The Dog Breed With The Longest Tail
Does your heart have a roving eye for dogs, or rather, a rover eye that compels you to obsess over every speck of every inch of a canine? Maybe you study dog drool, or you swoon over the pitter-patter of their paws, but the best part of man's best friend is the tail, that butt appendage of the gods.
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Reporters Without Borders Is Now Running An Uncensored Library In Minecraft
The NGO Reporters Without Borders, first formed in 1985 to protect hard-hitting journalism and journalists across the world, is now promoting an open Minecraft server which preserves, protects, and displays censored articles from across the (real) globe.
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What Happened To Aileen Wuornos's Son?
If Charlize Theron hadn't played her in a movie (and earned the 2003 Best Actress Oscar for her efforts), would Aileen Wuornos still be remembered? Probably, because Wuornos has the dubious distinction of being one of the few convicted female serial killers in the United States.
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The Dog Breed With The Biggest Paws
ven people who don't particularly like dogs will admit that, yes, puppies are cute. Part of that appeal -- not unlike human babies -- is the disproportionate body parts. Especially those paws. But which breeds have the biggest?
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The Untold Truth Of The Pandemic Board Game
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 Bizarre History Of The Razzies
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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Piece Of Lost Continent Discovered Underneath Canada
So, it turns out researchers recently uncovered a lost continent. What's more, said discovery appears to include diamonds. If you think that sounds like the beginning of a 1930s pulp novel, you're not wrong.
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The Truth About Davy Crockett's Daughters
David Stern Crockett. King of the wild frontier, as the song goes. By his own count, a hunter and marksman who killed 105 bears in a single season. While he certainly didn't have 105 children, he did have a fair share of both sons and daughters. Here's the story of the fairer half.
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Here's How Much Merle Haggard Was Worth When He Died
If you're looking for uncompromising country music, you could do a lot worse than picking up a Merle Haggard record. From "Sing Me Back Home" to "Mama Tried" to "Misery and Gin," the Hag gave the world some of the greatest classics of the genre ...
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The Oldest Cat Breed In The World
Nobody seems to agree how many breeds of cat exist these days -- depending on the organization, anywhere from 40-ish to 70-ish, says Hill's Pet. Within that range, which came first?
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Here's How Much Santana Is Really Worth
Carlos Santana has not led an easy life. From his difficult youth playing guitar in seedy Mexican bars to a bad bout of tuberculosis when he was 19, things could have gone very badly for him. Thankfully, things smoothed out over time. Here's how much money he's accumulated.
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'Unbelievable' 5000 Year-Old Sword Discovered In Italian Monastery
It's a story as old as stories: The young hero, introduced to a more magical world by an older mentor figure, becomes warden to an ancient weapon. Recently in Venice, events have unfolded which echo this monomythic story structure ... just with more reading, paperwork, and other nerd stuff.
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The Real Reason Peter Gabriel Left Genesis
In 1975, Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel quit the band. Here's why.
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The Truth About How The Highwaymen Got Together
The rock supergroup The Traveling Wilburys featured George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lyne. Tom Petty and Roy Orbison. That's rock-and-roll heaven right there. Country music got the jump on them, though, with Highwayman, the debut album of The Highwaymen in 1985.
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The Untold Truth Of Sting's Wife, Trudie Styler
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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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most famous composers ever, but his life was full of heartbreak and loss. Here are some of the unhappy details of the tragic real-life story of Beethoven.
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The Healthiest Dog Breed In The World
Mankind has spent centuries selectively breeding dogs to be the fastest, the smartest, the largest, and the dumbest. But what about the healthiest? Have humans, in their eternal hubris, bothered to create a special breed of dog designed not to have such a short lifespan?
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The Truth About Kenny Rogers' Role In Forming The Eagles
When Kenny Rogers died March 20, 2020, at the age of 81, he'd had a good run in several aspects of show business. Among the lesser known of his contributions may be the fact that he helped the Eagles get their start.
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Here's How Much Neil Diamond Is Really Worth
2020 has had an incredibly rough start, thanks in no small part to the novel coronavirus. But in March 2020, to the joy of ears everywhere, a diamond shined through that roughness — specifically, a Neil Diamond.
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Positive Things That Have Come Out Of The Coronavirus
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, is scary. The pandemic is definitely spreading sickness, fear, and even death. It's bringing out the worst in some people, but in others? It's bringing out the best. And that's what we want to talk about. Here are positive things that have come out of the coronavirus.
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The Tragic Childhood Of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she felt freer in prison than she did growing up with her mother. This is the story of her tragic childhood.
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Vivian Liberto: The Truth About Johnny Cash's First Wife
Johnny Cash's met his first wife, Vivian Liberto, shortly before he shipped out to Germany with the Air Force. According to SFGate, they exchanged some 10,000 pages of love letters during his enlistment. They married when he returned in 1954.
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The Incredible Life Of Robert Smalls
The son of a house slave named Lydia, Robert Smalls was born behind his owner's house in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839. He would go on to live a truly incredible life.
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The Real Reason Queen Elizabeth I Wore White Makeup
England's Elizabeth I, last of the Tudors, was the second-longest-reigning monarch of what William Shakespeare referred to as "this sceptered isle." She was said to be beautiful, until this happened...
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Museum Of The Bible's Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Forgeries
When Green's Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.opened in 2017, it supposedly showcased 16 pieces of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Unfortunately, "up to 90% of the 75 fragments sold since 2002 could be fakes." And in the case of the Museum of the Bible, it turned out to be 100 percent.
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The Untold Truth Of Bush
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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