In 1963, boxer Muhammad Ali — then known as Cassius Clay — released the spoken-word album "I Am The Greatest!" Much like Ali, it ended up making history.
The pinsetter is to bowling what the ski lift is to skiing: a surprisingly complicated machine that takes some of the actual work out of a popular sport.
Paris Hilton doesn't hide her love for pets. Most people probably remember seeing Hilton carrying her dog Tinkerbell — though she's had more exotic pets too.
The Olympic Games are one of the most-watched televised events, garnering billions of viewers all over the globe — but there's nothing like seeing it in person.
Professional beach volleyball player April Ross is appearing at the Tokyo Olympics -- her third appearance in the Olympics, and gunning for her third medal.
Visiting the Roman Colosseum during its heyday was an unbelievable, violent experience. Here's what it was really like being a spectator in the Colosseum.
Woodstock 99 wasn't just a mess of a musical festival; it was a disgusting display of the worst humanity has to offer, including riots and sexual assault.
The news of David Bowie's death was a shock to fans, who gathered outside his building at 285 Lafayette Street in the Soho/Nolita neighborhood of New York City.
Jeff LaBar, popularly known as the guitarist for rock band Cinderella, has died. Jeff's son, Sebastian LaBar, made the announcement on his Instagram feed.
The reason Joe Exotic is being resentenced is because an appellate court found that the original sentencing was for two charges that should've been combined.
Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar, who joined the group in 1985, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2021 at the age of 58; no cause of death has been reported for LaBar.
Mickey Featherstone was a dangerous New York City hitman. When he found himself betrayed by his own gang, he snitched on them and went into witness protection.
For a while in the 1990s, Beanie Babies -- plush and colorful toys produced by manufacturer Ty -- were all the rage. Consumers gobbled up the popular toys.
Getting stung by a jellyfish is not a rare occurrence but it turns out that the common wisdom we hear about how to treat it may actually make things worse.
The way some tell the story, a goldfish can swim from one side of its tank and back, and in that time, forget every detail of the area in which it started.
No one really knows what happened to Theodosia Burr Alston. She was the oldest daughter of Aaron Burr, the vice president who killed Alexander Hamilton.
Before its fiery end, the Hindenburg was a luxurious, expensive, and fast way to cross the Atlantic. Here's what it was like traveling on the Hindenburg.
Edmund "Ed" Kemper was known as the co-ed killer for killing several young female college students in and around Santa Cruz, California, in the early 1970s.
You've probably heard it said that alcohol kills your brain cells. It's easy to believe, especially if you've experienced the misfortune of a raging hangover.
At least some this year's Olympians have tats that will be visible to TV viewers, inasmuch as they won't be covered by the players' uniforms during competition.
Jim Morrison was the epitome of a rock star during his time — and Pamela Courson was the epitome of a musical muse. So how did their lives go so wrong?
It was said that one of Garland's original dresses was stashed away for decades in the Hartke Building of the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.
Warren G. Harding is remembered as one of the worst U.S. presidents ever. Here are some of his dark secrets that help explain how he got such a reputation.
Today, it might be unthinkable that barbers would perform rudimentary operations on top of their more familiar duties but such was the lot of a medieval barber.
Meet the hammerhead worm. It falls within the Platyhelminthes family, or flatworms, widely considered one of the most primitive animal groups on our planet.