• The Untold Truth Of The Real Con Air

    On the actual Con Air, there's no Cyrus the Virus who hijacks the plane, steals the show, or turns his name into a fun pun, like "Cy... Onara." There's no hope of escape. There's no hope -- period.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Chuck Berry

    Chuck Berry was the first rock star, living a life full of headlines, scandal, and controversy. Here's a look at the untold truth of Chuck Berry.

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  • The Untold Truth Of John Wilkes Booth

    John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865. But what do we really know about the assassin? This is the untold truth of John Wilkes Booth.

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  • The Untold Truth Of The Supermoon

    The word "supermoon," according to NASA, was first coined in the year 1979 by one Richard Nolle. Britannica notes that Nolle, an astrologer, claimed at the time that supermoons were portents of oncoming calamities such as earthquakes and severe weather patterns.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Nancy Drew

    There's more to Nancy Drew than meets the eye, so let's uncover the secret history of the plucky, self-reliant, and unstoppable detective.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Antiques Roadshow

    How do you get on Antiques Roadshow? And do those so-called experts really know what they're talking about? Here is the untold truth of Antiques Roadshow.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Apollo 13

    Dying in orbital limbo would have been a depressing contradiction. But the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 had more important matters to consider, like surviving.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Air Jordan

    Before the first Air Jordans took flight in 1985, "Converse was the preeminent shoe brand." It wouldn't be long before that changed.

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  • The Untold Truth Of U2

    From their original name to that iPod debacle, here's the untold truth of U2, the biggest band to ever come out of Dublin.

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  • The Untold Truth Of WrestleMania I

    The WWE calls WrestleMania "the Showcase of the Immortals" for good reason. Obviously, it's a great way to put butts in seats. More importantly, though, this spectacle of spectacles has embedded indelible memories in the brains of wrestling fans.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Jefferson Starship

    The groovy Jefferson Airplane became the spacey Jefferson Starship, which became the overproduced Starship. But no matter what the group called itself, it was always stacked with rock legends. Here's a look back at the long, strange trip of Jefferson Starship (or whatever you want to call it).

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  • The Untold Truth Of Pikotaro

    If you've been living in a cave the last few months (and that's not unusual) you've probably revisited Pikotaro and his ubiquitous "Pen Pineapple Pen" (PPAP) song. Here's his story.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Bill Withers' Most Popular Songs

    Bill Withers, the soulful singer-songwriter who gave us such classic tunes as "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," died March 30, 2020, at the age of 81. He had been suffering from heart problems, said his son, quoted in the obituary in The New York Times.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Jean Macnamara

    Google Doodles crop up every so often -- according to the company's web site, over 4,000 have appeared over the years -- celebrating a person, place, thing, or event. Recently, the Doodle featured Jean Macnamara, a pivotal figure in helping rid the world of polio.

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