Dog food, like sausage ingredients and supreme court nominees, is one of those things that you probably don't want to look at too closely. It's a part of everyday life, but you'll stay happier longer if you don't spend too much time thinking about what went into making it.
Read MoreCommunity spread of the coronavirus within the United States has thrown a real wrench into the 2020 campaign season. So what are Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders doing to avoid getting the coronavirus?
Read MoreThe 1918 flu pandemic that claimed between 50 and 100 million lives worldwide has often been referred to as the "Spanish flu." Yet per the Journal of Translational Medicine, the outbreak most likely began in Haskell County, Kansas ... which, geographically speaking, isn't in Spain.
Read MoreOne of the best ways to stay calm is to stay informed. Facts are of utmost importance at this point in the story, and with ever changing facts and reporters eager to jump the gun on a story, it's important to ensure the facts you're getting are reliable and up to date.
Read MoreJohn Denver was actually Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., while Doris Day was born Doris Kappelhoff. It should come as no surprise, then, that when Johnny Cash first signed with Sun Records, they were skeptical about the "Cash" moniker.
Read MoreHobby Lobby: depending on your point of view, it's either a pillar of ethical what-have-yous, or the punchline to a middling Bill Maher joke.
Read MoreAfter weeks of speculation, on March 24th, 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed until 2021. The move came in response to concerns regarding the continuing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThere are a few inanimate objects which, when spotted in the wild, hold the high-class, semi-mythic air of, say, a mustachioed UFO or a Wendigo in a floor-length evening dress. But among them are the incredibly expensive Lamborghini.
Read MoreLong 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.
Read MoreDoes 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read Moreven 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?
Read MorePandemic 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreSo, 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.
Read MoreDavid 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.
Read MoreIf 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 ...
Read MoreNobody 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?
Read MoreCarlos 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.
Read MoreIt'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.
Read MoreIn 1975, Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel quit the band. Here's why.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreLudwig 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.
Read MoreMankind 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?
Read MoreWhen 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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