A bartender in Canada's Yukon territory, Captain Dick died in November 2019 at the ripe old age of 89, per the CBC. In fact, he was so ripe he was practically he was fermented. Though, that might be the alcohol talking -- specifically, the cocktail that will use his toes as a garnish.
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Experts have been trying to figure out how much Putin is worth for years, and the answer is a confusing one. Here's how much money Vladimir Putin is worth.
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Netflix's The Crown takes pains to make it as accurate as possible, but there are some thing they just make up.
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Do you love dogs, but wish they were smaller and goofier while simultaneously being historically considered a symbol of nobility within Chinese culture? That's a strange list of needs you have, soldier, but boy are you in luck. Check it out: the Pekingese.
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History shows doomsday nonsense, where someone says the world is ending and it doesn't, has happened for centuries. Here are some doomsdays that didn't happen.
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This week on Despot Cribs, we'll be looking at Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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Between 2009 and 2018, Amazon paid a whopping 3 percent tax rate on its many, many billions of dollars in profits. Obviously, Amazon won't go broke making billions and paying virtually nothing. But how much would you have to tax Bezos each day to take all his money away in a year?
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It's natural to feel a calling to commune with all things green. But just how much green would you be willing to shell out to have a special plant for yourself? In terms of the most expensive plant in the world, it'll cost you seven figures.
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Egypt was a very cosmopolitan culture with a diverse mix of ethnicities. In fact, there was a time when Egypt's rulers were black, hailing from the kingdom of Kush, located in modern-day Sudan and Upper Egypt. Why don't more people know about Egypt's black pharaohs?
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Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world. So you might wonder how much money he would have to spend each day to, say, go broke in a year.
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Dinosaurs have been capturing the human imagination for centuries with their remarkable size, variety, and unceasing perseverance when determining whether or not someone is the mama. And as for the largest? Well, it's a funny story.
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Pop culture paints a grim image of the medieval executioner. So naturally, all the bloodthirsty brutes of the Middle Ages were practically foaming at the mouth in excitement and leapt at the chance to kill for a living, right? Wrong -- dead wrong, in fact.
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A 2015 article by anthropological geneticist Jennifer Raff points out the questions commonly posed by creationists and people confused by evolution.
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The Taj Mahal is one of India's crown cultural jewels. Built hundreds of years ago, it is a symbol of love and a point of national pride. But it's getting older and dirtier. If something happens and it needs to be rebuilt, how much would it cost?
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After years of emotional decline a gunshot to the gut extinguished Van Gogh's light entirely in 1890.
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If you think spellchecking doesn't matter, prepare to have your boat rocked. A 75-year mystery regarding the location of the U.S.S. Grayback has finally been solved, thanks to the correction of a single-digit typo.
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A full-length reconstruction of the Great Wall of China, stretching the entire 13,170 miles of the original, wouldn't be cheap. But just how would it cost to build today?
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Everyone knows that all dogs go to heaven, but in 2015, it seemed like all dogs died in ancient Egypt. Researchers plumbing the catacombs of Cairo uncovered almost 8 million mummified animals, "mostly dogs." Canines held a special place in society. But which breed occupied the most prized position?
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Margaret Thatcher was the Iron Lady who ran Britain from 1979 to 1990, a period in which she defined a generation. On the world stage, she was renowned, but examine her closer and you'll see her career was a litany of disastrous choices. This is the messed up truth about Margaret Thatcher.
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The Sea Peoples terrorized the ancient world, but almost no one remembers them. Here's the truth about the Sea Peoples who terrorized the ancient world.
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Velociraptors have been a point of fascination for blockbuster-focused paleontology enthusiasts since the 1990s, but actual velociraptors may not have sustained themselves with cookies and meals from fine dining establishments, leaving us with the question "well then what did they eat, smart guy?"
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John Lennon's time in this world was far from blissful. Come, let's dig deep in the dark underbelly of the controversial ex-Beatle's life.
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There are tons of historical medical treatments that ranged from counterproductive to outright dangerous.
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This is the real life, it's not just fantasy: Queen, the omnipresent musical hit factory and subject of the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, is now worth more that the actual queen.
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Wyatt Earp: gambling gunslinger, lawless lawman, and the hero of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. This is the incredible life of Wyatt Earp
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The real-life tale of Anneliese Michel, a young woman who died in the throes of (no pun intended) an unholy number of exorcisms, happened in 1976 in Germany. The story is a chilling reminder of how real the practice of exorcism remains.This is the truth behind the exorcism of Anneliese Michel.
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Throughout its history, the Nobel Prize has been plagued by controversies and unfortunate decisions. Here's the messed-up truth of the Nobel Prize.
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