As Rolling Stone recounts, Lennon said of "Come Together," "It wasn't a rip-off; it was a love-in." McCartney added, "We pinch as much from other people as they pinch from us." This may be true, but it didn't stop the Beatles from not only being accused of plagiarism, but getting sued over it.
Read MoreMost stewardesses began working around age 18-20. Seems young? You're right. Airlines preferred unmarried, childless stewardesses. The average age of tenured stewardesses was 32-35. The no-marriage rule was relaxed in 1957, though some airlines still required employees to be single and not pregnant.
Read MoreBatista was once seen as the perfect example of Brazil's status as a booming, successful country "that had seemed to successfully combine private enterprise with social justice and was riding high on surging commodities prices." How did Batista lose his entire $35 billion fortune in one year?
Read MoreOver the years, Meat Loaf would get several bit parts in film and on television, including an appearance in the Brad Pitt-Edward Norton film Fight Club. In the midst of his fame, his Meat Loaf's celebrity status at an all-time high, the singer accomplished quite a bit. Like, upsetting the Royals.
Read More"Ouija" is actually a brand name for a type of game called a "talking board" that grew in popularity, along with a rise in interest in spiritualism, after the Civil War. In the years following a conflict full of death, strife, and acrimony, it's understandable that people wanted resolution.
Read MoreEven the electronic genre's hardened sceptics -- those who think the genre is just a load of R2D2-style boop-boop noises -- would have a tough time arguing that the judge's ruling in this particular case is anything other than self-evident. Why did the court go through the trouble?
Read MoreThe country crooner John Denver is primarily known for his musical skills -- recording about 300 songs, writing about two-thirds of them. He sold more than 33 million albums. Besides his musical accomplishments, he was also an aviator, and his death at 53 influenced experimental aircraft regulation.
Read MoreWhat the majority of people are referring to when they say "hacker" is a black hat hacker, the cyber villains who wreck stuff and steal things via digital means. White hat hackers are the tech people who typically work in cyber security. Grey hat hackers are content to mess around in their basement.
Read MoreGrunge recently took a poll via YouTube and asked, "To commemorate Eddie Van Halen, which of these Van Halen songs is your favorite?" Options included "Jump," "Panama," "Eruption," "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," or a write-in.
Read MoreFans of the Discovery Channel's series "Deadliest Catch" have seen several tragedies in the lives of the cast, starting in 2010 when Captain Phil Harris died.
Read MoreDespite his accomplishments, Ivers is probably best remembered for how he died, his life and career cut short at the age of 36, when his star was still rising. And even today, there are still no clues as to the reason for Ivers's sudden and shockingly tragic death.
Read MoreThe documents alleged that Rose was pulling in at least $100,000 a month just signing autographs, but also revealed that he was blowing the vast majority of that income on high-stakes gambling, with huge debts to casinos as well as the IRS.
Read MoreThe Roaring Twenties roared in part because of the proliferation of organized crime, and Capone had his rivals back in the day, in more ways than one. We're talking about the crime boss George "Bugs" Moran, born Adelard Cunin, whose life intertwined with Capone's in dangerous ways.
Read MoreHerman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick is an essential part of American literature and popular culture. One of the most riveting things about the novel is that it's based on a lot of true events. Here are some true events that inspired Melville's Moby Dick.
Read MoreAfter knocking it out of the park as a musician in the 1970s, the rock star (born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947) began helping others knock it out of the park, too: as a softball coach. While he was living in Connecticut, Coach Meat (as players called him) coached a local girls' softball team.
Read MoreThe Redlands drugs bust has been described as the moment that the Rolling Stones lost their innocence -- "that was when the fun stopped," Richards has said. Things took a dark turn in the years that followed as Richards found himself battling an addiction to heroin and generating an urban myth.
Read MoreThese days, as long as the bank thinks you can pay off your debts, you can get a credit card. But it was a hard-fought battle to get to this point. And it wasn't just unmarried women who couldn't get credit cards; married women had to bring along a man when applying for one.
Read MoreThe Godfather of Heavy Metal keeps on kicking. He's now 71 years old, and he still rocks the mic on tour. But despite enduring for more than 70 years, Ozzy has almost died on more than one occasion. He tells Rolling Stone, "I should have been dead f****** 10 times. I'm not saying that to be funny."
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones' Altamont concert was one of the most tragic music events in history. The music was awful, the venue was awful, the crowd, etc. The only moderately redeeming quality to the show was its price: free. This is a look into the tragedy at the Rolling Stones' Altamont concert.
Read MoreThese female scientists invented and discovered remarkable things that turned into lifesaving breakthroughs. Here are some of the women of scientific history.
Read MoreYes, outer space is mostly empty ... well ... space. But don't think it's going to stay that way! The fact is that, thanks to human meddling (it's what we do best!) there's a whole lot of really bizarre stuff floating out among the stars. This is only some of it.
Read MoreSilicon Valley may be peddled as the place where dreams come true and young people get rich, but the reality can be far different. Here's the messed up truth of what goes on in Silicon Valley.
Read MoreDave Rowntree, the drummer of Brit-pop band Blur, has become a jack of all trades since the band went on hiatus. Dave Rowntree has gone on to become an animator, a lawyer, fly planes, and even host his own radio show on Radio X.
Read MoreIn the Wild West, barbers were an important hub for news, trusted advice, and cleanliness. Here's why barbers were some of the most important people.
Read MoreKnown in the automotive industry as an innovator, John DeLorean's life was one of rebellion, struggle, and peerless invention. We now know John DeLorean's car from the Back to the Future franchise, but his tragic life included many divorces and an FBI sting for smuggling cocaine.
Read MoreAccording to MetalWani, on June 5, 2008, Lukather posted a message on his official website, stating: "The fact is yes I have left Toto. There is no more Toto. I just can't do it anymore and at 50 years old I wanted to start over and give it one last try on my own."
Read MoreBy the middle of the decade, turmoil between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had increased significantly. Jagger signed a solo deal with CBS Records and spent much of 1984 writing songs for his first album. To the annoyance of Richards, Jagger publicly declared his lack of interest in the Stones.
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