The Real Reason Muhammad Ali Changed His Name
Nearly forty years after his final match and four years after his death, the name Muhammad Ali is synonymous with pugilistic excellence. But he wasn't always named Muhammad Ali.
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Why Slash Was Once Given Six Weeks To Live
Ready for a stunning revelation? Make sure you're sitting down, not operating heavy machinery, and preferably barefoot because this news would knock your socks off so fast you'd suffer third-degree friction burns. Okay, you ready? Sometimes famous musicians abuse drugs. Including Slash.
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Here's How Phil Collins Became The Singer For Genesis
Phil Collins should need no introductions, but in case you've managed to avoid his name, including his work with Genesis, here's how he became the singer.
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The Truth About Roman Reigns' Football Career
Anyone even cursorily familiar with the WWE is probably aware of Roman Reigns. Less known is that he used to be a football player with professional dreams.
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Here's How Much John Lennon Was Worth When He Died
Regardess of everything else Lennon was (and he was a lot), there's one thing he certainly was: Filthy rich.
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The Truth About Loretta Lynn's Marriage
Six years isn't such an age gap in a relationship, married or otherwise, ahead or behind. It maybe gets a little more problematic when the groom is 21 and the bride is 15. Somehow, Loretta Webb and Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn made it work.
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The Real Reason Scott Weiland Left Stone Temple Pilots
Scott Weiland was a charismatic frontman who played a huge part in the Stone Temple Pilots' success, but eventually parted ways with his most famous band. What could have prompted him to do so? What was the real reason Scott Weiland left Stone Temple Pilots? Let's find out!
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The Truth About Agatha Christie's Mysterious Alias
When you think about Agatha Christie, what springs to mind? Subterfuge. Conspiracy. Occasionally, it was just as evident in her real life as it was in her books.
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Who Trained Jason David Frank?
Jason David Frank has been known by many names. To some, he is Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger, of children's TV fame, wielding a classic dagger/flute combination and commanding the mighty Dragonzord. To more mature viewers, he is the White Ranger ...
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The Only Animal Steve Irwin's Daughter Is Afraid Of
For a guy who basically wrangled dinosaurs for a living, Steve Irwin had a solid head on his shoulders, and so does Bindi.
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UFC's Dana White Announces Real World 'Mortal Kombat'
In the early days of the UFC, the mixed martial arts organization touted itself as boxing's cool uncle, the one who always has beer and won't mention anything to your parents. Rules were lax. Matches would be decided by "knockout, submission, doctor's intervention, or death."
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The Truth About Frida Kahlo's Husband
Everybody has known that one couple, maybe from high school: They're together, they broke up, they made up, they broke up ... Maybe we kind of expect it with, well, art people. Like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
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The Surprising Amount Of Debt Judy Garland Had When She Died
Judy Garland, born Frances Gumm on June 10, 1922, grew to 4'11" but never really grew up. One thing that did grow, unfortunately, was her financial debt.
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The Truth About John Cena's Rap Career
Why did John Cena, now ten years deep in an iconic career as the guy you get to cameo when you can't afford The Rock, give up on dropping sick beats? Theories have been floated for years, the most prominent of these being that his debut album, You Can't See Me, was simply too good for the world.
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The Tragic Death Of Buddy Holly
It's one of those great "What If?" stories of American pop music. Unfortunately, we'll never know what would have happened for Buddy Holly after his life was tragically cut short in a plane crash at the age of just 22.
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The Real Reason The XFL Failed The First Time
In the musky, firework-singed police lineup of large-scale American business failures, one perp stands head and shoulders above the rest: the XFL, or Xtreme (sigh) Football League, Vince McMahon's collaboration with NBC. Here's why it failed (the first time.)
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Musicians Who Contracted Coronavirus
From hip-hop stars to opera singers and everyone in between, quite a few influential and popular musicians have contracted the coronavirus.
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Bruce Lee Vs Muhammad Ali: Who Would Have Won?
Today's contestants are the creme de la creme: in the red corner, with a career 56 wins and three acrimonious divorces, we have two-time heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali. In the blue corner, martial arts icon and verifiable Green Hornet BFF Bruce Lee.
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The Reason This Contestant Appeared On Wheel Of Fortune Twice
Wheel of Fortune has been around forever, and many have won big. But only one contestant has ever appeared twice.
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The Most Inspirational Freddie Mercury Quotes Of All Time
Freddie Mercury was a verbal virtuoso -- one of his many talents. Here are some of his most inspiring, and just plain entertaining quotes.
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Here's How Much Bill Withers Was Worth When He Died
Bill Withers, who gave us such classic songs as "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," was a 32-year-old laid-off factory worker when he got two letters: one from the factory, inviting him back to work, and the other from The Tonight Show, inviting him to appear. He chose correctly.
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Here's How Much Billy Idol Is Really Worth
You know the blonde, spiky hair, you know the sneer. It's Billy Idol, and though the 1980s are long over, he's still around. But what about his money? Is that still here?
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The Tragic Death Of Johnny Cash's Brother
Johnny Cash started out poor, born in Arkansas as the fourth of seven children (four boys, three girls). As it turns out, losing his a sibling had a profound impact on him.
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Here's How Much Jimi Hendrix Was Worth When He Died
There are precious few statements that all music fans can wholeheartedly agree on, but it's probably fair to say that "Jimi Hendrix was a very good guitarist" is one of them. But would he live long enough to see the fruits of his success?
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The Reason Chuck Berry Once Punched Keith Richards In The Face
There are a couple of schools of thought concerning the events which led Chuck Berry to hit Keith Richards so hard that his life Jumpin' Jack Flashed before his eyes. Here they are.
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Here's How Much The Doobie Brothers Are Really Worth
The Doobie Brothers have had a truly glorious and long-lasting career that's made doubly more impressive by the fact that it's been in the highly volatile world of rock 'n' roll. But has it left anything in the musicians' pockets, or has the rock star life left them penniless?
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The Tragic History Of Chinese Emperors
Only half of the emperor of China actually died in office. And that's just the beginning. This is the tragic history of Chinese emperors.
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