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.
Read MoreThese are secrets only one living person knows. Just imagine how that feels.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIn 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?
Read MoreWho 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.’
Read MoreEven 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.
Read MoreThese are the most bizarre medical horror stories. What's up, doc? You don't want to know.
Read MoreGuitarist-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?
Read MoreScientists 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.
Read MoreThe 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?
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreLegend 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 ...
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreLife often plays the Ygritte to humanity's Jon Snow, and not just because life eventually screws people. Time and time again, life tells even the smartest and most knowledgeable individuals, "You know nothing." Facts are screwy things, after all, and just when you think ...
Read MoreProfessional wrestling is a profession where somebody can make a fortune, often in only a few years. Looking at some of the values mentioned here, it's easy to understand why so many people try to break into WWE each year. Here are some pro wrestlers who are worth a lot more than you think.
Read MoreOn April 7, 2019, Kofi Kingston made history. For the first time in 67 years of the WWE, it had a World Champion who'd been born in Africa. Kofi's journey to the top of the WWE was an interesting one. From his humble beginnings to a championship reign, here's the truth behind Kofi Kingston.
Read MoreFrom America's founding historical moments, the beard choices of American men reveal deep-seated attitudes about the most basic stuff that makes a civilization tick. So grab a beard comb, and let's dive face first into the bristly, dark depths of the history of the American beard.
Read MoreSubmerged cities are, by their very nature, baffling to behold, but sometimes these underwater towns are discovered under especially mystifying circumstances.
Read MoreThe truth of the Winchester Mystery House is a sad one, filled with ghosts, guns, and tragedy.
Read MorePandemics threaten people's lives and upend their way of life. In what might be described as unnatural selection, the illness enables some companies to thrive, while confronting others with catastrophe, by virtue of whatever goods and services do the most good for people seeking to avoid infection.
Read MoreAnybody who's taken a dog for walkies knows that a leash can get tangled up not only in the dog's nether regions, but can also get mixed up in the animal's potty moments, so to speak. It gets dirty. So how do we keep that thing clean?
Read MoreOnly a few Jeopardy! contestants have had the juice to become household names. And with that said, the following article gives information on these notable people. Answer: Who are the best players in Jeopardy! history?
Read MoreYou would be amazed, just amazed, to find out about the improbable origins of colloquialisms, catch phrases, and turns of phrase. Like did you know that "4/20" was invented by some teenagers who liked to get high?
Read MoreBigfoot... Sasquatch... Are these two different mythical creatures or one and the same?
Read MoreMaria Henao and late husband Pablo Escobar had drastically different backgrounds. Henao recalls in her memoir, My Life and My Prison With Pablo Escobar, that she "came from an upstanding, traditional family." Escobar not only came from the wrong side of the tracks; he was a runaway train to hell.
Read MoreMedellin Cartel founder and Cocaine King of Colombia, Pablo Escobar, was by some accounts the wealthiest criminal in history. But what happened to his money once he died?
Read MoreBruce Dickinson was not exactly the first person to hold the Maiden microphone. That honor belongs to Paul Di'Anno, who sang on the band's first two records. Here's why he left.
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