The Bizarre Jobs Sean Connery Had Before Acting
He was working full time by the time he was 13, out of school and employed as a milkman for St. Cuthbert's Co-op.
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David Lee Roth Dedicates New Song To Eddie Van Halen
When Eddie Van Halen died at 65 on October 6, 2020, after a long battle with cancer, Roth was one of the people expressing grief over the rock world's loss. According to Today, Roth posted a photo of the two of them, with the words, "What a long great trip it's been.."
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The True Story Behind Sean Connery's Knighting
Some suggest that Connery's knighthood -- finally bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000 -- was delayed because of his political views. BBC America reports that he was blocked twice for the honor by England's Labor Party, in 1997 and 1998, because of his outspoken opinions regarding Scotland.
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The Odd Reason People In Ancient Sudan Had Excellent Teeth
Once humans started eating more grain, "bacteria in the human mouth flourished, pouring out acids that eat away at the teeth." The Sudanese skeletons belonged to farmers, so why were their teeth in such great shape?
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The Untold Truth Of Lenny Kravitz
Musician Lenny Kravitz is known for producing several hit albums such as Are You Gonna Go My Way. Here are just a few fascinating facts about his life.
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The True Story Of How Britain Destroyed Their Files On Colonialism
Britain destroyed and withheld evidence of crimes in Africa with the explicit purpose of being kept out of the hands of post-independence governments.
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Meat Loaf's Odd Marriage Proposal To His First Wife
When Billboard interviewed Todd Rundgren in 2017 about the experience of producing Meat Loaf's album Bat Out of Hell and asked him for his fondest memory from that time, Rundgren told an amazing story about Meat Loaf's proposal and subsequent marriage to his first wife, Leslie.
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These Are The Presidential Elections Where The Winner Lost The Popular Vote
It's usually safe to assume that the winner of the popular vote will win the electoral college. That assumption has fallen flat five times in American history.
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This Is How People From Mister Rogers' Hometown Wanted To Honor Him
Fred Rogers was known primarily as Mister Rogers of the long-running PBS television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. He gently reached out to generations of preschool children, encouraging emotional and social growth while assuring his television neighbors that he loves them just the way they are.
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The Messed Up Truth About The Soviet Labor Camps
The infamous Russian gulag was a system of prisons, specifically designed for hard labor. This is the messed up truth about the Soviet labor camps.
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Who Invented American Football?
American football has been around since the 19th century. Even though soccer fans make fun of American football, the two are closely tied. Football evolved from a hybrid of rugby and soccer that colleges in the 19th century were playing. This hybrid style of the sport was called the "Boston Game."
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Why Julius Caesar Wasn't Really An Emperor
Gaius Julius Caesar is known for having been a statesman who changed the course of history. Per Britannica, he was a general who overthrew the long reign of Roman nobility and replaced it with a dictatorship. (He came, he saw, he conquered, or in his words, Veni, vedi, vici.) July is his namesake.
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How Michael Jordan May Have Ruined This Player's Career
Jordan's mouth was legendary among the ballers who played both against and with him during his 15 seasons in the NBA. And it appears as though his trash talk game was as vicious as his physical one. According to Viral Hoops, Jordan ruined several players' careers with words alone.
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The Surprising Place The Ark Of The Covenant Was Kept
The ark of the covenant is of great importance for many religions, and even more so for the Israelites who escaped Egypt. They carried the ark with them during the Exodus, and, because of its importance, they constructed a place to shelter it, called a tabernacle, to keep it safe while they rested.
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The Reason Topper Headon Left The Clash
Headon and the others continued to drift apart in terms of lifestyles, with Headon acting the stereotypical rock star, constantly consuming alcohol and drugs. For the rest of The Clash, their "punk roots gave way to musicianship," only occasionally partying with their ever-partying drummer.
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False Things You Believe About US Elections
Even as American politics is absorbed as a spectator sport, there is still a lot that people don't know and falsely believe about US elections.
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What Was The Mountain Men's Annual Rendezvous?
Is a "mountain man" precisely the kind of long-bearded, ax-hefting hermit you imagine him to be? Who exactly were these atavistic conquerors of tree and hill, these intrepid trappers of critters and traders of tabacky? Something a bit more authentic than who we see on The History Channel, mayhaps?
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Sand Mafias
Each year humans consume around 50 billion tonnes of sand (that's metric tons, which come out to a little more than a tenth larger than U.S. tons) to carry out the oh-so-important work of being humans. Sooner or later, even a resource is as plentiful as sand is going to run out.
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The Tragic Death Of Eva Cassidy
While her album, Songbird, sold more than five million copies worldwide -- reaching platinum status six times in England and becoming certified platinum in the United States in 2008, according to Grunge News -- Eva Cassidy never knew of her success. She died of cancer in 1996, age 33.
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Was Daniel Boone Tried For Treason?
One man wrote of Boone, "He never liked to take life and always avoided it when he could." An historically accurate depiction of Boone reveals that he would have rather negotiated peace than engage in violence, and this attitude would put him into a bit of trouble with the military in 1778.
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This Is How Billy Ray Cyrus Became A Part Of Old Town Road
"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X was the talk of the town since it came out in December of 2018, and he fanned the flames even more by releasing a remix version featuring a very familiar face and voice, Mr. "Achy Breaky Heart" himself, Billy Ray Cyrus.
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The Odd Use For Lysol In The Early 20th Century
Per Mother Jones, birth control was often difficult to obtain in the first half of the 20th century. It was expensive, hard to access, and required the intervention of doctors who often didn't want to provide contraceptives to their patients. This left people to devise their own methods.
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The Surprising Perks Alcatraz Had That Other Prisons Didn't
Alcatraz had one luxury that most other prisons lacked: "reasonably hot" showers. Showers weren't private, and had to be quick, but they were at least not frigid. It's suspected that this gesture was merely an attempt to prevent prisoners from getting acclimated to the cold water of the Bay.
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What It Really Means When Your Eyes Turn Yellow
Bilirubin is sent from the liver to the bile ducts and lastly the intestines before being excreted with the body's food waste. If this process is disrupted for one of a number of reasons, the bilirubin accumulates within the body, causing the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow.
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The Messed Up Truth Of The Soviet Gulag
The Gulag was one of the most powerful organizations in the Soviet Union. But the messed up truth of the Soviet Gulag is still not widely known.
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Cosmetics Were Often Deadly In Ancient Greece. Here's Why
Ancient Greeks took the cosmetic use of dangerous lead a step further, favoring a white lead face cream that was meant to clear up blemishes and even the tone and texture of skin. Unfortunately, lead causes health problems ranging from infertility to dementia.
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The Heroic Carrier Pigeon Of World War I
The U.S. Army deployed around 600 carrier pigeons, according to the World War I Centennial Commission, and one stood out as heroic. The pigeon's name was Cher Ami -- French for "dear friend."
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