The Truth About Queen's Infamous Album Release Party
On Halloween night, 1978, Freddie Mercury held a no-holds-barred album release party for Queen's new LP, Jazz. Since then, the night has become an urban legend in its own right.
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How Much Does Bill Gates Pay In Taxes?
Bill Gates exists on a level of wealth that makes most other billionaires pale in comparison. But does he pay his fair share of taxes to the government?
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The Truth About Michael Jordan And Larry Bird's Relationship
Describing Jordan and Bird's dynamic as a "relationship" is arguably a bit of a stretch. Back in their NBA heydays, great players on opposing teams didn't get especially chummy with each other or form super teams.
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Athletes Caught Cheating On Live TV
Cheating happens in professional sports more than we'd like to admit, but with cameras everywhere, it's hard for athletes to get away scot-free. Whether they escaped official punishment or were ejected from the game, the athletes on this list were all caught cheating on live TV.
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Secret Passages You'll Find In Famous Landmarks
Here are secret passages you'll find in famous landmarks. You can visit many of these secret passages yourself if you know where to look.
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The Ingenious Way This Priest Is Fighting Climate Change
It's certainly not unusual for a Catholic church to display a cross in a prominent fashion. Father Guzialek's take, however, combined iconography with practicality and environmental responsibility.
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Most Insane Driver Stunts Of All Time
For most of us, a vehicle is something that gets us from point A to point B. However, not everyone uses their vehicles for such simple tasks.
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Here's How Much Stevie Nicks Is Really Worth
Stevie Nicks has had an extremely long and successful career -- like multiple decades of selling millions of albums-level of goodness. Let's take a look at how much Stevie Nicks is really worth.
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The Truth About How Good Michael Jordan Was At Baseball
Why would the greatest basketball player of all time choose to go play minor league baseball? Was he secretly really good at baseball?
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The Truth About Michael Jordan's Gambling Habit
Michael Jordan likes to gamble. A lot, by most accounts.
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The Untold Truth Of Bas Rutten
Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten. Fight sports pioneer and innovator. MMA legend. TV show host. Pro wrestler. Actor. Inventor. Terrifying bald man giving you life advice on YouTube. Here are things you might not have known about the amazing Bas Rutten.
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The Real Reason Michael Jordan Gave Up Basketball For Baseball
Why did Michael Jordan, after winning three consecutive NBA championships and cementing himself as the greatest basketball player of all time, decide to switch gears so drastically and play AA baseball out of a bus?
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Why Are Air Jordan Sneakers So Expensive?
Air Jordans have remained at the forefront of their field, commanding high prices seemingly just by daring to ask the question "what if we put a little cartoon Michael Jordan on these?" How is it possible?
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The Real Reason Michael Jordan Was Fined For Wearing Air Jordans
Was it because they were too awesome? Too capable of propelling a player across the paint like so much Flubber? Why would the NBA -- an organization without a rule saying dogs can't play basketball -- have one about Air Jordans?
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How Much Money Did Michael Jordan Make From Playing Baseball?
Michael Jordan is usually considered #1 in a couple of areas: The greatest basketball player who ever lived, and the wealthiest athlete, of whatever variety, ever. But he also played baseball! It just wasn't very lucrative.
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Secrets Only One Living Person Knows
These are secrets only one living person knows. Just imagine how that feels.
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This Tree Lures And Kills Birds For Absolutely No Good Reason
The Pisonia tree has super-sticky fruit that is super-delicious to many seabirds in the Pacific and Indian oceans. The tree also has super-sticky branches, so sticky that it can trap and kill birds who come for the seeds. Why does this happen? Scientists can't really say.
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This Was Ray Kroc's Profession Before McDonald's
In 1960, Ray Kroc bought exclusive rights to McDonald's. Now that company is Kroc's claim to fame. But he had a decades-long career before that. What did Ray Kroc do for all those years?
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Who Was The Real Man In The Iron Mask?
Who was the Man in the Iron Mask? What was his crime? Did he really wear a skillet on his face for 30-plus years? Well, the answers to all those questions, in order, are ‘hard to say,’ ‘nobody's sure,’ and ‘probably not.’
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How Far Can Michael Jordan Dunk?
Even people who don't follow sports will recognize the name Michael Jordan -- and not just from sharing the screen with Bugs Bunny in 1996's Space Jam, where he helped defeat the Monstars with a dunk from halfcourt.
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The Most Bizarre Medical Horror Stories
These are the most bizarre medical horror stories. What's up, doc? You don't want to know.
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Here's How Much The Eagles' Glenn Frey Was Worth When He Died
Guitarist-singer-songwriter Glenn Frey was always an essential piece of the Eagles puzzle, and whenever he wasn't out Eagles-ing, his solo career was also a force to be reckoned with. But what about his net worth?
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Things Scientists Wish They Hadn't Discovered
Scientists are usually idealists and understandably focus on the best things that their discoveries could potentially offer, which means they occasionally overlook mankind's capacity for finding undesired, even nefarious, uses for their creations.
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The Real Reason Russia Has So Few Coronavirus Cases
The coronavirus is in full bloom around the world, but meanwhile, Russia reports 840 confirmed infections. According to CNN, the country of 146 million has experienced unparalleled success in stemming the flow of this international pandemic. What's their secret? Is it paleo?
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The Real Reason Monks Had That Haircut
There are few hairstyles as distinctive as the Christian monks' tonsure. When you see someone sporting the shaved head with the ring of hair, you know what they're probably doing the rest of their life. Here's the history behind the monks' iconic haircut.
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We Now Understand Why The Roman Empire Crumbled
Legend has it that twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome, per the Ancient History Encyclopedia. Descendants of the mythical founder of Italy, Aeneas, the double-myth twins were the sons of a Vestal Virgin named Rhea Silvia. Some accounts name Hercules as their father ...
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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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