Why Are Vampires Believed To Hate Garlic?
Vampires are depicted in popular culture as hating garlic, and the plant is often shown to ward them off. So why is this the case? Let's take a look.
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How Limp Bizkit Became One Of The Most Hated Bands In Music
Limp Bizkit has drawn derision from critics and listeners almost from the moment they formed. But how did the band become so disliked in the first place?
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How Did Keyboard Cat Become Famous (And What Happened To Him)?
Remember Keyboard Cat? One of the many contributors to the explosion of cat memes? Well, the story behind the famous feline is a somewhat complicated one.
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Katharine Hepburn And John Wayne's Political Feud Explained
Katharine Hepburn and John Wayne both held opposing political beliefs amid the Red Scare that had seeped into Hollywood. Here's the details.
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How Did Somali Piracy Begin?
Somali piracy isn't as prevalent now as it used to be - for a while, it was a significant problem. The story of how it began goes back to 1991.
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The Crazy History Of Bacchanalia Finally Explained
A number of good classicists will tell you that the Ancient Romans had one truly great gift: They knew a good thing when they saw it.
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The Death-Positive Movement Explained
Death is the most unavoidable part of life. That might sound like a dramatic statement, but it's just a factual one.
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Notorious B.I.G: How The Iconic Rapper Came Up With His Name
Where did Biggie Smalls get his name?
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How LA's Skid Row Really Got Its Name
LA's Skid Row and its unhoused population need no introduction. But you might not realize that the name wasn't always the same - and its origins are surprising.
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The Untold Truth Of Mary Lou Retton
Retton stunned the nation in 1984 when she became the first American female gymnast to win gold. She was born to win, but her life was not always idyllic.
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What Happened To Theodore Roosevelt's Children?
Being the child of a U.S. president is a tall order - especially if your father was Theodore Roosevelt. Here's what became of Roosevelt's six children.
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Whatever Happened To AIM?
AIM, or AOL Instant Messenger, was extremely popular in the '90s and early 2000s. So what happened to it? Is it still around? You might be surprised.
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The Biggest Controversies From FDR's Presidency
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was both a lauded and reviled president, whose New Deal and World War II polices were both successful and mired in controversy.
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Whatever Happened To The Girl From Michael Jackson's Thriller Video?
Remember the girl from Michael Jackson's 1983 "Thriller" video? Her name is Ola Ray. Here's what the one-time Playboy Playmate is up to today.
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The Untold Truth Of Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest serving prime minister of Israel. But what is it that the rest of the world doesn't know about the man leading Israel to war?
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London's Secret World War II Tunnels Explained
Secret tunnels under London speak to a bygone past during major conflicts like World War II and the Cold War, espionage, and transatlantic communication.
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Killers Of The Flower Moon: Whatever Happened To Byron 'Bryan' Burkhart?
Unlike his brother Ernest and William Hale, Byron "Bryan" Burkhart never went to jail for his role in the Osage tribe murders. Here's what happened to him.
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Killers Of The Flower Moon: What Happened To The Real Mollie Kyle?
Mollie Kyle from "Killers of the Flower Moon" lost several family members in a plot to steal her family's money. Here's what happened to her.
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What Dave Grohl's Exes Have Said About Him
Not all of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl's exes have spoken publicly about their relationship with him, but a few have made revealing comments.
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What Happened To The Real William Hale Depicted In Killers Of The Flower Moon?
Robert De Niro plays William Hale in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" - but what happened to the real-life Hale? Here's what we know.
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Technology We Wouldn't Have Without World War II
While the atomic bomb is the most notable advancement to come out of World War II, there are a number of technologies that got their start during the war years.
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The Tragic Story Of The Doctor Who Pioneered Hand-Washing
Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis was the first to link hand hygiene to the spread of disease in the 1840s. Semmelweis pioneered the practice of hand-washing.
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The Tragic Death Of Bing Crosby's Son Lindsay
Bing Crosby lent his rich, smooth voice to many immortal classics. Despite this wholesome veneer, though, his personal life was marred by tragedy.
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The US Just Lost 23 Species To Extinction: Here's The List
More than 90% of all living things are now extinct, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now ready to call it for several small species.
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What Happened To Sandy Jenkins After His Arrest?
Sandy Jenkins began defrauding Collin Street Bakery in 2004 and went unnoticed for nearly a decade before being caught, fired, and arrested in 2013.
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The Shocking True Story Of Prince Charles' Birth
On the night of November 14, 1948, Prince Charles was born to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. It was not an easy birth for the future queen, though.
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Can Your Dead Body Actually Give Birth To A Baby?
Sometimes women die while in the advanced stages of pregnancy. Before modern medicine, this was almost certainly a death sentence for the unborn baby as well.
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