• The Secret History Of Egypt's Black Pharaohs

    Egypt was a very cosmopolitan culture with a diverse mix of ethnicities. In fact, there was a time when Egypt's rulers were black, hailing from the kingdom of Kush, located in modern-day Sudan and Upper Egypt. Why don't more people know about Egypt's black pharaohs?

    By Jim Dykstra November 13th, 2019 Read More
  • Was Chuck Norris A True Karate Champion?

    Ah, Chuck Norris! The bearded, roundhouse-kicking Texas Ranger who sparked a thousand memes. One of his main things has always been Karate, and how extremely good he's supposed to be at it. But Is he really a Karate champion at all?

    By Pauli Poisuo November 13th, 2019 Read More
  • The Biggest Dinosaur To Ever Walk The Earth

    Dinosaurs have been capturing the human imagination for centuries with their remarkable size, variety, and unceasing perseverance when determining whether or not someone is the mama. And as for the largest? Well, it's a funny story.

    By Tom Meisfjord November 13th, 2019 Read More
  • The Fastest Horse Breed In The World

    Horses have always been cash cows for people who have a need for speed. Those people are called jockeys, they use horses as their wingmen, and they fly around the track like Pegasuses hopped-up on speed. Which horse breed is most likely to leave you riding high at the end of the race?

    By A. C. Grimes November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • The Tiny Worm That Makes One Of The Loudest Noises In The Ocean

    "Mouth-fighting" sounds like one of the oddly violent sports metaphors people use in reference to French kissing. But here the term describes battles between tiny underwater worms that live off the coast of Japan which produce one of the loudest, least affectionate sounds in the ocean.

    By A. C. Grimes November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • The Truth About Executioners In The Middle Ages

    Pop culture paints a grim image of the medieval executioner. So naturally, all the bloodthirsty brutes of the Middle Ages were practically foaming at the mouth in excitement and leapt at the chance to kill for a living, right? Wrong -- dead wrong, in fact.

    By A. C. Grimes November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • The Real Reason Cows Can't Be Tipped Over

    Cow tipping has been a mainstay of the rural coming-of-age hijinks experience for decades, which begs the questions "what?" and "seriously?" and "is life in the wide open spaces of America's heartland really so dull that forcibly rotating livestock 90 degrees passes for entertainment?"

    By Tom Meisfjord November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • What Is The Heaviest Object In The World?

    There are several possible reasons that you might need to know what the heaviest object in the world is. Maybe you have a five year old who refuses to go to sleep until you tell them, or maybe you're looking for something to compare your rotund opponent to in a forthcoming roast battle...

    By Tom Meisfjord November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • The Cat Breed That Lives The Longest

    Cats are the ultimate high-landers in that they can plummet from high-rises and walk away mostly unscathed. In a kinder world they would also be Highlanders like Connor MacLeod. Then it could fall from the clouds without risking a whisker. But since they're not, which cat breed lives the longest?

    By A. C. Grimes November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • How Much Would It Cost To Build The Taj Mahal Today?

    The Taj Mahal is one of India's crown cultural jewels. Built hundreds of years ago, it is a symbol of love and a point of national pride. But it's getting older and dirtier. If something happens and it needs to be rebuilt, how much would it cost?

    By A. C. Grimes November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • The Untold Truth Of The Woman Who Took America To The Moon

    One of the most important minds behind the first moon landing was a young woman named Margaret Hamilton. The world's first software engineer, Hamilton worked night and day to make Apollo 11 a success, changing the course of history.This is the untold truth of the woman who took America to the moon.

    By Nicholas Conley November 12th, 2019 Read More
  • Man Treated After Discovering Family Of Cockroaches Living In Ear

    Good news for people who love screaming in terror until they're dead: a gentleman in China was reportedly treated last month after it was discovered that the persistent earache he'd been experiencing was caused by the roughly one dozen cockroaches that were living inside his head.

    By Tom Meisfjord November 11th, 2019 Read More
  • What Is The Biggest Thing A Snake Can Swallow?

    In 2019, a python measuring between 11.5 and 13 feet long was photographed regurgitating "an even fatter python of about the same length." Is there anything a snake can't cram through its cavernous maw? What's the biggest thing it can handle?

    By A. C. Grimes November 11th, 2019 Read More
  • Who Trained Bruce Lee?

    Behind the legend of Bruce Lee was Bruce Lee the man. And as amazing as Lee may have been, nobody can teach themselves to be like water: someone older, wiser, and more experienced needs to show you the ropes. For Bruce Lee, that wise mentor was a figure known as Ip Man, an icon in his own right.

    By Nicholas Conley November 11th, 2019 Read More
  • The Truth About How Steven Seagal Learned Martial Arts

    Seagal's relationship with martial arts began in childhood under the tutelage of Fumio Demura, described as the "real-life Mr. Miyagi." Versed in karate and kobudo, Demura not only got Seagal started in martial arts but trained Pat Morita and inspired the sensei Morita portrayed in The Karate Kid.

    By A. C. Grimes November 11th, 2019 Read More
  • The Truth About Ancient Egypt's Most Prized Dog Breed

    Everyone knows that all dogs go to heaven, but in 2015, it seemed like all dogs died in ancient Egypt. Researchers plumbing the catacombs of Cairo uncovered almost 8 million mummified animals, "mostly dogs." Canines held a special place in society. But which breed occupied the most prized position?

    By A. C. Grimes November 11th, 2019 Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth About Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher was the Iron Lady who ran Britain from 1979 to 1990, a period in which she defined a generation. On the world stage, she was renowned, but examine her closer and you'll see her career was a litany of disastrous choices. This is the messed up truth about Margaret Thatcher.

    By Morris M. November 9th, 2019 Read More
  • Who Will Be The World's First Trillionaire?

    These days, $1 billion has become chump change to today's richest people. As their wealth continues ballooning, the world may soon see its first trillionaire, horrifyingly enough. Who's it going to be?

    By Nicholas Conley November 8th, 2019 Read More
  • If You Got A Mysterious Text This Week, Here's Why

    The Twitter-verse is ablaze with reports of ghost texts being sent in the middle of the night, ranging from mildly strange statements about diabetes to the downright disturbing — "Help me." Out of context, these are seriously freaky things to receive at 4 a.m., so just what the Hades is going on?

    By Jim Dykstra November 8th, 2019 Read More
  • What Did Velociraptors Eat?

    Velociraptors have been a point of fascination for blockbuster-focused paleontology enthusiasts since the 1990s, but actual velociraptors may not have sustained themselves with cookies and meals from fine dining establishments, leaving us with the question "well then what did they eat, smart guy?"

    By Tom Meisfjord November 8th, 2019 Read More