In many parts of Europe, Christmas celebrations include figures that are downright diabolical. Monsters, witches, and demons provide a chilling counterpoint to Santa, Rudolph, and Frosty. You better watch out because the most terrifying Christmas characters ever are coming to town.
Read MoreApart from its inclusion playing over the closing credits of the 1994 film Interview With The Vampire, for which it was recorded, there has never much appreciation for the track. When Spin magazine ranked the band's recordings back in 2016, "Sympathy for the Devil" came in dead last -- 79th of 79.
Read MoreFrey, fellow Eagle Don Henley, and collaborator J.D. Souther wrote "a Sam Cooke-esque song that had hand clapping and no chorus." To help with the chorus, Frey called an old friend and fellow '70s rock star/songwriter Bob Seger and asked for his input. Frey and Seger went way back.
Read MoreAristotle's views on ethics, logic, and metaphysics have played a central role in Western thought, even today. It's easy to assume that Aristotle was pretty much right regarding just about everything. But that's a mistake. One critical weak point in Aristotle's philosophy: his perspective on women.
Read MoreWhat was a young Hollywood starlet doing with a nerdy writer 11 years her senior? Marilyn Monroe could have had any man she wanted, but she went with playwright Arthur Miller? Even though it only lasted a short few years, there was initially something that brought this disparate couple together.
Read MoreThree were killed in the "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular" in 2009. Visitors and employees alike have been struck by runaway train carts, and even the "It's a Small World" ride has murdered people. Oh, and just in case all that isn't depressing enough, The Beatles died there, as well.
Read MoreIt seems to be a common situation within the world of A-list celebrities: lots of rock stars want to be movie stars, and lots of movie stars want to be rock stars. It turns out that even Keanu Reeves couldn't resist the urge to walk off the soundstage and onto the arena stage.
Read MoreWhen pressed to name past and present members of the Rolling Stones, it's easy to come up with Mick, Keith, Charlie, and Ronnie, and not too hard to remember past Stones like Brian Jones or Bill Wyman, but it's a rare person who will automatically think of and give credit to keyboardist Ian Stewart.
Read MoreAt this stage of the science of dentistry, however, dentures were not so much artificial tooth replacements as they were real human teeth, set in ivory and placed in someone else's mouth, according to the BBC. Wealthy people even placed advertisements in papers for human teeth.
Read MoreDuring WWII, Allied soldiers caught by the Nazis became prisoners of war (POWs) and were placed into prison camps. Christmas brought secret tools for escape.
Read MoreFounder, co-singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter Jerry Cantrell eschewed the show-offy, over-the-top guitar work of the glam era (as many of his contemporaries did), and in its place opted for pointedly constructed lines suffused with slow, grinding loops and pedal tones of sludge metal.
Read MoreThe two first met in 1943, while Ava was still with her first husband, the famous actor Mickey Rooney. Frank was married as well, to his sweetheart Nancy, with whom he had a child (and eventually two more). Still, that didn't stop him from showing interest in Ava.
Read MorePolyandry, when a woman takes two or more husbands, has been found in many cultures throughout history. In the 18th and 19th century, for instance, women in China ruled the roost and sometimes took more than one husband. Who knew the 1800s could be so progressive?
Read MoreNot as well-known, but possibly even more cruelly petty than any of these emperors -- if you can believe it -- was Marcus Aurelius Severus (not Snape) Antoninus Augustus, also called "Caracalla," after a type of cloak that he apparently designed.
Read MoreSteve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, a physical competition reality show, featured a surprisingly supportive, though classically tough-as-nails, Steve Austin. He still yelled everything he said, but this time it was tough love, rather than repeatedly threatening people.
Read MoreWhat would happen if Mr. Trump tries to stay in the White House past January 20? The short answer is, he can't. With or without Mr. Trump's agreement, power will be transferred to the new president after the inauguration, and Mr. Trump will effectively become a trespasser in the White House.
Read MoreThe fact is, Dylan's had ups and downs in his love-life, just like the rest of us, and many musicologists believe that these experiences have shaped some of his best-known works, filling them with an emotional intensity you can only get through living, loving, and years of reflection.
Read MoreThere are a whole bevy of holiday-themed ghouls, including an eye-catching subset of Christmas witches. These female figures run the gamut, from friendly grandmas to ogresses to wild, pre-Christian goddesses, many with roots in pagan practices. Here are the tales of several Christmas witches.
Read MoreThe publishers of the Farmers' Almanac have kept a close lid on how the book makes its predictions without the aid of a satellite or even a groundhog. According to the Farmers' Almanac website, they follow a specific formula, and only one person knows it: Caleb Weatherbee.
Read MoreAfter seeing Fishbacher perform some magic tricks, Horn approached him and asked, "If you can make a rabbit and a dove appear and disappear, can you do the same with a cheetah?" Roy revealed that he had sneaked his pet cheetah onto the ship. It's unknown if Siegfried made Chico disappear that night.
Read MoreThe farm provided clothing for the family as well -- with a little improvising. Bulk purchases of flour and feed were delivered to farms in large cloth sacks, and savvy mothers soon realized they could stretch the family budget by repurposing the fabric into garments for their families.
Read MoreLots of these reasons people dislike Justin Bieber don't have anything to do with Bieber's music, and more to do with his obtuse or arrogant behavior (such as writing in the Anne Frank House guest book, "Hopefully she would have been a belieber," as the BBC reported in 2013).
Read MoreJohn Lennon showed genius in the songs he created, but that doesn't mean he sought greatness in everything he wrote. The unconventional musician liked to challenge people. In fact, the song "I Am the Walrus" intentionally used befuddling lyrics to stress the point that music isn't always serious.
Read MoreUnbeknownst to Edge's legions of adoring fans, throughout much of his career he was suffering from several neck injuries that would cause the condition that ultimately led to his retirement from the ring. He was lucky that it didn't take him out for good.
Read MoreVisits to Santa Claus, in malls or Christmas festivals, are a time-honored tradition. The kids tell Santa what they want for Christmas, and parents find out what to buy. Being a Santa Claus isn't just about putting on a costume and asking children what they want. It honestly takes a lot of work.
Read MoreThe U.S. has its share of dangerous scaley slitherers. Land.com provided an un-ranked list of the deadliest snakes in North America, noting that the eastern diamondback rattlesnake is not only the largest snake on the list, but also boasts the largest fangs of any rattlesnake in the world.
Read MoreHarry said, "I just continued to try and flag a cab down. But he was very persistent, and he asked me where I was going. It was only a couple of blocks away, and he said, 'well I'll give you a ride.'" She got in the car, but when she went to roll the window down, she realized something was wrong.
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