You Wouldn't Have Wanted To Meet Frank Sinatra In Real Life. Here's Why
Frank Sinatra was a Hoboken, New Jersey boy, born in 1915 to an Italian Catholic family. Some say it's his family that gave him his temper.
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Why This Ocean Sink Hole Is So Important To Scientists
"Blue holes" is a term that scientists use for sinkholes on the ocean floor. And later this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, alongside the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, will continue their collaborative exploration of these holes, by sending a "benthic lander."
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The Hidden Meaning Of Tom Petty And The Heartbreaker's American Girl
'American Girl' is hailed as one of the best guitar songs of all time by Rolling Stone, but its narrative hasn't always been agreed upon. While some fans take the song literally—a story about an American girl who most likely jumped to her death from a balcony—that's not the case at all.
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What Disneyland Was Like On Opening Day In 1955
Now it's known officially as Disneyland Park, but when the doors opened on July 17, 1955, it was simply Disneyland.
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The Reason Real-Life Hackers Love The '90s Film Hackers
The 1995 movie Hackers is beloved for introducing much of the world to Angelina Jolie, but it also reached cult status for its visuals, nineties slang, and surprisingly bomb soundtrack ... though the technology it features has not aged well.
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The Tragic Death Of Marie Antoinette's Best Friend
As dramatic as the French Revolution was, the Tribunal had no interest in drama. Instead, they sentenced Marie Thérèse Louise to death, at the hands of the crowd.
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You Probably Wouldn't Want To Meet Billy Idol In Real Life. Here's Why
Time changes people. Just look at your old high school yearbook. How many of your friends from back in the day would look at the person you are now, and still commit precious pen gel to wishing you a great summer?
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You Wouldn't Want To Meet Motley Crue's Vince Neil In Real Life. Here's Why
With a heavy heart and a solemn tone that we deliver the following news: in 2016, Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil grabbed a lady by the hair when she asked for an autograph and pulled her to the ground. And, most shamefully of all, he did it in front of Nicolas Cage.
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The Petty Reason Grand Funk Railroad Tried To Sue A Former Bandmate
Grand Funk Railroad is not immune to temptation of frivolous lawsuits.
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Did Ian Fleming Steal James Bond?
The story of James Bond, Ian Fleming's infamous double agent, may not have actually been his idea.
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Liam Neeson Is Even Tougher Than You Thought. Here's Why
At some point, Liam Neeson turned from a somewhat intense Irish romantic lead into an action hero. Before Neeson was acting, though, he did have some particular skills, on a physical level, that you might not expect.
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Elliott Smith Was Never Cut Out For Fame. Here's Why
"Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I mostly only know things are different because people ask me different questions, but I don't feel like things are very changed... I'm the wrong kind of person to be really big and famous," said Elliott Smith.
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Why Ronda Rousey Can't Stand Steven Seagal
When you do a simple Google search — not "I Heart Steven Seagal," but maybe something close — you're more likely to come up with hot lists of people who don't like the nineties action hero with a penchant for "kill" and "justice" in his movie titles.
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The Unsolved Disappearance Of Zebb Quinn
The unsolved mystery of Zebb Quinn's disappearance technically is, indeed, unsolved — even though a culprit has been charged. Here's the explanation.
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The Bizarre History Of Dowsing Rods
Between finding gold and figuring out whether or not grapefruit is good, dowsing clearly wears a lot of hats. How does such a remarkable feat work?
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Details You Never Knew About John Lennon's First Wife
When you're rock-and-roll royalty, you're going to fall in love and live happily ever after and success is never ever going to change you. And maybe that happened for somebody, but John Lennon wasn't one of them. First wife Cynthia did not have an easy time of it.
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This Was Whitney Houston's Favorite Song Of All Time
While everyone has their favorite tunes (as well as their guilty pleasures), it can be hard to remember that some of your favorite artists keep certain songs close to their hearts, too.
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Here's Why Live Sued Their Former Frontman
Sometimes when a person quits the band, everything works out quietly and well for everyone involved. Things weren't so simple for the band Live, however.
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The Truth About Eddie Vedder And Dennis Rodman's Friendship
At first glance, you might not expect Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder to befriend former Bull's player Dennis Rodman. Although the two are a seemingly odd pair, they are actually great friends in real life.
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The Real-Life Event That Inspired Poltergeist
Take a time machine back to the mid-20th century, a time when tales of the peculiar and unexplained were best told by intense middle-aged men in black suits as they cocked their eyebrows, cradled their cigarettes, and stared directly into your soul.
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The Real Reason Dave Grohl Almost Left Nirvana
In the popular imagination, you could not have Nirvana without Kurt Cobain. Yet, while it's difficult to imagine what Nirvana could be without Cobain's voice, lyrics, and his general style that so informed the band's identity, it must be conceded that there were two other musicians in the band.
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The Biblical Great Flood Might Actually Have Happened. Here's Why
The tale of Noah, and the great flood, is one of the more well-known biblical stories. For historians, academics, and scholars of comparative religion, however, this tale of Noah and the flood is but one iteration of a much older, cross-cultural story that in fact has over 200 versions worldwide.
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The Truth About The Feud Between Rick James And Prince
You would think Prince and Rick James would have been great friends. But in reality, while the two were musical peers, Prince and James were anything but friends.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Mitch Hedberg
Many comedians have created humor that lasts for ages, and one of those comics is Mitch Hedberg, whose drug addiction would send him to an early grave. This is the tragic real-life story of Mitch Hedberg.
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The Hidden Meaning Of Metallica's One
Darkness imprisoning me / All that I see, absolute horror ... These lyrics accompany one of the most well-known passages in metal history: the machine gun riff and double kick drums of Metallica's 1988 smash hit "One." Here's what they mean.
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The Tragic Final Years Of Mark Twain
When you look at Mark Twain's history, it's a wonder that he even smiled at all.
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Inside Regis Philbin's Time At Notre Dame University
While the public was still in mid-reel over the news of the death of the TV presenter Regis Philbin, WSBT, the CBS-Fox affiliated channel in South Bend, Indiana, announced on July 26 that at a date still uncertain, Regis Philbin would be buried on the campus of The University of Notre Dame.
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