Part of the fun of history is that interpretations of events seem to shift every so often. One thing historians agree upon, more than 200 years after the fact, is that Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr didn't like each other very much.
Read MoreNothing screams "mummy's curse" quite like an actual screaming mummy. And if you stare long enough at the open-jawed, desiccated corpse of Prince Pentawere, even if a banshee-like wail or 10 billion bees don't fly out of its damnable maw, you might do all the screaming and cursing on its behalf.
Read MoreSteven Seagal doesn't need an introduction as much as he'd require an explanation. His oldest son, Kentaro, might agree.
Read More"Dogs can't see color." It's something you learn as a kid and then take with you, unquestioningly, for the rest of your life. Like so many animal tall tales, such the whole "cows always sleep standing up" thing, there is a small fraction of truth here, and lots of exaggeration.
Read MoreModern historians have come to see William McKinley as an important POTUS who advanced America's global standing through assertive foreign policy. But Leon Czolgosz saw McKinley through the eyes of a man who had lost his standing in America and had possibly lost his mind, and wanted him dead.
Read MoreOn his 31st birthday, John Dillinger, bank robber and murderer, became the first man to be dubbed Public Enemy No. 1 by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Not long after, he was dead.
Read MoreFor nearly a decade, Mike Lindell and his pillowy caterpillar mustache have been inviting people to sleep with his pillow in now-famous infomercials. Here's how many he and that mustache have sold.
Read MorePandemics seem to come from nowhere. But almost always, even hundreds of years ago, there were people who had a hunch that something bad was coming. And if only everyone else had listened, history might not have been so horrible. Here are people who knew a pandemic was coming before it happened.
Read MoreApart from David Bowie, it's hard to name any artist who has reinvented himself as many times as Ozzy Osbourne. From legendary Black Sabbath frontman to one of the most definitive 1980s metal artist, he has both seen and been through it all.
Read MoreBill Gates is among the richest and most well-known businessmen in American history, so it stands to reason that his house would be empirically baller. Located in beautiful Washington state in the funky, cold city of Medina, its official designation, "Xanadu 2.0." That's a pretty good start.
Read MoreDave Mustaine is famous for two things. The guitarist-singer is the main man of Megadeth, one of the biggest bands in trash metal and a proud member of the genre's "Big Four" bands. On the other, he started his long way toward this position by getting kicked out of the biggest band of the genre.
Read MoreThe English, on the other hand, have had a prime minister since Robert Walpole in 1721, generally considered the first of the line of 77. Unlike the U.S., of that select group of elected leadership, the Brits have had to work through only one assassination: of Spencer Perceval, in 1812.
Read MoreIn the history of professional boxing, you'd be hard pressed to find a sporting moment more controversial than what occurred at Lewiston's Central Maine Youth Center on May 25th, 1965. Sonny Liston was set to try and win back his heavyweight title from Ali, and the atmosphere was electric.
Read MoreLaw enforcement wasn't necessarily a great job on the Wild Frontier. Luckily, there were plenty of marshals and sheriffs to fight crime.
Read MoreMargaret Tudor was Queen of Scotland and older sister of England's Henry VIII. Normally people like that have massive memorials. But what if a mob destroyed the tomb, burned the remains, and tried to wipe that individual from the landscape? This is the reason you can't find Margaret Tudor's grave.
Read MoreLionel Richie isn't just a star; he's a pop culture supernova. Originally, Richie sang for the Commodores. Unfortunately, outshining a bunch of less famous musicians is basically why the "Hello" singer said goodbye to the Commodores. This is the real reason Lionel Richie left the Commodores.
Read MoreYou know what's weird? Dog tails. They aren't arms or legs or butt horns. Do people even know what dog tails actually do? Yes. But dog tails are still weird. What's up with that whole wagging thing? Turns out we know that too. This is the real reason dogs wag their tails.
Read MoreRob Gronkowski might be arguably the greatest tight end in NFL history, but it's pretty difficult to guess off the cuff just how much money he has. So, let's skip guessing and see if we can find it out in other ways! Today, we'll take a look at how much Rob Gronkowski is really worth.
Read MoreAmerica has long been defined by the proverbial mountains it has chosen to summit, and the rivals it has tried to outpace along the way. Where is America's can-do attitude when it comes to can doos?
Read MoreSome things are hard to rank. For instance, your favorite child. Or, if you're royalty, it's probably difficult to pick your favorite piece of jewelry when you have a ton. So did Queen Victoria have a favorite piece of bling? This is the story behind Queen Victoria's favorite piece of jewelry.
Read MoreWyatt Earp was a lawman and and alleged horse thief. Earp practically had Hollywood scripts coursing through his veins. Not only was he the stuff of movies, but he shaped the stuff that occurred in movies as a Hollywood consultant. This is the truth about Wyatt Earp's role in the movie industry.
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Fame may make some people rich, but it doesn't make them any more valuable. Doors frontman Jim Morrison didn't reach the apex of his fame until long after he was no longer alive to reap the immense wealth that would have come with it.
Read MoreAh, yes, Rob Gronkowski. The hulking New England Patriots tight end announced his retirement on March 24, 2019. Yet, despite leaving professional football behind a year ago, the 30-year-old "Gronk" remains a hot topic thanks to the fact that he is the host of Wrestlemania 36 ...
Read MoreSteve Irwin, by all accounts, lived his life as a totem to fearlessness. But there was one animal he didn't mess with. And it's not what you think.
Read MoreHumanity loves surviving, and from time to time, our greatest minds join forces to punch mortality in the nose. Through acumen and fastidiousness, we've managed to chuck more than a few deadly diseases off the side of the skyscraper of history. Here are the diseases humanity has almost eradicated.
Read MoreBefore the interstate system, roads were a patchwork at best, maps weren't necessarily complete, and GPS was the stuff of science fiction. But a dog's loyalty? As unquestioned then as it was in cave days and today. Here's the story of Bobbie the Wonder Dog.
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth I of England clung to her title of "The Virgin Queen" and, though some suggest she had lovers, she never married and never produced a direct heir, let alone a spare. But that's kind of the whole point of a queen. So why not? Here's the real reason Queen Elizabeth I never married.
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