The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Village People
The Village People made some of the happiest music on record, with hits like "Y.M.C.A." Here are the tragic stories of the humans behind the Village People.
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The Most Terrifying Christmas Characters Ever
In many parts of Europe, Christmas celebrations include figures that are downright diabolical. Monsters, witches, and demons provide a chilling counterpoint to Santa, Rudolph, and Frosty. You better watch out because the most terrifying Christmas characters ever are coming to town.
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Tragic Details About These Heirs And Heiresses
Being born into a rich family is not always good times and good fortune. As the saying goes, money can't buy happiness.
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The Disturbing History Of Gas Baths On The U.S.-Mexico Border
In 1917, El Paso officials enacted a policy of disinfection and fumigation for Mexicans. This is the disturbing history of gas baths on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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What Christmas Was Really Like In The Wild West
Christmas traditions in America follow many of the same customs of well over a century ago. But what about celebrating the yuletide season in the old Wild West?
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What It's Really Like At The North Pole
The idea of the "North Pole" is complex so let's just consider that whole part of the Earth as the "North Pole." Here's what it's really like at the North Pole.
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Why Guns N' Roses Was Never The Same After Sympathy For The Devil
Apart from its inclusion playing over the closing credits of the 1994 film Interview With The Vampire, for which it was recorded, there has never much appreciation for the track. When Spin magazine ranked the band's recordings back in 2016, "Sympathy for the Devil" came in dead last -- 79th of 79.
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These Were Aristotle's Beliefs About Women
Aristotle's views on ethics, logic, and metaphysics have played a central role in Western thought, even today. It's easy to assume that Aristotle was pretty much right regarding just about everything. But that's a mistake. One critical weak point in Aristotle's philosophy: his perspective on women.
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The Untold Truth Of The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys have been solving crimes for decades in a franchise that includes books, TV shows, comics, and even video games. Here is their untold story.
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The Truth About Marilyn Monroe's Unlikely Marriage To Arthur Miller
What was a young Hollywood starlet doing with a nerdy writer 11 years her senior? Marilyn Monroe could have had any man she wanted, but she went with playwright Arthur Miller? Even though it only lasted a short few years, there was initially something that brought this disparate couple together.
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The Historical Beatles Moment That Happened In Disney World
Three were killed in the "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular" in 2009. Visitors and employees alike have been struck by runaway train carts, and even the "It's a Small World" ride has murdered people. Oh, and just in case all that isn't depressing enough, The Beatles died there, as well.
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Inside Keanu Reeves' Attempt At A Music Career
It seems to be a common situation within the world of A-list celebrities: lots of rock stars want to be movie stars, and lots of movie stars want to be rock stars. It turns out that even Keanu Reeves couldn't resist the urge to walk off the soundstage and onto the arena stage.
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A Look At Amy Winehouse's Troubles With The Law
Amy Winehouse's musical accomplishments became overshadowed by her personal struggles with drug addiction, alcoholism, and her run-ins with the law.
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The Untold Truth Of Gorillaz
Since its inception in 1998, the virtual band, Gorillaz, created by Blur's Damon Albarn and Tank Girl's Jamie Hewlett has been about showing the music industry how to do things differently. From top-notch collaborators to experimental sounds to animation, here is there story.
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Here's How Bob Seger Helped The Eagles Create A Hit
Frey, fellow Eagle Don Henley, and collaborator J.D. Souther wrote "a Sam Cooke-esque song that had hand clapping and no chorus." To help with the chorus, Frey called an old friend and fellow '70s rock star/songwriter Bob Seger and asked for his input. Frey and Seger went way back.
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Why Lawrence Of Arabia Was Kicked Out Of The Royal Air Force
Calling Lowell Thomas a "vulgar man," Lawrence claimed he didn't like the fame and would later say that he'd been tricked into being filmed and photographed.
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The Tragic Death Of The Rolling Stones' Ian Stewart
When pressed to name past and present members of the Rolling Stones, it's easy to come up with Mick, Keith, Charlie, and Ronnie, and not too hard to remember past Stones like Brian Jones or Bill Wyman, but it's a rare person who will automatically think of and give credit to keyboardist Ian Stewart.
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The Creepy Source Of Most Teeth In Early Dentures
At this stage of the science of dentistry, however, dentures were not so much artificial tooth replacements as they were real human teeth, set in ivory and placed in someone else's mouth, according to the BBC. Wealthy people even placed advertisements in papers for human teeth.
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The True Story Of The Christmas Present That Saved POWs During World War II
During WWII, Allied soldiers caught by the Nazis became prisoners of war (POWs) and were placed into prison camps. Christmas brought secret tools for escape.
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The Untold Truth Of Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell
Founder, co-singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter Jerry Cantrell eschewed the show-offy, over-the-top guitar work of the glam era (as many of his contemporaries did), and in its place opted for pointedly constructed lines suffused with slow, grinding loops and pedal tones of sludge metal.
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The Truth About Frank Sinatra And Ava Gardner's Relationship
The two first met in 1943, while Ava was still with her first husband, the famous actor Mickey Rooney. Frank was married as well, to his sweetheart Nancy, with whom he had a child (and eventually two more). Still, that didn't stop him from showing interest in Ava.
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Why 19th-Century Chinese Women Sometimes Had Two Husbands
Polyandry, when a woman takes two or more husbands, has been found in many cultures throughout history. In the 18th and 19th century, for instance, women in China ruled the roost and sometimes took more than one husband. Who knew the 1800s could be so progressive?
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These Mobsters Were Never Brought To Justice
While some of the most famous mobsters were never brought to legal justice, the Mafia has its own brand of justice.
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The Shady Side Of Bob Barker You Probably Don't Know About
Over time, several of the famous "Barker's Beauties" of "The Price is Right" have sued Bob Barker and the show, over a variety of unsavory allegations.
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Times Fans Died At Concerts
A concert ought to be a fun night out, but occasionally, the entertainment fades and tragedy emerges. Here are several times fans died at concerts.
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The Petty Reason This Roman Emperor Slaughtered 20,000 People
Not as well-known, but possibly even more cruelly petty than any of these emperors -- if you can believe it -- was Marcus Aurelius Severus (not Snape) Antoninus Augustus, also called "Caracalla," after a type of cloak that he apparently designed.
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The Truth About Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge Series
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, a physical competition reality show, featured a surprisingly supportive, though classically tough-as-nails, Steve Austin. He still yelled everything he said, but this time it was tough love, rather than repeatedly threatening people.
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