It may not be the Reaper of Death or the horned war turtle from hell, but a new species of salamander dating to the Jurassic period has been unearthed (defrosted?) in the icy reaches of Siberia, and it may be the oldest in the world.
Read MoreIt's never too early to start getting in shape for swimsuit season. Especially if you wear your swimsuit to swim. And even more so if you choose to swim ... with the sharks. Here are the fastest.
Read MoreThe art world is full of stories about forgeries and shenanigans, but it's not often a museum discovers it won the Renaissance painter lottery.
Read MoreDavy Crockett has been capturing the popular imagination ever since he entered public life as a politician back in the 1820s. But behind every decent man, there is a great woman. Here's the story of Davy Crockett's wives.
Read MoreThe Farrington neighborhood in Sunderland, England was trying to get through Storm Dennis just like every other community in the area. Well, to be fair, there was one small difference. As UPI tells us, they were also dealing with a mysterious infestation of pillow cases filled with snakes.
Read MoreThe Three Stooges. Surely one of comedy's guilty pleasures. Almost no one will admit they enjoy the nyuck-nyuck-nyucks and "soitenly!s" and the rest. Unless you're Mel Gibson. So like we said, almost no one ...
Read MoreHenry VIII is often remembered in broad brush strokes, because it makes history bite-sized. But by combining a series of details, you can paint an approximation of things Henry might like to do or have to deal with on a regular basis. Here's what daily life was really like for Henry VIII.
Read MoreJushin Thunder Liger was once called "the best international star" in all of pro wrestling. So when the Japanese phenom retired in 2020 after a 35-year career, praise poured from across the globe and from outside the wrestling world. But who was he? This is the untold truth of Jushin Thunder Liger.
Read MoreJust look at that adorable goof. The aye aye is without a doubt one of the weirdest primates that evolution ever concocted. This Madagascar native is the largest nocturnal primate on the planet, but its unique features don't end there. In fact, we're still finding new ones.
Read MoreHarry Houdini lives on as a master of the impossible. But of all of the feats and illusions that Houdini performed, one stood above all others. It was most famously known as the Chinese Water Torture Cell. But how was it done? Here's the truth about Harry Houdini's greatest trick.
Read MoreOn February 13th Residents of Lakeland, Florida looking to take a stroll around urban Lake Hollingsworth got a peculiar warning from the city's parks department: parts of the shore were closed due to snake orgies.
Read MoreAnastasia Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, was purportedly executed along with her family during the country's revolution. But then rumors of Anastasia's survival started circulating and more than 20 women claimed to be her. So what happened? Here's the truth about Anastasia Romanov's death.
Read MoreAncient Rome just keeps yielding up exciting finds that shed new light on our understanding of the classical world. Archaeologists have uncovered a shrine dating to 6th Century BCE containing a sarcophagus dedicated to Romulus, the mythological founder of Rome.
Read MoreSteve Irwin brought the ideals of environmentalism and conservation to audiences across the globe for the better part of a decade, but while he educated millions of people, how much was he worth — financially speaking — when he died?
Read MoreCaptain Planet flew into our lives back in 1990, and while it took the combined powers of elements like fire and heart to summon him in the series, what really put this Earth-loving hero on the map? Well, let’s dig into the bizarre history of Captain Planet.
Read MoreThere's no doubt that thicc butts have been enjoying a moment in popular culture thanks to advocates such as Nicki Minaj and the Kardashian clan. Of course we're not the first society to lavish praise on large posteriors. Thanks to an ancient discovery in Scotland, we have more proof.
Read MoreEveryone loves a good zombie movie, or a good viral contagion movie, or really any movie with an apocalypse and a hero and a sepia filter. But it turns out that Hollywood doesn't always spend much time on proper science. Here are things movies get wrong about virus outbreaks.
Read MoreOver a third of all teenagers in the United States now admit to having experimented with vaping. Needless to say, these stats probably frighten a lot of parents out there. But just how dangerous is vaping, really?
Read MoreWe all know that Ted Bundy became one of the most notorious serial killers in history, but what was he like before he was an adult? Well, the details of Bundy's childhood are scarce ... and disturbing.
Read MoreAlexander the Great, to the best of anyone's knowledge, was married three times. And while that might seem like a small number of wives for an ancient king, those marriages involved a lot of polygamy and murder.
Read MoreThe Tungurahua volcano, known affectionately in Ecuador as "the Black Giant", has researchers concerned that local instability around the volcano's sides could result in a landslide of epic proportions.
Read MoreInspired by Chuck Wepner’s fight against Muhammad Ali, Sylvester Stallone created the character of Rocky Balboa. The southpaw hero has shown up in eight movies, so naturally, we want to know how much money Stallone has made off this beloved franchise.
Read MoreYeah, they're called electric eels, but what's the deal with these fish? Can they actually hurt a human with their shocking abilities or no? Well, let's take a look at these weird animals and figure out how electric they really are.
Read MoreEven though she won’t inherit most of her father’s fortune, Jennifer Gates has a pretty amazing life, one involving expensive apartments, prestigious schools, and a whole lot of horses. So if you’ve ever wondered, here’s the truth about Bill Gates’ daughter.
Read MoreThe scientific reality of our journey to sapience is unsurprisingly far more complicated than our 11th grade textbooks would have us believe. And now with the discovery of a 'ghost population,' things just got even more complicated.
Read MoreBruce Lee's name is synonymous with martial arts. It's obvious that the man trained rigorously to become the ultimate kicking machine we all know and love, but have you ever wondered how he ate? Here's the truth about the 'Bruce Lee Diet.'
Read MoreOne might ask the eminently Google-able "yes or no" question, "Is the Co-Ed Killer Ed Kemper still alive?" The answer was yes, and as of this writing it still is. The end. Well, it's not really the end until Kemper dies, though one might argue that a fundamental part of him died decades ago.
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