Researchers have determined that approximately 3 billion years ago, Earth was a "water world" flooded by a global ocean that spanned from pole to pole. No word yet on whether this diluvial epoch featured any gill-bearing Kevin Costners.
Read MoreAs it turns out, in spite of his cultural ubiquity, the King of Pop's bank account may have been buried in the red by the time he passed away.
Read MoreLocated in Hays County, Texas, is a submerged sinkhole fed by a natural spring known as Jacob's Well. Things look bucolic on the surface, but if you dive deep into the sinkhole, you'll find an underwater cave system whose siren song has led multiple divers to their deaths.
Read MoreSome nicknames we outgrow; others we don't. And as proof that mobsters are just like the rest of us, Alphonse Gabriel Capone hated at least one of his nicknames: Scarface.
Read MoreLive Science reports that during a February 25, 2020 news conference, the CDC ominously acknowledged that the possibility of coronavirus spreading throughout the U.S. wasn't a matter of "if" but "when." Since then, "when" has become now. And it may cost us in more ways than one.
Read MoreWinston Churchill is known for WWII, his finest hour. But Churchill also had more than his share of less-than-fine hours. His life was stuffed to the brim with actions, views, and personal habits that were, to put it mildly, problematic. This is the messed up truth about Winston Churchill.
Read MoreIn late February, 2020, a group of researchers with the international Thwaites Glacier Offshore Research project stumbled upon the discovery when they were sailing near the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf.
Read MoreIt's the ultimate handwavey, science fiction trope. Engage the warp drive and you can move people through time and space faster than you can pronounce intergalactic mycelium network. And it's looking more possible than ever.
Read MoreYou might remember Phil Hartman from SNL, The Simpsons, or NewsRadio. But his life was beset with heartbreak, and it ended with an unspeakable tragedy. Here's a look at the all-too-brief and incredibly tragic life of Phil Hartman.
Read MoreMosquitos: they're nature's living pub darts. They're syringes that can have babies. They are, to put it bluntly, just the worst. But there's a natural solution.
Read MoreContrary to what many expected, the city didn't become a permanent nuclear No Man's Land after the atomic bomb detonation. Here's why.
Read MoreThe plague doctors' robes and their masks with the long, birdlike beaks are among the most ominous outfits in history. Sure, they look kind of clumsy and goofy, and the wearer probably can't see very much out of the eye holes, but did they do anything?
Read MoreIf life imitates art, then Vincent Van Gogh was a portrait of tragedy. Almost all of his success came after his death. Except for this.
Read MoreSurprisingly, Axl Rose is only member of Guns N' Roses who has been in the band throughout its existence. Even more surprisingly, his bank account shows he's got the money, honey. And probably your disease, too.
Read MoreStephen Hawking said that black holes probably evaporate away and eventually vanish over unimaginably long timescales. Cool. But what does this have to do with hair, and whether or not black holes have any?
Read MoreHis name wasn't Sue. He was actually born J.R. Cash, a compromise for his parents -- Mom wanted to call him Rivers -- her maiden name; his father, Ray, wanted to call him Ray. The boy ended up with initials instead, and in fact had an older brother called Jack. And here's why he wore black.
Read MoreAfter a career that spanned over half a century the actor, writer, professor, and host of Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio James Lipton died on March, 2nd 2020. He was 93 years old.
Read MoreJoe Rogan has been, and continues to be, a lot of things — a stand up comedian, a Fear Factor host, a passionate marijuana advocate, an MMA aficionado, a conspiracy theorist, and a podcaster. That's a bunch of careers for one guy, and given his notoriety, he's probably not short of petty cash.
Read MoreIf you thought a genocidal regime premised on racial purity and superiority might seek to engender female empowerment, guess again. Racism and sexism go hand-in-hand, and Adolf Hitler was so outrageously racist that his views on women could be summed up as "KKK."
Read MoreLooks like there's about to be a run on coconut oil in Tokyo. The famed "shirtless Tongan" from 2018 is heading back to the Olympics for the third straight cycle, and we can only assume his recent qualification includes plans to lube up and wave that Tongan flag.
Read MoreApparently he was a pretty fair soldier, but as a domestic terrorist, he was lacking. Guy Fawkes, born in 1570 in York, England, didn't even start out Catholic -- but by the end of his tragic life, he would be sentenced to death as one.
Read MoreIf John WIlkes Booth met his destiny in Port Royal Virginia, then that destiny was mad as a hatter, and his name was Boston Corbett.
Read MoreTurns out, scientists don't even have to go into outer space to search for extraterrestrial life. Sometimes outer space just comes to them in the form of meteorites.
Read MorePope Pius XII, born Eugenio Pacelli, has drawn criticism for his routine failure to condemn the Nazi regime and their atrocities in all but the most roundabout of ways. This has caused many to think that he was a barely closeted Nazi sympathizer. Now, we're going to find out the truth.
Read MoreIt is a well established fact that for nearly 40 years, Pat Sajak and Vanna White have had one job: letting television viewers know that they fell asleep during Jeopardy. In this case, the contestant's performance was alarming enough to wake Rip van Winkle.
Read MoreTalk about a microbrew. We've all had a light beer that tastes like pee, but how about pee that tastes like light beer? According to Science Alert, a woman in Pittsburgh, PA has been identified as the first known human to naturally produce ethyl alcohol in their urine.
Read MoreAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter can stake its heart out, because the real-life Lincoln kicked more butt than a bajillion brilliant fight scenes.
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