What You Didn't Know About Martial Arts Legend Gene LeBell
Gene LeBell has appeared either as a character or stunt double on nearly 1,000 movies and TV shows, says his citation by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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The Real Reason Singer Lou Gramm Quit Foreigner
In May 1990 Gramm announced his departure from the band due to a desire to focus on his solo career, as well as longtime creative differences with Mick Jones.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Jackson Family
From the Jackson 5 to the King of Pop, the Jacksons are one of the most famous families in music history, but their story is full of secrets and tragedies.
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The Crazy True Story Of The World's Most Infamous Diamond
The Koh-I-Noor, is a prized gem among the British crown jewels. But it holds a secret. The Koh-I-Noor may be one of the largest diamonds in the world, but it is also one of the most cursed.
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The Truth About Energy Vortexes
In theory, energy vortexes (or vortices) are spiralling whirlpools of invisible energy, described varyingly as stemming from magic, ley lines, spiritual power, and electromagnetic fields.
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The Weird Truth About James Bond's First Gun
When the going gets dangerous, at least MI6's highest-functioning sociopath can still be counted on to lock and load, utilizing that classic firearm that we've all come to associate with James Bond: a .25 ACP Beretta with a skeleton grip.
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Dark Aspects Of The Jetsons That Went Over Your Head As A Kid
The Jetsons is not the utopia we all thought. If you think about it real hard, it's actually super dark.
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Here's How Hurricanes Really Get Their Names
The National Hurricane Center started the practice of naming hurricanes in 1950 to easily communicate which storm they were all talking about.
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The Tragic Life Of The Trololo Man
Lololol la la la, trolololo la ... No, those aren't the copy-pasted words of a gleefully spastic Reddit reply. They're the actual lyrics to Soviet-born Eduard Anatolyevich Khil's 1976's unintentional meme-inspiring mega-hit, "I Am Very Glad, As I'm Finally Returning Back Home."
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Why Japanese Yokai Monsters Will Keep You Up At Night
In Japan, you'd hear the word yokai (妖怪), a catchall for all manner of unnatural beings: ghosts, phantoms, demons, monsters, or goblins; "mystical creatures that possess unexplained powers, physical characteristics or strength," according to Motivist Japan. You know -- those.
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The Crazy Story Of The USS Samuel B. Roberts In WWII
Here's the story of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, an exceedingly brave mouse that sacrificed itself while fighting an extremely large lion to a standstill in the South Pacific.
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The Real Reason Whitesnake Broke Up In 1990
English glam metal band Whitesnake met its fate 12 years after its formation in 1978 with singer David Coverdale calling it quits in 1990. What happened?
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The Untold Truth Of Owney, The Postal Dog
Mail workers and dogs usually don't mix. But at some point, the United States Postal Office (USPS) adopted a dog as its mascot. If you thought the USPS, already America's favorite government agency, couldn't endear itself more to people, you thought wrong.
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The Truth About Eddie Vedder And Chris Cornell's Friendship
When watching Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell's final performance of "Hunger Strike," a duet, it's clear what love and admiration these musical legends held for each other. The song, recorded for Temple of the Dog's eponymous 1990 album, was a touchstone moment.
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The Truth About The Loudest Sound Ever Heard
Just before 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, was the start of something big. An initial explosion occurred that threw a cloud of debris and gas into the air. The next day, however. there really was an Earth-shattering kaboom.
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The Truth About The Jewish Vigilante Group That Patrols New York
In New York, there's a group that prowls the streets, striving to keep people safe. And no, they are not the Avengers. They are the Shomrim — Hebrew for "guards" — an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood watch group, and their rivals, the Shmira, both of which have complicated relationships with the city.
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The Mystery Of The Stone Spheres Of Costa Rica
Imagine the surprise if you're out on sort of an expedition into the forest and mostly you're there to discover how many trees you can cut down and clearing land for an internationally huge fruit company and what you discover are round spheres. Made out of rock.
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What You Didn't Know About Mark Twain
Mark Twain is unique among American literary giants, insofar as he's famous, he's studied, and people continue to read and quote him, all these years later. But there's more to him than you might know.
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Things The Ancient Romans Couldn't Live Without
Not only did the ancient Romans have a love of fast food, they had a fully developed, highly cosmopolitan culture, particularly in Rome itself, capital of the empire, with a population of over one million. People worked, rested, chatted with friends, went to baths and gyms, and watched sports.
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What It Was Like To Use A Computer In The '80s
Although computers, as we would know them, had their start as early as 1936, according to Live Science, personal computers weren't widely available until the 1980s. Here's what that was like.
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The Hidden Meaning Of The Beatles' 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'
Can you dance to it? Does it have a good beat? Are the lyrics catchy? Are the words complete? And most of all, especially in the 1960s: what does it mean? That last one was especially trick for the Beatles' 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.'
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The Untold Truth Of James 'Kamala' Harris
On August 9th, 2020, the WWE released a statement confirming that James Harris, better known by his in-ring persona Kamala, had passed away at age 70.
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The 1942 UFO Sighting That Turned Deadly
Okay, look at this from the perspective of an Occam's razor enthusiast, wherein the simplest solution is equal measures zany and petrifying. In the early hours of February the 25th, 1942, a cocktail of paranoia and faulty radar systems was mixed on the California coastline.
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Why The Silk Road Was More Important Than You Realize
The Silk Road allowed for the spread of people and goods, becoming the earliest global network. Here is why the Silk Road was more important than you realize.
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The Sad Truth About Hollywood's 'Lavender Marriages'
Some refer to it as a golden age of filmmaking, and no doubt the early days of Hollywood produced some nifty pieces of cinematic art. But those were also the days of studios controlling nearly every aspect of an actor's life. Including marriage.
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The Sketchy Reason Gas Stations Sell Socks
Convenience store shelves can seem like an assortment of unrelated miscellany to a bright-eyed young adult, with neither the experience nor the personal problems to necessitate a debilitating drug problem.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of The Mitford Sisters
You might be obsessed with the Kardashian-Jenners now, but had you lived in the early to mid-1900s, you would have craved news about the Mitford sisters.
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