Nobody really likes paying taxes, but they pay for our roads and schools and so on. Unfortunately, sometimes the wrong politicians get the keys to the national piggy bank. Here are some of the most egregious examples of politicians wasting government money.
Read MoreThe 1989 49ers squad is perhaps one of the best of the era, dominating their season and producing a lopsided Super Bowl. Here's where the 1989 49ers are now.
Read MoreEvery musician has their peak, their time in the sun. Plenty of musicians then drag things on into eternity, touring and mashing up old hits just to pay the bills. Others slowly fade into obscurity or dip out altogether. Here are musicians who disappeared in 2018.
Read MoreA lot can go wrong during the conception and production of an album, from stolen tapes to bad business decisions that stop music from reaching fans entirely.
Read MoreThe USA has long been acted as the world police force. But the USA itself has committed plenty of war crimes. Here are war crimes the USA totally got away with.
Read MoreYou might be surprised at just how many of your favorite magical figures in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World have a real-life counterpart walking around with some major bragging rights (or, in a few cases, shame) about lending their traits to some of the most popular characters on the page and screen.
Read MoreIn Avengers: Infinity War, viewers were left on a serious cliffhanger. It would be a significant understatement to say Avengers: Endgame is hotly anticipated. But Avengers: Endgame probably won't wrap the story up into the tidy ending you might be expecting. Here's why that is.
Read MoreHistory and legend are filled with tales of their destruction, but as historians learn more, it becomes clear that Vikings brought fates much worse than death.
Read MoreIf pro athletes mess up, they often get fined. Big fines hit big athletes in their wallets. Here are some of the biggest fines ever levied in sports history.
Read MoreCome along on a linguistic adventure through the origins of the saddest phrases in the English language.
Read MoreSometimes a product comes along that is so amazing it changes the world. Here's the untold truth of Flex Tape, the tape that can supposedly fix almost anything.
Read MoreMany awful things have been done in the name of religion. The Spanish Inquisition was terrible, but the worst part wasn't even the thing most people think of.
Read MoreSome say we're living in a golden age of political corruption, but the truth is that Congress has always been a bit corrupt. If there's a law, chances are a lawmaker has broken it. Just because you're the ones responsible for making the rules doesn't mean you have to like them.
Read MoreThe legendary Rockettes dance troupe has provided happiness to America during some of its darkest times. Here's everything you never knew about the Rockettes.
Read MoreWar is hell, so it's no surprise there are tons of terrifying stories out there about the things that happened during war. Some of those soldiers carried their wartime stories for years without ever revealing them. Others passed the legends on. Here are chilling war stories you won't forget.
Read MoreSome of the innovations that we still depend on today first appeared centuries ago, and some things that seem really ancient still existed pretty recently.
Read MoreHumans have long believed that we're better than animals. When they start holding funerals and hiring hit men, though, that becomes a lot more difficult.
Read MoreThe Showtime Lakers were the flashiest team in NBA history, and we might never see another team like them. Here's where the Showtime Lakers are now.
Read MoreFootball is a lot of swearing, hard hits, amazing comebacks, and trickery. Lots and lots of trick plays. The conventional way to play football is generally agreed to be the most effective, but sometimes you gotta shake things up. Here are the most ridiculous trick plays in NFL history.
Read MoreHurricanes have been in the news a lot in recent years, but there are many devastating examples throughout history.
Read MoreWhether it's a snake swimming around wearing a decapitated fish head or a birds getting drunk and dive-bombing cars and houses, the animal world is strange.
Read MoreAx-wielding psychos, secret tunnels sprawling under entire cities, and dangerous men in the woods: They're real, and so are these other creepy urban legends.
Read MoreAs long as NBA players have laced 'em up, someone's been playing dirty.
Read MoreThere were a lot of great movies in 2018, but not all of them got the press they deserve. While Marvel had plenty of big 2018 films, the rest of Hollywood marched on as well. Here are some of the best movies of 2018 that you might just have missed.
Read MoreFrom legendary sequoias to mysterious yews, let's take a journey around the world to find the oldest trees and learn how they've stuck around so long.
Read MoreThe Black Death was really messed up, and everyone knows it. One of the worst parts had to be the, well, death. And there was a lot of that, but it may not have been the worst part. Here are the most disturbing things about the Black Death.
Read More2018 was a truly incredible year for video games. This embarrassment of riches makes for a pretty good time for gamers, until it comes time to decide which one is actually the best. We've got our definitive choice for the single best video game of 2018 — and it might not be the one you'd expect.
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