The Unnerving Connection William Shatner Has To Michael Myers
Depending on how you look at it, it really is a small world after all -- especially the world of Hollywood, where people and productions regularly overlap.
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What Was Colonel Tom Parker's Net Worth When He Died?
In much the same way that people made far more money selling equipment to miners than miners did mining, so it often is with managers of popular performers.
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Here's What Jails Were Like In The Old West
Wherever society creates governance, there will be those individuals who live their lives in opposition, against whom society must protect itself.
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How Did The Unabomber Get His Nickname?
For nearly two decades, United States law enforcement agencies tried to track down an individual who sent out fatal explosive devices, seemingly at random.
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Why John Wayne Once Had An Entire Lung Removed
John Wayne spent decades riding high in the Hollywood saddle, playing heroic figures unafraid to battle long odds. Offscreen, his fight became medical.
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The Only Elvis Presley Movie To Have 100% On Rotten Tomatoes
Elvis Presley had complicated feelings about his film career -- but one of his movies triumphs above the rest as 100% "certified fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The Truth About Where William Shakespeare Is Buried
William Shakespeare is perhaps more talked about than actually studied or even performed, but that doesn't detract from his importance to English literature.
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The Classic Playground Game That Was Actually Once Part Of The Summer Olympics
All manner of human athletic competition goes into the spectacle we call the Olympic Games -- who can forget curling? -- but some have fallen to the wayside.
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Surprising Details Found In Verne Troyer's Autopsy Report
Verne Troyer was dealing with alcoholism and depression. He had gone to numerous rehab facilities through the years and almost died in 2002 from his drinking.
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Sea Otters Are A Lot More Dangerous Than You Probably Thought
Social media is overstocked with photos and clips of adorable wildlife of all kinds, and very few are quite so high-level cute as the sea otter. Beware.
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Disturbing Details Discovered In Lucille Ball's Autopsy Report
The success of Desilu Productions made Lucille Ball one of the few female studio executives of her time, a savvy businesswoman in a male-dominated field.
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Why Superman Director Richard Donner Couldn't Stand Marlon Brando
Looking at the finished product, you might be tempted to think that Richard Donner's "Superman: The Movie" as a locked-in success from the beginning. Not so.
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The Truth About Elvis Presley's First Commercial Single
Numerous artists have mentioned Elvis -- especially early Elvis -- as a musical inspiration, a starting point for an entire genre of popular music.
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Why Is Father's Day In June?
For many, Father's Day seems as old as time -- or at least as old as Mother's Day. But the real story behind the holiday is a lot more recent than you think.
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How A Gruesome Farm Accident Helped Mordecai Brown Become A Hall Of Fame Pitcher
It's always heartening when someone overcomes a significant physical challenge to become an outstanding example of accomplishment in their field.
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How Investigators Were Able To Identify The Suitcase Killer
Opinions differ widely -- is there such a thing as a perfect crime? Yet even careful miscreants are capable of leaving a trail of clues behind them.
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What Life Inside Prison Is Really Like For Warren Jeffs From Peacock's Preaching Evil
Warren Jeffs, leader of a breakaway fundamentalist religious sect, was found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced to life in prison. His existence now?
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John Wayne Was Once Almost Murdered By His Wife
For generations of movie-goers the world over, John Wayne represented a kind of stoic machismo in the face of all manner of danger. Including gunshots.
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President Calvin Coolidge Had An Unusual Woodland Pet
It's not at all unusual for the First Family to bring pets with them when they move into the White House. Other times, pets arrive later, as gifts.
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Why Did It Take Three Years For The Nipsey Hussle Murder Trial To Begin?
Justice delayed is justice denied, or so the saying goes, perhaps especially true when the case involves the violent death of beloved performing artist.
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How Donthe Lucas Was Found Guilty Of Murder Without A Body
Donthe Lucas was convicted of murdering Kelsie Schelling, who was last seen in 2013.
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What Was Serial Killer David Gore's Motive For His Murders?
On July 26, 1983, David Alan Gore and his cousin, Fred Waterfield, were driving toward Wabasso Beach, Florida, when they spotted two teenage girls hitchhiking.
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Did Google Create A Sentient Chatbot?
The idea of intelligent machines is something from science fiction, but one Google engineer says the company has created a sentient chatbot.
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What Really Happened After Abraham Lincoln Died?
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was a cataclysmic moment in American history. Tragedies continued to unfold after the president's death.
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The Truth About Donald Trump's Tenure As A Football Owner In The USFL
No question -- professional American football is big business at every level. No wonder, then, that people thought they could prosper starting a new league.
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Why This Area Just Outside Of Denver Is Radioactive
Rocky Flats, Colorado, was a hotbed of nuclear mismanagement that has left a lasting legacy for its residents and former employees. Here's the story.
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Why You Should Never Walk Alone At Night Through Italy's Gardens Of Bomarzo
An Italian garden built in the 16th century is nicknamed the "Park of Monsters" for a very specific reason -- because in a way, you could say it's full of them.
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