The Biggest Fines In Sports History
If pro athletes mess up, they often get fined. Big fines hit big athletes in their wallets. Here are some of the biggest fines ever levied in sports history.
Read MoreIf pro athletes mess up, they often get fined. Big fines hit big athletes in their wallets. Here are some of the biggest fines ever levied in sports history.
Read MoreCome along on a linguistic adventure through the origins of the saddest phrases in the English language.
Read MoreMany awful things have been done in the name of religion. The Spanish Inquisition was terrible, but the worst part wasn't even the thing most people think of.
Read MoreSome say we're living in a golden age of political corruption, but the truth is that Congress has always been a bit corrupt. If there's a law, chances are a lawmaker has broken it. Just because you're the ones responsible for making the rules doesn't mean you have to like them.
Read MoreWar is hell, so it's no surprise there are tons of terrifying stories out there about the things that happened during war. Some of those soldiers carried their wartime stories for years without ever revealing them. Others passed the legends on. Here are chilling war stories you won't forget.
Read MoreSome of the innovations that we still depend on today first appeared centuries ago, and some things that seem really ancient still existed pretty recently.
Read MoreFootball is a lot of swearing, hard hits, amazing comebacks, and trickery. Lots and lots of trick plays. The conventional way to play football is generally agreed to be the most effective, but sometimes you gotta shake things up. Here are the most ridiculous trick plays in NFL history.
Read MoreHurricanes have been in the news a lot in recent years, but there are many devastating examples throughout history.
Read MoreAs long as NBA players have laced 'em up, someone's been playing dirty.
Read MoreThe Black Death was really messed up, and everyone knows it. One of the worst parts had to be the, well, death. And there was a lot of that, but it may not have been the worst part. Here are the most disturbing things about the Black Death.
Read MoreSchool history books are written to make kids hopeful about the world. But they could be a little more honest. Here are major things history class left out.
Read MoreAntarctica is one of the last true wildernesses on our planet. Here's the dark, disturbing truth about working in Antarctica.
Read MoreMichelangelo's Sistine Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, and for good reason -- it's ridiculously beautiful. But Michelangelo hid a lot of tiny details inside his magnum opus. Here's one tiny detail in the Sistine Chapel that people missed for years.
Read MoreThe NFL has lots of rules, but plenty of NFL players take those rules more as suggestions. Here are the dirtiest players in NFL history.
Read MoreIn November 2018, a flight of British Airways passengers got a rude end to their Orlando vacations when their flight back to London ended up taking 77 hours. Multiple delays, mechanical and technical problems, and hotel issues all combined to create the flight from hell.
Read MoreThere are a lot of Christmas song lyrics that we don't really pay attention to. Here are messed up Christmas song lyrics no one talks about.
Read MoreHas the mysterious Flight MH370 disappearance finally been solved? Some investigators are claiming to have the solution to Flight MH370's disappearance and presumed crash. And it doesn't involve aliens, smoke monsters, or any of the other conspiracy theories that popped up about MH370.
Read MoreMany people in the U.S. and Canada will lose one place to buy home improvement supplies and aimlessly roam aisles on weekends. Lowe's announced on November 5, 2018, that it's closing a number of its stores. Here's the real reason Lowe's is closing some of its stores.
Read MoreJamie Hyneman always clammed up on MythBusters, so what's there to know about him? Plenty. Here's the untold truth of Jamie Hyneman.
Read MoreThanksgiving seems straightforward, but how much of the original Thanksgiving story is really true? Here are false things everyone believes about Thanksgiving.
Read MoreThe idea that there's any letter in the alphabet that most people can't write is pretty insane. We spend an obscene amount of time learning the alphabet, repeating each letter until it's perfect. So what gives? What letter just confuses the heck out of us?
Read MoreThe FBI vaults are a treasure trove of shocking and morally dubious recordings. Here are disturbing tapes the FBI has that will seriously open your eyes.
Read MoreSabotage has been a favorite human pastime for millennia, because there's almost nothing more fun than messing with other people. Sabotage has a rich and storied history, and a lot of time it's altered the course of world events. Here are times insane instances of sabotage changed history.
Read MoreThe majority of the monsters we know and love today have long histories. Here are the origins of your favorite monster myths.
Read MoreAll kinds of disasters, natural and otherwise, have rocked the American landscape through history. Many of them, like the Great Chicago Fire, are remembered by nearly everyone. Other disasters have faded into oblivion, forgotten by all those except the ones who lived them.
Read MoreThe world your grandparents grew up in bears shockingly little resemblance to the world we inhabit today, especially when it comes to jobs.
Read MoreIt's probably great to be the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, right? You're one of the best ... right?
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