Myths About Cleopatra You Can Stop Believing
Cleopatra: the woman of the golden barge, drifting down the Nile. Beautiful, Egyptian... or maybe not? Let's separate fact from myth.
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The Real Reason It's So Dark In Space
Deep space is immense, brimming with potential — and not unlike Henry Ford's Model T, you can get in any color, so long as that color is black.
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This Is Where Vikings Is Actually Filmed
From lush forests, to bleak Scandinavian shores, to the cold stone of isolated (and amazingly easily conquered as it turns out) English monasteries, Vikings' settings aren't just gorgeous to behold -- they're a vital part of the show. So where is it actually filmed?
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Everything You Missed In The Witcher's First Episode
Netflix's The Witcher contains a lot of small details for those who have read the books or played the games. The first episode alone has many callbacks that you may have missed.
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The Truth About David Bowie And Mick Jagger's Relationship
Here is a proposal modestly put forward for a new Rorschach Test: What do you immediately think of when you hear "David Bowie and Mick Jagger?"
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Whatever Happened To The Man Who Played Bozo The Clown?
Back when times were simpler, many a child laughed with Bozo the Clown, or woke up in a cold sweat after dreaming he was standing right over their bed. But whatever happened to the man behind the red schnoz?
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The Family Member That Fought Against Hitler In WWII
Everybody's got that one relative that nobody wants to talk about. Even Hitler.
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The Untold Truth Of The First Slaves To Arrive In North America
The San Juan Bautista, "St. John the Baptist" -- one of America's first slave shipments -- originally had 350 slaves on board, bound for Vera Cruz in the colony of New Spain. About 150 of them died en route; apparently a pretty standard rate of loss for such trips.
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The True Story Of What Happened To Rodney King
Before Eric Garner and George Floyd, there was Rodney King, whose beating would lay bare the racism and injustice that ran through the LAPD.
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What Really Happened When Elvis Presley Met The Beatles
In 1965, the Beatles met Elvis Presley. Strange? Certainly, and all the stranger considering that you've never seen pictures or video of the event. How did two of the most famous and influential musical acts of the 20th century manage to spend an afternoon together without anyone snapping a photo?
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The Creepy Way Amazon Constantly Tracks Its Employees
How far will Amazon go to manifest itself as the platonic ideal of a dystopian corporate hellscape? Very far, apparently.
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The Truth About Catherine The Great's Death
Some say Catherine the Great died like Elvis -- not as a king, but on the toilet. Here's the truth.
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Myths About Alexander The Great You Can Stop Believing
Alexander the Great, who turned half the world into his empire, seems like an almost god-like figure. Rumors about him, first encouraged to further his legend, continue to persist.
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The Truth About Tom Petty's Friendship With Stevie Nicks
Longtime collaborators Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty shared a decades-long friendship, which was ultimately cut short in 2017 by the frontman's untimely death. Over the years, the pair supported each other and assisted with the each other's major hits, propelling both to further success.
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The Real Reason Burt Reynolds Lost All Of His Money
During his prime, Reynolds was pulling down $10 million a year -- and yes, back then, $10 million was not chump change. In 2015 he told Vanity Fair, "I've lost more money than is possible because I just haven't watched it."
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What Happened To Syd Barrett After He Left Pink Floyd?
Syd Barrett was instrumental in forming Pink Floyd, one of the biggest rock bands of all time. But his life would end up very different than those of his former bandmates.
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The Real Reason Roger Daltrey Was Kicked Out Of The Who
Roger Daltrey, the best chin in rock and roll, nearly became a "who?" to the Who after a violent incident.
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The Real Reason Steve Walsh Left Kansas
Steve Walsh carried on with Kansas for over 40 years, but in the end, ended up a wayward son. Here's how Walsh ended up dust in the wind.
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How Batman Turned Kiss From A Rose Into A Hit
Show business is a peculiar beast, and Seal once managed to nab a #1 hit thanks to a heavily benippled vigilante. Let's dig in.
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The Real Reason Queen Victoria Wore Only Black
Queen Victoria never truly got over the loss of her husband, Prince Albert, and she literally wore her feelings on her sleeve.
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The Truth About The 17-Year-Long Murder Spree That Terrorized Florence
Grisly murders of Italian lovers; mutilated body parts and mysterious letters -- this is the story of the Monster of Florence.
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The Disturbing Truth Of Company Towns
It may seem like the main objective of Monopoly is to last forever and make the other players hate you until the end of time ... but in a way, the aim is to create a lucrative company town. You strategically buy up properties, railroads, and utilities, until you control everything.
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The Crazy True Story Of The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
In 1932, the US Public Health Service began conducting a study on the Black men of Macon County, Alabama. The men were never informed of the true nature or the risks of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
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The Real Reason Motley Crue's Vince Neil Went To Jail
Mötley Crüe is the kind of band that names its autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band. The Netflix film ignored significant parts of their true story, but there's no denying that they spent years doing their best to live up to their self-professed notoriety.
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The Truth About Mike Tyson's Obsession With Pigeons
Sappy love songs say that love gives you wings, but for Mike Tyson it's the exact opposite. Wings -- and the pigeon bodies they're attached to, are what give Tyson love.
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The Truth About Miles Davis's Troubled Life
Miles Davis overcame all odds to produce beautiful, timeless music. But his weren't all wine and roses.
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The Untold Truth Of The Million Man March
In 1995 anywhere from 400,000 to 1.1 million black Americans filled the Washington Mall, all the way from the Washington Monument to the capitol building, in solidarity against the socioeconomic disparity and systemic oppression experienced by black communities in the US. The "Million Man March."
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