History's Craziest Plane Hijackings
You'd think that taking over an airplane the air would require skill or at least sobriety. You'd be wrong. Here are some of history's craziest plane hijackings.
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What Medieval Peasants Really Ate In A Day
Medieval peasants were contending with the Black Death and the Crusades, and much of what they ate in a day was a reflection of what they had on hand.
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The Base Jumper Who Accidentally Filmed His Own Death
You're five to eight times as likely to die in a BASE jumping incident than you are in a skydiving accident. The mortality rate averages one death out of every 2,317 jumps, says the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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Inside Albert Ebosse's Mysterious Death
Four months after the incident, The Guardian reported further that an independent pathologist contracted by Ebossé's family to investigate the death concluded that it was impossible for him to have been killed by an object thrown from the stands.
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The Crazy Way Meat Loaf Was Stripped Of His Money
Meat Loaf dropped one of the most successful albums of all time. So how is it possible that a mere six years later, in 1983, he filed for bankruptcy?
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What You Didn't Know About The Bugatti Made From Only Legos
In 2018, the good people at Lego teamed up with race car manufacturer Bugatti to bring you a rideable, driveable Bugatti Chiron.
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Here's Why Iram Of The Pillars Might Actually Have Existed
Stories of unbelievable hubs of science, like Atlantis. Stories of places filled with sin, like Sodom and Gomorrah. On occasion, they turn out to be very real places. Such might be the case of Iram of the Pillars, a place much like Sodom and Gomorrah, that stems from a sister legend in the Quran.
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The Untold Truth Of OxiClean
Oh, man. When it comes to peddling products, Billy Mays is one of the hardest verbal hitting pitchmen on the market. Here's the truth of his marquis product, OxiClean.
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The Tragic Life Of Curtis Mayfield
According to the L.A. Times, Mayfield was performing a concert in Brooklyn when a freak accident occurred -- a lighting rig collapsed, striking Mayfield and fracturing three vertebrae in his neck. Mayfield was left permanently paralyzed from the neck down. He continued to compose and record.
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What Fans Might Not Know About Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates are the most successful two-man act in pop music history. Fans might not know that Hall and Oates didn't always write alone.
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What It Was Really Like Being A Rat Catcher
Besides such a lovely pedigree, Victorian England was also home to some of the most disgusting lines of work possible -- including being a "rat catcher."
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Why Sylvester Stallone Turned Down A Star Wars Role
If the stars had aligned slightly differently, the muscle-bedecked action star would have portrayed one of most important roles in the franchise. But, in the end, he joined the ranks of other "almost" Star Wars stars, which in turn kept the franchise from becoming something akin to Judge Dredd.
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The Highest Falls That People Have Survived
Falling from any great height is terrifying. The feeling of plummeting toward earth in free-fall, sure, some people love it, but not others. So, what's the farthest someone's fallen, without the safety of a parachute, and lived to tell about? These are the highest falls that people have survived.
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There's Proof That An Iceberg May Not Have Sunk The Titanic
The sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 is remembered more than a century later as one of the biggest disasters in history: the hubris of the vessel nick-named "The Unsinkable" burst by a collision with an iceberg, and the deaths of 1,496 people on board. But there's more to the story.
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What It's Really Like Being A Funeral Director
It's pretty crucial that funeral directors have superb customer service skills. It's a big chunk of the job.
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Why Peter Hook Really Left New Order
New Order was basically the soundtrack for an entire decade, famous for its kick drums and distinctive bass lines...
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Charles M. Schulz: The Untold Truth Of The Peanuts Creator
While Charles M. Schulz is best known for his comic strip Peanuts, tales from his life aren't as well-known. This is the untold truth of the Peanuts creator.
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The Disgusting Truth About Airplane Pillows And Blankets
The World Health Organization doesn't think it's likely for you to catch something from somebody clear on the other side of the plane, but those immediately near you could easily cough into your airspace. The CDC says crowded flights, security lines, and terminals are breeding grounds for COVID-19.
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What Really Ended Hulk Hogan's Wrestling Career
Many wrestlers retire due to the wear and tear of body slams and pile drivers over the years, but Hogan stepped away from the ring in a storm of controversy.
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The Shady Side Of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison is one of the most famous inventors in history, after all, he created the lightbulb. But as brilliant Edison is, he was also a man after fame and glory.
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The Untold Truth Of Blockbuster
It would have been inconceivable in the '90s that just a couple of decades later, Blockbuster would be all but extinct. This is the untold truth of Blockbuster.
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The Tragic Death Of George Michael's Partner Anselmo Feleppa
According to a piece by Hello! magazine, Michael found Christmas to be a particularly difficult time. He'd lost his mom and partner, Anselmo Feleppa around Christmas. They died five years apart.
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The Creepiest Stories Of Child Ghosts
The only thing scarier than a ghost is a child ghost.
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The Truth About The Mormon Handcart Tragedy
We're all taught the details of the Donner Party,: the California-bound pioneers who ended up eating each other along the way. But few are aware of an even bigger tragedy, the Mormon Handcart Tragedy, in the westward migration of the devotees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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The Tragic Details Of Flea's Childhood
Michael Balzaray, also known as "Flea," started life in a tougher-than-tough home situation.
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The History Behind Talking Heads Explained
Talking Heads were an art-rock band formed in Rhode Island in the early 1970s by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison.
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Why Critics Couldn't Stand Led Zeppelin At First
Some legends begin with a rocky start, and in rock music, no legend is bigger than that of Led Zeppelin.
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