• 1924: "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey and her band the Rabbit Foot Minstrels with Ed Pollock, Albert Wynn, Thomas A. Dorsey (on piano at right) Ma (Gertrude) Rainey, Dave Nelson and Gabriel Washington pose for a portrait circa 1924 in Chicago, Illinois.
    By Marina Manoukian

    The Untold Truth Of Ma Rainey

    Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was undoubtedly one of the greatest blues performers of all time. This is the untold truth of Ma Rainey.

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    By Gina Scanlon

    The Bizarre History Of The Statue Of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty was first dedicated in 1886 and stands on Liberty Island in New York harbor as a gift from France to the United States. The bizarre history of the Statue of Liberty includes its time as a lighthouse, its shutdown during war, and how it came to be associated with Emma Lazarus.

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  • The Ronettes
    By Daniel Johnson

    The Untold Truth Of The Ronettes

    The Ronettes were a girl group that emerged out of Spanish Harlem in the early 1960s. Here's the truth about their marriages, big break, and demise.

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  • An artist's depiction of the space elevator rising above the clouds.
    By Daniel Leonard

    The Weird Technology That Could Make Spaceflight 100 Times Cheaper

    Rather than developing increasingly efficient rockets, the solution to this price problem may be a completely different approach: a "space elevator." If an elevator to space sounds like a wacky sci-fi concept, that's because it is -- but that doesn't mean it couldn't be made into a reality.

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    By Kate Hakala

    The Most Dangerous Holidays In The US

    The most dangerous holidays in the United States are largely determined by the number of traffic-related fatalities that occur each year. Leading the pack of dangerous holidays is Independence Day, which sees the most deaths per year out of any holiday in the US.

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  • Steve Vai
    By Cody Copeland

    The Untold Truth Of Steve Vai

    At the age of four, Vai walked up to a piano, struck a key, and knew right away that the notes to the right went higher and those on the left went lower.

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  • Eddie Van Halen
    By Brian Boone

    The Untold Truth Of Eddie Van Halen

    The electric guitar is the definitive instrument of rock 'n' roll, and Eddie Van Halen was one of the greatest. This is the untold truth of Eddie Van Halen.

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  • Dimebag Darrell Abbott and Eddie Van Halen
    By Nick Vrchoticky

    Here's Why Eddie Van Halen Buried His Iconic Guitar With Dimebag Darrell

    Eddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrell Abbott were phenomenal guitarists that the world was sad to let go. As it happens, they actually met just before Darrell's death. Dimebag Darrell made such an impression on Eddie Van Halen that Eddie insisted on burying one of his own guitars with Darrell.

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  • Doug Sandom Pete Townshend
    By Cody Copeland

    The Untold Truth Of Doug Sandom

    Doug Sandom was part of The Who while they were still The Detours (they changed the name -- thankfully -- after learning that there was already another band with the same name). Unfortunately for Sandom, a tiff with Townshend during their audition with Fontana Records would be the end of his tenure.

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  • Iggy Pop
    By Pauli Poisuo

    The Untold Truth Of Iggy Pop

    Iggy Pop is one of the most fascinating rock legends, known for his fearless stage persona with the proto-punk band The Stooges and later for his solo career.

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  • Radio dial
    By Asher Cantrell

    The Bizarre Mystery Behind The Numbers Stations

    Long a mystery, numbers stations are radio stations that play coded messages and anyone with a shortwave radio can listen in. The bizarre mystery behind the numbers stations is that nobody knows who transmits them. Numbers stations broadcast numbers or codes for intelligence officers and spies.

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  • Kamala Harris Joe Biden
    By Cody Copeland

    The Untold Truth Of Kamala Harris And Joe Biden's Relationship

    Kamala Harris's friendship with Biden's late son, Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015, and their mutual grief over the loss, helped mend the rocky relationship. The Guardian reports that to Harris, Beau was an "incredible friend and colleague." Both served as state attorneys general.

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  • Lisa Left-Eye Lopes
    By Emilia David

    The Untold Truth Of Lisa Lopes

    When TLC burst into the scene in the 1990s, people stood up and took notice. These were three women confident in themselves and singing about female empowerment. Most memorably, TLC incorporated rap breaks, courtesy of the firecracker Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes. It was Lopes who crafted the TLC image.

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  • Gin Genie's extremely likeable character being introduced in X-Force #116
    By Richard Milner

    Why Gin Genie Was One Of The Most Bizarre Comic Characters

    Enter Gin Genie, a short-lived "superhero" in X-Force, and later X-Statix (no, not Static-X), whose superpower is connected to debilitating alcoholism. Namely, the more she drinks, the stronger her seismic blasts become. So it's basically always in her best interests to be an ornery drunk

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    By Benito Cereno

    The Curse Of The Pharaohs Explained

    The curse of the pharaohs is a long-held belief that archaeologists and others who come into contact with Egyptian artifacts will be caused by the spirits of pharaohs. The curse of the pharaohs originated after the death of Lord Carnarvon, who helped open the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922.

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  • Formula 1 winners
    By Emilia David

    The Bizarre Truth About The First Formula 1 Race

    Originally, the plan was to start this new kind of race in the 1930s, but, ESPN reported, it had to be shelved at the onslaught of World War II. The idea was rekindled in 1946 to help buoy morale in Europe after the war. That year was the first racing season of Formula 1.

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  • Malcolm Young
    By S. Flannagan

    The Untold Truth Of AC/DC's Malcolm Young

    The early days of AC/DC's drug and alcohol-fueled antics are long behind them, and much of this is down to the group's respect for the long-term health and addiction issues that plagued the late group founder, Malcolm Young.

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