• How Led Zeppelin Was Formed

    They say that some of the best things come by accident, something hard rock pioneers Led Zeppelin knew too well during the group's formation in the late 1960s.

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  • Why The 1972 U.S. Men's Basketball Team Refused Their Olympic Medals

    At the 1972 Munich Games, a group of U.S. basketball players set out to make their hoop dreams come true, but this was no Olympic Dream Team. There was no Michael Jordan to make gravity look like an inconvenience, no "Mailman" like Karl Malone to deliver in the post, no Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

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  • The One Song Tom Petty Wrote That He Couldn't Stand

    Throughout his musical career, Tom Petty accomplished many impressive milestones. He saw multiple number 1 hits on Billboard's charts, played the halftime show at the Super Bowl, and he released 13 studio albums. His early career was comprised of bands ...

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  • The Critically Hated Movie That's Crushing It On Netflix

    "Another insipidly sleazy, lizard-brain shoot-'em-up that through its very dullness demonstrates how rote such ghastly fare has become in our culture." "Instantly forgettable tough-guy fantasia." Just a few selected lines from reviews of the critically panned The Last Days of American Crime.

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  • How Metallica Was Formed

    From a series of colossal records in the golden age of thrash to the trashcan drums of 2003's St. Anger, Metallica has been nothing less than iconic.

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  • The Truth About Eminem's Feud With Nick Cannon

    Eminem's disses leave third-degree burns on their coolest setting. So unless you want Eminem to melt you with his mouth, it's best not to light a fire under him because you will probably be no match in a feud. But Nick Cannon didn't choose his fire fight in 2009. Eminem chose him.

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  • The Best Space Documentaries You Can Stream On Netflix

    In between streaming Netflix's new Space Force show starring Steve Carell, we recommend gaining some real space knowledge about how our universe formed and how NASA is gearing up to return man — and woman — back to the moon by 2024.

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  • Whatever Happened To The ShamWow Guy?

    Vince Offer, or the ShamWow Guy, certainly has an interesting past. Are ya followin' me, camera guy? Or more to the point, how about the police guy?

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  • The Truth About Freddie Mercury's Mustache

    The early eighties were a particularly revolutionary time for British rock band Queen. The decade also saw Freddie Mercury leave behind his trademark long hair and painted fingernails for a strikingly different look.

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  • The Truth About Billy Joel's Heavy-Metal Band

    Before going solo as the Piano Man, Billy Joel showed off his less polished side as one-half of a band named Atilla, which was a fusion of prog-rock, psychedelic, and heavy metal. It might've led to the worst rock album of all time.

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  • Here's Why Netflix's Viewership Numbers Don't Mean As Much As You Think

    In February of 2020, Netflix at long last pulled back the curtain, allowing its viewers the opportunity not just to watch things, but to watch a screen showing what other people are binge-watching. The old gods were dead, and the age of the Netflix Top Ten had begun. Here's the catch.

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  • The Real Reason HD DVD Failed

    In March 2006, a bright new dawn peaked over the technological horizon, when Toshiba released its first consumer HD DVD player. It would be an understatement to describe this device as the pinnacle of man's engineering aptitude. It could do anything, from playing HD DVDs, to ... uh.

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  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby was a beloved entertainer, dominating the silver screen, music charts, and infiltrating radios across the country from the 1930s to 1960s. Yet despite all his success, Crosby's personal life was filled with hardship. This is the tragic real-life story of Bing Crosby.

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  • Songs You Didn't Realize Were Written By Prince

    Prince recorded some of the greatest songs of all time, from "When Doves Cry" to "Purple Rain." His performances were always a mix of sensuality and power that is still unmatched. But the Purple One was more than a performer. He was also a brilliant songwriter.

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