Some of you will be shocked to learn that despite all the fashionable rage they've inspired over the years, Nickelback is not in fact the most annoying sound in the world. Chewing ice would also be a nice pick because it's like an ice pick to the eardrums. But what is the most annoying sound?
Read MoreYou might not know this, but water is pretty important. It's what fills our balloons, cleans our hubcaps and comes out of the top of locomotives when they toot! Which begs the question: Is there ever a time when we'll run out of the stuff?
Read MoreAs the man behind Microsoft and one of the richest people on the planet, it's only to be expected that Bill Gates has a pretty decent head on his shoulders. But exactly how high is the man's IQ?
Read MoreTo the shock and horror of many a historical voyeur, Jackie Kennedy's pink suit will be under lock and key until 2103. So unless you're one of the lucky few who expects to get cryogenically frozen and regenerated, you'll be too busy eyeing the inside of a coffin to worry about seeing a suit.
Read MoreWarrior queens are rarer than warrior kings, due to the nature of history's treatment of women in power. When they're even allowed power, that is. The good news is, the ones that do exist are cool as hell. Here are the most powerful warrior queens in history.
Read MoreWhat's the most you'd pay for a bird? $100,000? $200,000? How many of your mansions and thoroughbred horse ranches would you be willing to take out second and third mortgages on to get your mitts around the avian of your dreams? The most expensive bird in the world is not what you'd think.
Read MorePeople increasingly live in an age where facts don't matter and the matters of fact are scorned as myths. As the very idea of objective truth dangles at the precipice of Orwellian irrelevance, many people say they want to know the truth about Oreo cows.
Read MoreNot everybody has a nose for modern views on cleanliness. One of those undoubtedly sturdy noses belongs to an Iranian villager named Amou Haji, a man who not only pooh-poohs bathing but smokes animal poo, making him possibly the world's dirtiest man. What underlies Haji's extremely unclean behavior?
Read MoreT.E. Lawrence was dubbed "Lawrence of Arabia" by the press following his time fighting in the Middle East. But the Lawrence of Arabia the public knows -- larger than life, braver than brave, without fault -- is only a small part of the story. This is the tragic real-life story of Lawrence of Arabia.
Read MoreThe Mona Lisa is perhaps the world's most recognizable piece of artwork. It's also, at 21 inches by 30 inches, about the same size as most office break room posters. How did it become the most highly valued painting in the world when it started as something King Francois I looked at while he pooped?
Read MoreDonald Trump might boast about his billionaire status, but the current president can hardly compete with his latest challenger: Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of NYC who is sitting on an unbelievable $53 billion. Just how much would Bloomberg have to spend every day to go broke?
Read MoreWhen Dave Bautista debuted in the WWE as Deacon Batista, the piously muscular henchman of the Reverend D'Von Dudley, he didn't exactly scream, "big screen" or "big star" and certainly not "Star Lord." But good Lord, Bautista was big. That is, until in 2010 he left the WWE unexpectedly.
Read MoreLet's address the elephant in the room: a truly rare chicken is a terrible idea. It puts you at risk of salmonella, so make sure to always cook it all the way through. Awesome jokes aside, let's take a look at what just might be the single rarest chicken breed in the world.
Read MoreMaybe the truth about the black zones on Google Earth is that some places on Earth don't need to be and probably shouldn't be seen by every human with internet access. But that's boring, and this is an age where pizzazz matters more than facts and logic.
Read MoreIn a third-act twist that nobody expected, Germans are getting their gold, art, and jewels stolen and Indiana Jones has nothing to do with it. German police reported that in the early hours of November 25th, a very Hollywood heist took place in the Grünes Gewölbe museum at the Dresden Royal Palace.
Read MorePeaky Blinders is a phenomenon. But have you stopped to ask yourself: How real is this seemingly elaborately constructed slice of history everyone's obsessing over? Is everything in the show accurate, or has the flat cap-wearing populace based its fandom on a cynical lie? How real is Peaky Blinders?
Read MoreThough he's toyed with the idea in the past, it seems that billionaire Michael Bloomberg, a one-time Republican is actually running for president in 2020 as a democratic candidate. How does the richest man in New York and the ninth richest man in America spend his money?
Read MorePaper airplanes are easily the greatest thing since sliced tree corpses. But if they're supposed to be airplanes, then shouldn't they need to be powered by little paper engines and steered by little paper pilots with little paper flasks full of alcohol? How do gliders fly without engines?
Read MoreIt is a long-accepted truism that there is not a single animal on Earth that would be less creepy if it had more legs. You might think that snakes would benefit from the addition of lil' paws to their serpentine forms. You'd be wrong. And, thanks to a new fossil find, science can now prove it.
Read MoreIn the last century, there have been rivalries that have defined the cultural landscape. But perhaps none of them had the same impact as the decades-long frenemy throwdown that was Bill Gates versus Steve Jobs. While they were both successful, Jobs had one thing that made Gates jealous.
Read MoreA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood explores the life of Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks), known to generations of TV viewers as Mister Rogers, host of the long-running Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. But it's not exactly accurate. Here are all the times A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood lied to you.
Read MoreIt's important to discipline your children at an early age. After all, what starts as a toddler's hand in the candy jar is but a step away from a veiny claw clutching a cash register -- which is why Minnesota's largest candy store just got a military-grade tank to guard its parking lot.
Read MoreMotley Crue is full of surprises -- like the time they signed off on a country music tribute album with acts like Rascal Flatts. So it might not come as a surprise that the Crue is surprising fans once more by breaking their promise to never tour again. What gives?
Read MoreAdolf Hitler was born above a bar called the Stag in the medieval Austrian town of Braunau am Inn in 1889. After a lengthy legal battle that was fought decades after the dictator's death, that center of diseased devotion will become home to Austrian police.
Read MoreEvery Christmas has a "hot toy," and it's a phenomenon that stretches back decades. Here is the most popular Christmas toy the year you were born.
Read MoreElon Musk: to some, he is the Iron Man of the real world. To others, he is a grinning billionaire ego bro who got high with Joe Rogan. Now, Musk's Tesla, Inc. has at long last reached the pinnacle of human achievement, as revealed at a press event on November 21st, 2019. All hail the Cybertruck.
Read MoreThe fact that the butterfly effect is still associated more with Ashton Kutcher than actual science points to the obvious -- people generally find pop culture more interesting than popular science. But all that may change, because butterflies are now affecting what scientists think about evolution.
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