What It Was Really Like Being A Grave Robber
Robbing graves was common in the 17th to 19th centuries, when doctors needed cadavers to experiment with. This is what it was really like being a grave robber.
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The Untold Truth Of AC/DC's Malcolm Young
The early days of AC/DC's drug and alcohol-fueled antics are long behind them, and much of this is down to the group's respect for the long-term health and addiction issues that plagued the late group founder, Malcolm Young.
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The Truth About Daniel Tosh And Rob Dyrdek's Feud
Tosh might think that Dyrdek ripped off his show idea when creating Ridiculousness, but Dyrdek says his show was around on paper before Tosh.0 came out. In an interview with Larry King, posted on YouTube, Dyrdek outright says he didn't copy Tosh.0 but he did copy America's Funniest Home Videos
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The Strange Prediction Made About 21st Century Men
Science fiction has been successfully and very unsuccessfully predicting the future since its conception. Futurism was once a wacky, fun thing to talk about. Will we have jetpacks and be kicking it with aliens while we travel the universe? Now, of course, the predictions are much darker. Or weirder.
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How Michael Jackson Was Injured During One Of His Shows
Jackson suffered second and third-degree burns. He was prescribed strong sedatives as well as Darvocet, a powerful painkiller which was later banned.
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Why Caleb Followill Was Hated By His Kings Of Leon Bandmates
Here's why Caleb Followill was hated by his Kings of Leon bandmates -- who happen to all be members of his own family.
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The Truth About Billy Idol's Horrific Motorcycle Accident
Almost as famous as the bad boy's image and his music was his reputation for partying. Points in Idol's life were filled with drugs, women, and alcohol. The musician had struggles that mirror those of a number of rock stars. These struggles contributed to his horrific motorcycle accident in 1990.
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The True Story Of Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach was a true master of music. He'd excelled in all genres of music of his day, minus opera, and created the keyboard concerto, in which a piano or organ is played as the featured instrument while an orchestra functions as the accompaniment. There was a time when Bach was forgotten.
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What It Was Really Like To Be A Vestal Virgin
Vestal Virgins in ancient Rome were typically upper-class women selected to serve the goddess of the hearth, Vesta. What it was really like to be a Vestal Virgin included keeping the sacred flame at the Temple of Vesta going, performing rituals, and taking a vow of chastity for 30 years.
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The Untold Truth Of Wayne Coyne
Frontman for the Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne's life hasn't been without its ups and downs.
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How Many Colors Are Really In A Rainbow?
ROYGBIV, of course, stands for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet or the seven colors of a rainbow. It's the easiest way to remember colors, and it's also the least annoying way. But ROYGBIV may be incorrect. (Be careful when breaking this news to a little kid).
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The Illegal Thing Connected To Bohemian Grove
Don't ask what's really going on at Bohemian Grove if you're not prepared to get some infuriating answers.
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What It's Like To Work On The Floor Of The Stock Market
When you open the news and find out the stock market crashed, you often see photos of despondent stockbrokers on the floor of the stock exchange. The trading floor is one of the most iconic areas of finance, and not everyone understands what it's like to work there.
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The Sketchy Truth About Dr DisRespect
The list of poor decisions Dr DisRespect has made go far and beyond the mullet.
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Details You Didn't Know About Criss Angel's Music Career
Chances are, you didn't know about Criss Angel until 2005. No one did, really. Not by name anyway. But he's been cranking out tunes longer than magic.
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The Tragic Death Of Dave Mirra
Dave Mirra died on February 4, 2016, and as ESPN would later report, he was the first action sports star to be diagnosed with CTE.
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Why King Arthur Might Not Have Been Real
For many people, King Arthur is more than just a character in an epic poem, they believe he must be a real historical figure. After all, the Arthurian legend has been told over several generations.
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The Messed Up History Of Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps and is transmitted through contaminated food and water.
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The Worst Vice Presidents In American History
Certain U.S. vice presidents would have done better staying away from Pennsylvania Avenue. And some of them found themselves promoted to the highest office in the world and failing just as much as they did as vice presidents. These are the worst vice presidents in American history.
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The Craziest Ways Dictators Protect Themselves
Many of those who study dictators as either political commentators or psychological investigators make the point that the reverse side of narcissism is paranoia. These two traits have emerged in an interweaved manner through the behavior of countless dictatorial figures throughout history.
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Horror Movies That Made Audiences Sick
The horror film's ability to evoke a physical response in audiences has long been used as part of hyping the genre.
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The Crazy True Story Of Lord Byron
Lord Byron was a Romantic poet, aristocrat, and British politician best known for the works of Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage in the 19th century. The crazy true story of Lord Byron includes fame, fortune, and a wild string of affairs across Europe until his death at age 36 in Greece.
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Here's Why You Don't Only Have Five Senses
Pop quiz: How many senses does the typical human have? Is it A) three, B) five, C) twenty-one, or D) thirty-three?
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This Was The Part Of Fame Dolores O'Riordan Didn't Like
O'Riordan was also incredibly and eloquent in her interviews, in which she readily discussed her own insecurities and the mental health problems she battled throughout her life.
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The Creepiest Tales Of Island Ghosts
The only thing worse than seeing a ghost might be knowing that you're trapped with a malevolent spirit on an island and there's no escape.
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What It Was Really Like Being A Witch-Hunter
Witch-hunters oversaw the deaths of thousands due to fear and uncertainty, but who were these men? Here's what it was really like being a witch-hunter.
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The Tiny Toons Episode That Caused An Outrage
Tiny Toon Adventures managed to gain an audience from amongst Saturday-morning cartoon watchers, but that meant that parents were probably watching, too.
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