• Why This Ruth Bader Ginsburg Debate Meme Has People Talking

    As The List noticed during the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence October 7, the latter spent several minutes not noticing the housefly that set up shop atop his white hair, while the rest of the global audience looked on and wondered how in the world he didn't notice.

    By Cody Copeland October 9th, 2020 Read More
  • How Van Halen's Best Album Signaled A Breakup

    Tensions ramped up between the two during the making of the 1980 album Women and Children First, particularly when it came to shooting the album cover and inset photos with provocative fashion photographer Helmut Newton.

    By Karen Corday October 9th, 2020 Read More
  • The Weird Technology That Could Make Spaceflight 100 Times Cheaper

    Rather than developing increasingly efficient rockets, the solution to this price problem may be a completely different approach: a "space elevator." If an elevator to space sounds like a wacky sci-fi concept, that's because it is -- but that doesn't mean it couldn't be made into a reality.

    By Daniel Leonard October 9th, 2020 Read More
  • The Most Dangerous Holidays In The US

    The most dangerous holidays in the United States are largely determined by the number of traffic-related fatalities that occur each year. Leading the pack of dangerous holidays is Independence Day, which sees the most deaths per year out of any holiday in the US.

    By Kate Hakala October 9th, 2020 Read More
  • The Dirty Job Mike Rowe Just Couldn't Do

    There was one trade that, although it definitely fits the criterion of being positively filthy, Rowe didn't feel he could cover in his usual comedic fashion: crime scene cleanup. "It's a great dirty job, but it's hard to be lighthearted about a body left in a trunk for three days in a swamp,"

    By Cody Copeland October 9th, 2020 Read More
  • Why Henry Padovani Left The Police

    According to Copeland, Padovani "could play guitar better than I could, and I could play guitar better than Joe Strummer ... well, in those days. So I reckoned he'd be okay, but I didn't figure Sting would see it that way."

    By Karen Corday October 9th, 2020 Read More
  • Why You Should Avoid Water On Your Next Flight

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started a campaign to ensure the safety of planes' drinking water after a sample of 300 planes showed 15 percent of them tested positive for coliform, which in turn indicates that other, potentially harmful, bacteria might also be present in the water.

    By Karen Corday October 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason Tsunamis Occur

    With a normal wave, water only moves on the surface, which is why if you want to get out of a wave, you dive below it. But tsunamis reach deep down, so they're almost impossible to escape. This also means a tsunami can be faster or slower, depending on water depth.

    By Emilia David October 8th, 2020 Read More
  • Why Stephen Hawking Wanted To Play A Bond Villain

    "I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part," Hawking said. The physicist and author of A Brief History of Time completely and unabashedly owned his technological "accessories" during his life, recognizing how critical they were in getting people to listen to his lectures.

    By Richard Milner October 8th, 2020 Read More
  • Why The Sword In The Stone Remains An Enigma

    Excalibur, King Arthur's fabled sword, has two different origin stories: 1) It was given to him by the Lady of Lake, and chucked back into the lake by Arthur's knight Bedivere after Arthur was mortally wounded, or 2) It was pulled out of a stone by boy Arthur, signaling his divine right to be king.

    By Richard Milner October 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About Brian May's Red Special Guitar

    Brian May of Queen is a man of many talents. Not only is he a brilliant lyricist and an imaginative guitar player, he's also an astrophysicist. He's also managed to build a guitar all from scratch, thanks to random stuff around the house, his dad, and ingenuity. It's the Red Special.

    By Emilia David October 7th, 2020 Read More
  • How Mike Pence Truly Feels About Kamala Harris

    Vice President Mike Pence and Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris head to the debate stage tonight in a contest that The Guardian said has been made more important due to presidential candidates' ages -- President Trump is 74 and Joe Biden is 77 -- as well as Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis.

    By Cody Copeland October 7th, 2020 Read More
  • The Hidden Truth Behind Coldplay's X & Y Album Cover

    The X&Y cover features a Tetris game in the middle of a dark blue background. When the album was first released, MTV said people didn't understand what was going on in the album. Was Coldplay just closet Tetris fans? The band teased that there was something deeper and people started staring.

    By Emilia David October 7th, 2020 Read More
  • The Untold Truth Of Bruce Springsteen

    Even though he wears his heart on his musical sleeve, Bruce Springsteen is less known as a person than he is as an artist. But today, we'll attempt to fix this by taking a long, hard look at the moments that not only made him Bruce Springsteen the artist but also made him Bruce Springsteen the man.

    By Pauli Poisuo October 7th, 2020 Read More
  • The Crazy True Story Of The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

    The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, while not the "Big One," was a complete catastrophe, nonetheless. In a mere 15 seconds, per Britannica, the 6.9 magnitude quake caused $6 billion in property damage, injured 3,800 people, killed 67, and reshaped the face of San Francisco forever.

    By Richard Milner October 7th, 2020 Read More
  • What It Was Really Like Sailing On The Mayflower

    When the Pilgrims first set sail on the Mayflower in August 1620 to the New World, they expected a month-long trip. However, what it was really like sailing on the Mayflower was far different. Pilgrims on the Mayflower ran out of fresh food, water, and had to occupy themselves with games.

    By Jeff Somers October 7th, 2020 Read More
  • The Time Disney Got Into A War With The Newspaper Industry

    An LA Times article called out Disney for not paying its fair share to the city. Anaheim owns the parking garage that Disneyland uses for its visitors, and the city only charges the mega-corporation $1 per year to lease it. Meanwhile, Disneyland pulls in multi-million-dollar revenue every year.

    By Nick Vrchoticky October 7th, 2020 Read More