What The Final 12 Months Of Johnny Cash's Life Were Like
In Johnny Cash's last year, he suffered the loss of his wife, recorded music prolifically, and released a series of cover songs.
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The Tragic Death Of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers' Thuy Trang
The Vietnamese-born actress Thuy Trang was on her way to a very successful Hollywood career when her life was tragically cut short in 2001.
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The Real Reason Jay-Z And Nas Couldn't Stand Each Other
Jay-Z and Nas, two huge name rappers from Queens in Long Island, New York, maintained a rivalry that would come to define that era of hip-hop.
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The Truth About The First Fatality At The X Games
Caleb Moore readied his snowmobile. He was about to begin his run at the 2013 Winter X Games Snowmobile Freestyle event, an event he had earned the Bronze medal for three years running. He didn't know it would be his last.
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What You Don't Know About The Athlete Jim Thorpe
In the 20th century, sports was mostly dominated by golf, boxing, baseball and horse racing. Then Jim Thorpe took the sporting world by storm.
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The Concerning Truth About Moon Shoes
While trampolines have sent over a million people to the emergency room, toy manufacturers in the 90s thought, "Why not strap them to kids' feet?" And thus, the moon shoes were born.
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The Terrifying Part Of Space Mountain's History
Space Mountain was supposed to boost the thrill ride factor for teenagers and adults, but the attraction does have a darker side.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Alice Cooper
There's much more to Alice Cooper than his spooky stage theatrics. This is the crazy real-life story of Alice Cooper.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Ray Charles
Blindness wasn't the only hardship Ray Charles faced. This is his tragic real-life story.
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The Tragic True Story Of The Hiawatha Insane Asylum
The Hiawatha Insane Asylum, built to incarcerate Native Americans, has been compared to a gulag. This is the tragic true story of the Hiawatha Insane Asylum.
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The Truth About Bob Ross' Afro
Famous artist and TV personality Bob Ross sported an afro that was popular among his fans and got him a lot of attention. Turns out, it was really a perm.
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What Eric Clapton Did Before Pursuing Music
From a very young age, Grammy-award winning guitarist Eric Clapton was known as an above-average student with a penchant for art.
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The Real Reason Guns N' Roses' Original Guitarist Left The Band
Tracii Guns was hanging around stage before a gig for his band, L.A. Guns, when another young man performed a mic check. "Oh s---," Guns recalled thinking to AL, "who is this guy?"
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Here's How Much Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Is Really Worth
Donald Fagen is the co-founder, lead singer, and keyboardist of Steely Dan, a band noted by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their "deviously slick music" that made them "the perfect musical antiheros for the Seventies." How much has their musical heroism paid Fagen?
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The Tragic Death Of Basketball Phenomenon Hank Gathers
Basketball player Hank Gathers was a legend in the making. But his life ended tragically early.
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Everything We Know About The Madonna Biopic So Far
On August 8 2020, Vulture brought the exciting news. Madonna hinted she was collaborating with Diablo Cody, screenwriter of Juno and Tully on... something. Turns out, it's a biopic.
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The Hidden Meaning Of R.E.M.'s The One I Love
"The One I Love" became extremely popular with radio listeners, and the song's excellent riff and love-themed lyrics caused many fans to call the radio DJs in order to dedicate the song to their loved ones. They should have paid a little bit more attention to this particular tune before doing so.
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The Truth About Little Richard's Most Famous Song
His most famous song was perhaps his signature throughout his long and storied career. Little Richard crafted "Tutti Frutti" with songwriter Dorothy LaBostrie.
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The Real Reason Memphis Bleek Declared Bankruptcy
The real reason Bleek went broke seems to be that the guy is just bad with money. Complex reported that the one-(maybe two, but that's pushing it)-hit-wonder was said to have a combined monthly income of $5,911.94 from royalties and his business at the time he filed for Chapter 11.
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The Famous Musician Tom Petty Received His First Guitar Lessons From
Petty, who grew up in Gainesville, Florida, went to a local music store to learn to play the guitar. There he met a teacher: Don Felder, future Eagles member.
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How Many Black Belts Does Donnie Yen Really Have
Yen started training in the martial arts as a child when, according to Men's Journal, he spent his time at one of three places: the weight rack, the boxing gym, or his mother's martial arts school. That's right: His mother was a Tai Chi and Wushu master, and Yen started his training with her.
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The Tragic Death Of Tommy Cooper
Known for his big red fez, the bumbling prop comedian Tommy Cooper elicited belly laughs from countless fans throughout his 37-year career. But while the 6'5" actor brought joy to audiences, the on-screen death of the 69-year-old proved to be more shocking than any of his gags ever would be.
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The Truth About Jamie Hyneman's Beret
The decision to top his noggin with a beret was really up to nature, rather than fashion sense. Jamie started going bald, so he had to cover up. "It was kind of by default," Jamie tells Adam while beret shopping on the aforementioned episode of MythBusters.
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The Tragic Death Of Formula One Racer Ayrton Senna
According to the Formula One website, Senna was aware of his limitations and didn't take his mortality for granted. He viewed racing as a way to learn more about himself. "For me, this research is fascinating," he said. "Every time I push, I find something more, again and again."
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The Reason Axl Rose Used To Fear Women
His stepfather was a strict Pentecostal man who used his faith as a way to brainwash Rose and his sister, Rose alleges, and added to an already skewed idea of women and relationships.
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The Hidden Meaning Of Hogwarts' House Colors
The houses represent different traits. Ravenclaws are generally curious and value knowledge, Slytherins are ambitious, Gryffindors are brave and impulsive, while Hufflepuffs are loyal. But it isn't just traits that make each house stand apart. Even the house colors mean something.
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The Details About Simon And Garfunkel's Nasty Feud
Simon and Garfunkel each have their reasons for their dislike of the other.
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