The Dark Truth About Amish Country
The Amish have a bit of a reputation as a devoutly religious group who live simply, without modern conveniences. But there is a dark truth to the group.
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The Duran Duran Cover Song That Is Among The Worst Of All Time
There are covers that exist that are absurdly strange, which by many accounts, flat-out shouldn't exist. Unfortunately, new wave band Duran Duran's cover of Public Enemy's "911 is a Joke" is an example of the latter, an acoustic blues-rock rendition of a serious critique on race in America.
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What Animals Eat Snakes?
Despite getting a bum rap from humanity for their Biblical association with evil and trickery, snakes play a vital role in the circle of life. They are known predators of a voluminous amount of species, and to many others they are a delicious, nutritious source of limbless, slithering protein.
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Can Joe Biden Run For President In 2024 If He Loses To Donald Trump?
At the age of 77, Joe Biden would be the oldest president in United States history were he to win the 2020 election. That's why many wonder if Joe Biden would run for president in 2024 if he loses to President Donald Trump.
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What Would Happen If Bees Went Extinct?
We love bees. We love them so much that Jerry Seinfeld made a movie about them. The industrious little bugs generate the world's supply of honey and inspire folksy art the world over, but they're also a vital part of both our ecosystem and our economy. Without them we'd be in a sea of troubles.
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Can Donald Trump Run For President In 2024 If He Loses To Joe Biden?
If President Donald Trump loses the 2020 US election, what happens then? Some think he'll refuse to peacefully hand over the presidency. Others think he'll try to become president again in 2024, which begs the question: Can Donald Trump run for president in 2024 if he loses to Joe Biden?
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Is There An Age Requirement To Run For President Of The United States?
In the constitution, the rules for future presidents were outlined, including a natural citizenship requirement and an age requirement. The age requirement to run for president of the United States starts at 35. The president's age was of great debate in the 1700s.
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What's The Most Times Someone Has Run For President Of The United States?
Some candidates try again and again to be president, but success forever eludes their grasp. So you might be wondering, what's the most times someone has run for president of the United States?
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Old Hollywood Stars Who Died Before Becoming Legends
It's a tough gig becoming a Hollywood star. You need acting talent, then you've gotta nurture it for years until you finally get your big break and become a star, then keep acting for years more. And just imagine what it must have been like in Old Hollywood. Many stars only got big after they died.
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The Mythology Of The Northern Lights Explained
Hundreds of years ago, though, our ancestors made up their own mythology about the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis.
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The Worst Christmas Shortages In History
Christmas will never be immune to buzz-killing shortages. These are the worst Christmas shortages in history.
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Inside Steve Irwin's Plan To Save Endangered Animals
At the time the Irwins put together their plan to save endangered animals from rapidly growing habitat destruction, they didn't believe the problem would end any time soon. It's a man-made problem caused by a mindset that will take a lot of time, dedication, and societal rebuilding to control.
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This Is Why Vince Neil Once Went Bankrupt
The rocker's lowest financial point likely came in 2005, when he had to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after amassing a hefty $1.5 million in debts, including $714,000 in secured claims and $784,000 in unsecured claims, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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What You Didn't Know About Megadeth
Sure, Megadeth has sold millions of albums and have gone platinum and won several awards, but one of those awards was a Humane Society Genesis Award, reports Rockapedia, which is given to members of the entertainment industry for raising awareness of issues relating to animals.
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How Greta Thunberg Helped Sue Five Countries
Greta and her fellow climate activists claimed that by failing to properly address climate change, the five countries are "recklessly causing and perpetuating life-threatening climate change [and] have failed to take necessary preventive and precautionary measures...."
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How Smokey Robinson Got His Name
In 2012, a reporter kicked off the interview by asking Robinson about the nickname, noting that she'd read it had come from an uncle who had given it to Robinson "so that you would constantly remember that you were a Black man because you are fair skinned."
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Here's What Else You Have To Deal With On Snake Island
Our first warning is to simply never set foot on Snake Island, and you should be able to live out the rest of your life heeding that sage advice. But if, for some reason, you can't, our second recommendation is to watch your step. And third: snakes aren't the only thing you'll need to watch out for.
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Inside The Tragic Death Of Duane Allman
Born in Nashville and raised in Florida, Duane Allman was a popular session musician for Atlantic Records, playing out of the storied Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama well before he and his brother Gregg started their band.
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The Truth About Henry Ford's Dark Side
Ford's newspaper, the Dearborn Independent, ran a series on its front page, titled "The International Jew: The World's Problem." Inspired by the anti-Semitic hoax Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the column examined bogus conspiracy theories surrounding Jewish peoples' quest for world domination.
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The Strange Reason Marcus Bagwell Quit Wrestling
Just when the future looked impressively bright for the successful wrestler, however, his hopes and dreams would come crashing down in 2001 when he was suddenly dropped from his contract.
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Why Brazil Sends People To The Deadly Snake Island
According to Smithsonian magazine, some 2,000-4,000 golden lancehead vipers live on the island officially known as Ilha da Queimada Grande (which translates literally to Big Burned Island, though its colloquial name obviously suits it better).
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Why Van Halen Was Never The Same After Covering You Really Got Me
The song that launched Van Halen into the public eye was such a simple, power-chorded track as "You Really Got Me," released in 1978. The song's danceable, grooveable, and yet, between its very catchy loops, Eddie stuffed all the empty spaces with his trademark fills and solos.
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How Horses Led To The Invention Of Pants
At what point in history did we as a people decide, yes, pants they are important? That was right around the time we decided walking was for losers and started riding horses. Yep, horses are the reason for all this pants nonsense.
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Why Motley Crue Members Traveled In Separate Buses
The band could go on separate buses not just because of family members and schedule differences, but also because the members simply could afford it. "People don't understand that. We try to travel comfortably," said Neil.
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The True History Of The Pencil
The history of the pencil is inextricably linked with the entire history of human communication as it flowed from oral traditions to written communication, and the development of written languages, where tiny scrawled symbols denoted sounds made by the human mouth, tongue, and throat.
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The Untold Truth Of Foot Binding
Body modification has an incredibly long history — as soon as we were aware of the way we look, we were trying to change that for one reason or another. One of the most drastic forms is foot binding, a Chinese practice that Ancient History says started during China's Tang Dynasty.
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The Reason Christopher Columbus Didn't Actually Discover America
Not only did Columbus not discover America -- there were already Native Americans who had been living there for thousands of years -- he literally never set foot in what became the continental United States.
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