Sometimes, it really sucks being part of a talented family. Even worse when you're the middle child. That was exactly how LaToya Jackson felt growing up. Unfortunately maligned throughout her career, Jackson's life has been dotted with pain and strife.
Read MoreArtsakh, a region situated in current Azerbaijan, has repeatedly declared its independence, and the people of Artsakh have been denied time and time again.
Read MoreFood plays a surprisingly important role in Star Trek. Since a lot of this is alien food, it can get crazy. Here's some of the bizarre food explained.
Read MoreIf he knew that the type of life he lived would lead to such a violent and early end, Biggie Smalls was well aware that the music he made would endure even after he was gone, and he named his follow-up album accordingly: Life After Death was released on March 25, 1997, just 16 days after his murder.
Read MoreFormula 1 racing is its own unique sport, even as far as racing sports are concerned. The cars used in Formula 1 are their own thing, and their design isn't replicated in any of the other racing sports.
Read MoreThere is sad news, however, for fans of George Harrison, who comes in last in the Beatles' popularity contest run by CBS, with a mere 8 percent of the vote. (Ringo, who wrote and sang the least material but was a memorable character in the Beatles films and interviews, got 11 percent of the vote.)
Read MoreThe tradition of caroling around the holiday season has a bizarre history. First done during pagan rituals thousands of years ago, caroling initially had nothing to do with Christmas. The bizarre history of caroling includes wassailing, Saint Francis of Assisi, and a ban on Christmas itself.
Read MoreWhen you think of Black Sabbath, you probably picture Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off of a bat that was thrown on stage, or the feud between him and Ronnie James Dio. But there's one member whose name is only raised to glory by serious music aficionados, and he was on bass guitar: Geezer Butler.
Read MoreStephen King has defined horror for a generation, but his rise to the top of the literary heap has been anything but easy.
Read MoreOne of the strangest incidents to occur during the band's long career occurred in the early 1980s, when an unexpected connection between the band and a notorious L. A. County serial killer put the band on the front pages for all the wrong reasons, and led to them being tarred as devil worshipers.
Read MoreLovecraft Country doesn't hesitate to drop historical references, and it gets quite a few things right about the history it's referencing.
Read MoreLee was married to Linda Lee Cadwell at the time of his death, but that didn't stop him from finding love in forbidden places.
Read MoreAge is a virtue when it comes to bonsai trees.
Read MoreHow many of you know who Krist Novoselic is? We're guessing it isn't many.
Read MoreNot all Thanksgiving traditions have such a nostalgic feel to them. Some are just downright weird.
Read MoreWhat are the origins of these Halloween urban legends? This is the history of Ouija boards, jack-o'-lanterns, and Halloween campus killers.
Read MoreGenerally, Vikings could be very terrible.One of those terrible elements of Viking culture is the possible invention of criminal profiling. You know, the kind that predicts if people will be criminals based on how they look. The thing that some authorities still use even though it's unfair.
Read MoreChances are you've seen one of Dude Perfect's trick shots in your social media feed. How do their obscure skills rank in the Guinness Book of World Records?
Read MoreIn 1994, Dave Grohl really didn't feel like playing the drums anymore. His friend and former band mate Kurt Cobain had recently taken his own life. But then one of Grohl's heroes asked him to play a Saturday Night Live gig with him, and it turned his whole perspective on music around.
Read MoreAt the start of the Industrial Revolution, child labor abuses and injustices came into question as the textile, coal, and chimney industries used kids.
Read MoreGertrude "Ma" Rainey was undoubtedly one of the greatest blues performers of all time. This is the untold truth of Ma Rainey.
Read More"What became of the likely lads? What became of the dreams we had?" So sang a young Pete Doherty with his erstwhile songwriting partner Carl Barât on The Libertines' self-titled 2004 album, which debuted at no. 1 on the UK charts.
Read MoreWith Netflix, it's all there. And when it's there, we will binge-watch it.
Read MoreFirst of all: you're probably saying his name wrong. According to his official bio, TV's favorite dog trainer was born in Culiacán, Mexico. His full name is César Felipe Millán Favela. So, it's not Cesar like the salad.
Read MoreSome D-Day participants have spoken about what it was like, because remembering is important. Here's what it was like taking part in D-Day.
Read MoreIt's not uncommon for ghosts to be blamed for some pretty horrendous happenings. Here are some terrifying incidents that people blamed on spirits.
Read MoreThe Statue of Liberty was first dedicated in 1886 and stands on Liberty Island in New York harbor as a gift from France to the United States. The bizarre history of the Statue of Liberty includes its time as a lighthouse, its shutdown during war, and how it came to be associated with Emma Lazarus.
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