The 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.
Read MoreScience has been super-busy, unearthing secrets ways for us to get smarter. You may already be amping up your brain without even realizing it!
Read MoreIf you're an observant passenger, you've probably noticed that on each side of the cabin there is one tiny little triangle, either black or red, perched up above the window. What's the deal with that? It's not some creepy representation of the Bermuda Triangle, right? Yikes!
Read MoreFunerals are somber affairs, with lots of crying and hugging. So imagine how bad it would be if everything went horribly wrong. Though it is rare, mistakes, accidents, and disruptions can make a funeral go from bad to catastrophic. Here are the most horrifying things that happened at funerals.
Read MoreCaptain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise has done it all. Of course, "all" doesn't always mean "good." If you look past the grandiose heroic moments, you'll find that Kirk's lauded career is full of truly terrible actions on virtually every level.
Read MoreOne of the more interesting measurements in a dog is its pure strength. When you absolutely, positively need to find a dog that even the most muscular dude at Muscle Beach would struggle to hold when it decides to finally go after that squirrel, what breed will you turn to? Let's find out!
Read MoreIt's a tricky thing, telling a Hollywood version of a person's life, especially someone who's still very much present in the public consciousness. But box office gold isn't going to strike itself, and A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is here to tell the story of the reverend Fred Rogers.
Read MoreChristopher Dennis was the famous Hollywood Boulevard Superman for 25 years. But Dennis' life wasn't all flowing capes and amiable photos with admiring tourists. It was filled with sad events that culminated in his untimely death. Here's the tragic real-life story of Hollywood Boulevard Superman.
Read MoreEverywhere you go, Google is watching you, snapping photos of your house, refreshing its database, and documenting for the world to see... except for one location. For eight years, there was a single place in the Southwestern U.S. desert that remained invisible from Google Earth for all that time.
Read MoreIn November of 2019, Bill Gates managed to make the leap from second to first place on the list of the richest people in the world, with wealth valued at $110 billion. But what does he actually spend all those billions money on?
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