Rules The First Family Of The United States Have To Follow
Even for modern first families, life in the White House comes with a bevy of rules. Here's a look at some of the rules the first family has to follow.
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These Hackers Were Never Brought To Justice
What the majority of people are referring to when they say "hacker" is a black hat hacker, the cyber villains who wreck stuff and steal things via digital means. White hat hackers are the tech people who typically work in cyber security. Grey hat hackers are content to mess around in their basement.
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Survey Reveals Which Van Halen Song People Love The Most
Grunge recently took a poll via YouTube and asked, "To commemorate Eddie Van Halen, which of these Van Halen songs is your favorite?" Options included "Jump," "Panama," "Eruption," "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," or a write-in.
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The Tragic Death Of Phil Harris From The Deadliest Catch
Fans of the Discovery Channel's series "Deadliest Catch" have seen several tragedies in the lives of the cast, starting in 2010 when Captain Phil Harris died.
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The Weird Way Hunting Was Done In The Stone Age
When Wisconsin University researchers examined a Stone-Age butchery site in Tanzania, they found that the site's animal remains indicated that those animals had been specifically targeted and killed by human hunters. Hunting is apparently far older than we realized.
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Tragic Details About Marvel's Loki
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki is both a villain and a hero. However, his story is a tragic one.
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The Tragic Details About Peter Ivers's Death
Despite his accomplishments, Ivers is probably best remembered for how he died, his life and career cut short at the age of 36, when his star was still rising. And even today, there are still no clues as to the reason for Ivers's sudden and shockingly tragic death.
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The True Story Of The 1914 Christmas Truce
In 1914, an informal ceasefire between German and Allied soldiers during World War I would later come to be known as the Christmas Truce of 1914.
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How Pete Rose Ended Up Broke
The documents alleged that Rose was pulling in at least $100,000 a month just signing autographs, but also revealed that he was blowing the vast majority of that income on high-stakes gambling, with huge debts to casinos as well as the IRS.
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The Truth About Al Capone's Rival, Bugs Moran
The Roaring Twenties roared in part because of the proliferation of organized crime, and Capone had his rivals back in the day, in more ways than one. We're talking about the crime boss George "Bugs" Moran, born Adelard Cunin, whose life intertwined with Capone's in dangerous ways.
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The True Story That Inspired Moby Dick
Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick is an essential part of American literature and popular culture. One of the most riveting things about the novel is that it's based on a lot of true events. Here are some true events that inspired Melville's Moby Dick.
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Inside The Time Meat Loaf Was A Softball Coach
After knocking it out of the park as a musician in the 1970s, the rock star (born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947) began helping others knock it out of the park, too: as a softball coach. While he was living in Connecticut, Coach Meat (as players called him) coached a local girls' softball team.
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The Truth About The Christmas Pickle
The pickle may have once been just some parents' clever scheme to keep kids from rushing the tree on Christmas morning.
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The Urban Legend Surrounding Keith Richards And His Heroin Addiction
The Redlands drugs bust has been described as the moment that the Rolling Stones lost their innocence -- "that was when the fun stopped," Richards has said. Things took a dark turn in the years that followed as Richards found himself battling an addiction to heroin and generating an urban myth.
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Inside The Crazy Proposal To Harness The Sun's Energy
We consume more and more energy each year. Right now, most of our energy comes from fossil fuels -- the leading cause of global warming.
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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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Why People Believed Unmarried Women Couldn't Have Credit Cards 50 Years Ago
These days, as long as the bank thinks you can pay off your debts, you can get a credit card. But it was a hard-fought battle to get to this point. And it wasn't just unmarried women who couldn't get credit cards; married women had to bring along a man when applying for one.
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What Johnny B. Badd Has Been Doing Since Retiring From Wrestling
Johnny B. Badd had wins against some of the biggest names in the game, such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and Isaac Yankem, D.D.S., the first iteration of Kane.
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All The Times Ozzy Osbourne Almost Died
The Godfather of Heavy Metal keeps on kicking. He's now 71 years old, and he still rocks the mic on tour. But despite enduring for more than 70 years, Ozzy has almost died on more than one occasion. He tells Rolling Stone, "I should have been dead f****** 10 times. I'm not saying that to be funny."
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's real life and worldview fed into his fictional works significantly. This is the crazy real-life story of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Ways People Think WWII Could Have Ended Differently With One Small Change
Innumerable alternate histories have been written about World War II. These are some ways people think World War II could have ended differently.
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The Real Reason You Didn't Learn About These Female Scientists
These female scientists invented and discovered remarkable things that turned into lifesaving breakthroughs. Here are some of the women of scientific history.
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The First Black Presidential Candidate No One Remembers
The first Black presidential candidate that almost no one remembers was George Edwin Taylor, back in 1904. Though George Edwin Taylor lost, he made his mark.
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The Messed Up Truth About What Goes On In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley may be peddled as the place where dreams come true and young people get rich, but the reality can be far different. Here's the messed up truth of what goes on in Silicon Valley.
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The Disturbing History Of Death Photography
In the Victorian era, taking pictures of dead loved ones became popular almost as soon as rudimentary photography was invented and stayed popular for decades.
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What Dave Rowntree Did After Being A Member Of Blur
Dave Rowntree, the drummer of Brit-pop band Blur, has become a jack of all trades since the band went on hiatus. Dave Rowntree has gone on to become an animator, a lawyer, fly planes, and even host his own radio show on Radio X.
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Where Does Dave Grohl Live And How Big Is His House?
Dave Grohl has managed to use his success to move around into oceanfront properties, including his new house in Hawaii during the pandemic.
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