• Schlitzie in Freaks
    Asher Cantrell

    The Untold Truth Of 'Schlitzie The Pinhead'

    Schlitzie the Pinhead was one of the most famous circus sideshow acts ever. Schlitzie's unusual "pinhead" appearance brought swarms of audiences to the circus sideshows he called home. But Schlitzie's life was incredibly hard behind the scenes. Here's the untold truth of "Schlitzie the Pinhead."
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  • Bruce Lee, Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Net Worth
    Jim Dykstra

    Here's How Much Money Bruce Lee Was Worth When He Died

    Bruce Lee was a true international man of mystery, with immense mental and physical strength. The result was a man who had total confidence in his ability to achieve greatness, and followed through with it by just about every metric. Fame? Check. Chiseled abs? Check. Fortune? Absolutely.
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  • Shire Horse, Largest, Biggest
    Jim Dykstra

    The Largest Horse Breed In The World

    Horses are quite the superlative animal. Even amongst the ranks of this uber creature, some horses rank as bigger and badder than the rest. Which breed ranks as the biggest of all?
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  • Platinum Arowana, Expensive Fish
    Jim Dykstra

    The Most Expensive Aquarium Fish In The World

    Generally, fish sell for pennies on the dollar, as evidenced by the accepted method of transport -- plastic bag. Maybe it's because most humans think they don't feel pain, but our poor piscine friends don't often get the royal treatment. But some are incredibly expensive.
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  • Cargo Vessel, Red Paint
    Jim Dykstra

    The Real Reason Most Ships Are Painted Red On The Bottom

    Ever since we've been putting things in water, they've been getting all biofouled, and for millennia, we've been struggling to deal. Over the ages, humans have tried everything from scraping chains against the hull to coating hulls with glass. But the answer lies in painting boat bottoms red.
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  • Rich man, millionaire, expensive suit
    Jim Dykstra

    How Many Millionaires Are In The World?

    Those with $1 million or more, account for 45 percent of the world's total wealth. Guess how many of them there are... If your answer was 36 million, you're correct, according to Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report.
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  • Eddie Money
    Deborah Kennedy

    The Untold Truth Of Eddie Money

    Eddie Money was a blue collar rocker, saxophonist, and champion of the everyman who managed to rack up 11 Top 40 hits. Here's the untold truth of Eddie Money.
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  • Werewolf cat
    Becki Robins

    The Rarest Cat Breed In The World

    Let's start by saying that narrowing down "the rarest" type of just about any animal is kind of a tall order. So let's just settle for what we believe to be "quite possibly the rarest cat breed in the world" and be happy with that.
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  • dog kicking
    Tom Meisfjord

    The Real Reason Dogs Kick Grass After They Poop

    Science has managed to answer most of mankind's questions about dogs. But what about the big questions? The ones that keep us up at night? Why, one is forced to ask, shaking their fist to the heavens, do dogs kick up grass after dropping a deuce? And why should we give a poop?
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  • Ancient Mesopotamian tablet
    A. C. Grimes

    The Most Important Inventions Of Ancient Mesopotamia

    Humans invented the internet, buses, doctors who can save you if you get hit by a bus, and best of all, sliced bread. These inventions were made possible by the rise of civilizations, and for that, modern humans have ancient Mesopotamia to thank.
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  • Barn
    A. C. Grimes

    The Real Reason Barns Are Painted Red

    Old MacDonald had a farm, and on that farm he probably had a barn. Even though the song never mentions a barn, you can probably picture it. In fact, even if you got the animal sounds mixed up as as a kid, you could still say with utter certainty that Old MacDonald had a red barn on his farm.
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  • Giant beaver skeleton
    A. C. Grimes

    The Reason Giant Beavers Went Extinct

    When Westley battled a rodent of unusual size (R.O.U.S) in The Princess Bride, he probably had no idea that there once existed a rodent whose usual size was even bigger: the giant beaver.
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  • Soviet flag
    A. C. Grimes

    The Real Meaning Of The Soviet Russian Flag

    If memes have taught us anything about Soviet Russia, it's that the flag flies you. That's because it flies in the face of individual freedoms. The crimson banner bears a hammer and sickle with a star and has become synonymous with the oppression behind the Iron Curtain.
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  • Astronaut, Lost in Space
    Jim Dykstra

    What Would Happen If You Got Lost In Space?

    What would happen if you got lost in space -- the infinite abyss of total unknown, devoid of the very resources human beings require to survive? There would be no galactic K-Mart managers to save you, and most likely your soul would be headed for the clearance rack.
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  • hand covered in caterpillars
    Tom Meisfjord

    The Most Poisonous Caterpillar In The World

    The competition for "most poisonous caterpillar in the world" is neck and neck, which is also a pretty great physical description of the caterpillars themselves. Though low on the list of animals that you might consider lethal, Mother Nature never stops coming up with ways to kill you.
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  • Mötley Crüe, Nikki Sixx
    Jim Dykstra

    The Truth About How Motley Crue Got Their Name

    Nothing says "used to be kind of cool a few decades ago" like Mötley Crüe, a band which managed to emerge from the primordial ooze of booze to sell over 100 million records, according to Loudwire. Somehow, Mötley Crüe is one of the best selling bands of all time. Here's how they got their name.
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  • Nuclear Bunker Doomsday Vault
    Jim Dykstra

    How Much Does A Doomsday Bunker Really Cost?

    If there's such a thing as being too prepared, doomsday preppers are the poster children. But you're crazy until you're right, so we'll reserve our judgement for judgement day. If you're in the market for a doomsday bunker in order to survive the next apocalypse, here's what it'll cost you.
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  • Bruce Lee, Black Belt
    Jim Dykstra

    How Many Black Belts Did Bruce Lee Really Have?

    Bruce Lee is a true legend. Even in his short 32 year life span, he left a mythical legacy. Most people assume Lee was a highly decorated martial arts master. But believe it not, he never actually earned a black belt in any discipline, or any other rank, for that matter.
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  • Horse, Green Monkey, Expensive Pet
    Jim Dykstra

    What Is The Most Expensive Pet In The World?

    People love their pets, especially when the animal itself can be a lucrative source of income and social status. It should be no surprise then, that the world's most expensive pet is a thoroughbred horse. His name? Green Monkey.
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  • Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs, Net Worth
    Jim Dykstra

    How Much Mike Rowe Is Really Worth Now

    Mike Rowe, the famed host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, became hugely popular for his depictions of real world, blue collar jobs. The secret? He never met a job he didn't like -- or at least one that he wasn't willing to try.
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  • Charging phone at airport
    A. C. Grimes

    Why You Should Avoid Airport USB Charging Stations

    On top of the over-the-top fees, underhanded luggage handlers, and handsy TSA agents, there's a less obvious threat you have to worry about at airports: USB ports. It turns out that the seemingly harmless activity of charging your smartphone at a public kiosk can leave you vulnerable to cyber crime.
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  • Violet and Daisy Hilton
    Becki Robins

    The Untold Truth Of The Conjoined Hilton Sisters

    We don't do sideshows anymore, because we have the internet now. One of the saddest cases of a circus sideshow act was that of the Hilton sisters — conjoined twins who were beautiful, talented, exploited, and eventually forgotten. This is the untold truth of the conjoined Hilton sisters.
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