The Untold Truth Of Rob Zombie
There's nobody else quite like Rob Zombie, known as much for his horror films as his career as a heavy metal musician. This is the untold truth of Rob Zombie.
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The Real Reason Cats Absolutely Love Catnip
Everyone knows that cat facts and cat videos make the internet go around. Some of the best revolve around the wacky, bizarre antics that cats get up to after indulging in their version of demon weed: catnip.
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The Animal Species Steve Irwin Actually Discovered
Steve Irwin taught countless children to respect, love, and embrace all the animals on Earth, regardless of how scary those animals might seem.
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The Truth About The Homo Sapiens Subspecies That Went Extinct
From our divergence with the apes, we've seen a slew of hominids evolve in Africa.
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The Tragic Death Of Drag Racer Scott Kalitta
Scott had taken a break for three years before he got back to racing simply because he missed it so much. Scott was driving during the qualifying rounds for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) SuperNationals, moving at about 300 miles an hour when his Funny Car's engine exploded into flames.
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The Messed Up History Of The English Sweats
Not as well-known as its bigger, badder cousin the Black Death (otherwise known as bubonic plague), the sweating disease was nonetheless a horrifying killer.
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Popular Wedding Traditions With Creepy Origins
Many of our popular wedding traditions come with creepy origin stories. Wearing identical bridesmaid dresses was an attempt to confuse evil spirits.
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The Real Reason Jerry Lewis Stopped Working With Dean Martin
Although they were both sad to see it happen, Martin and Lewis knew that, in Jerry's words, "there was no getting around it: The time had come to call it a day."
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Things Christopher Walken Fears The Most
For a guy who's played some seriously terrifying roles in movies, you'd think Walken would be less scared of the physical world, but as he tells The Guardian, "I don't mind dangerous psychic things, but dangerous physical things are -- I don't even go into crowds. I don't go to the airport."
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The Scariest Stories Of Pirate Ghosts
Sightings of ghost pirates have been recorded all over the world. Ready to have your timbers shivered? Read on for some of the scariest pirate ghost stories.
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Inside The Final Days Of Russia's Last Czar
Emperor Alexander III, Nicholas's father, had died at age 49 of kidney disease, says Biography, but apparently had not taken the time (or made the effort) to teach his son a thing or two about governance. Or, at least, how not to upset your entire country to the point of rebellion.
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Was King Richard III A Monster Or Just Misunderstood?
The surviving image of Richard III is an evil hunchback who took the throne by committing murder. But was King Richard III a monster or just misunderstood?
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The Final Moments Of Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini was an Italian political leader turned fascist dictator, who ruled from 1925 until 1945. It all caught up with him in the end.
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What You Don't Know About Helen Keller's Famous Friendships
To better understand Helen Keller's fascinating story, it can be helpful to look at the people she chose to befriend. From inventors to authors to actors, Keller was buddies with many unique individuals over her 87-year lifespan. Here's what you don't know about Helen Keller's famous friendships.
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The Truth About The World's Deadliest Diving Spot
The Blue Hole at the edge of the Red Sea, also known as the "underwater cathedral," is a sinkhole around 100 meters deep. It's also known as the deadliest diving spot in the world and, despite the warning, divers continue to enter its water. This is the truth about the world's deadliest diving spot.
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The Wacky Truth Behind The Creator Of Baseball
The need for a purely American origin of baseball, which in American fashion, needs a singular American inventor, was due to a debate raging about where it was invented, if it was a British creation or American. So some men went looking. This is the wacky truth behind the creator of baseball.
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How Gigantic Ships Ended Up In The Middle Of The Uzbekistan Desert
Wanderers in the Aralkum Desert, a stretch of sand between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, may find themselves stumbling upon a strange sight: the rusted corpses of boats strewn far away from any apparent sea. But why? Here's how gigantic ships ended up in the middle of the Uzbekistan desert.
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Is It Possible For Planes To Be Struck By Lightning?
If you've ever had to fly in the middle of a bad thunderstorm, you might have found yourself wondering: Is it possible for planes to be struck by lightning?
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How Basketball Game Rules Are Different In North Korea
A number of special rules have been added to the North Korean version of basketball. Here's how basketball game rules are different in North Korea.
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Upsetting Historical Facts You Wish You Hadn't Learned
Some facts about history you just wish you never knew, like that people used to sit in dead whales to cure arthritis or that human fat was an old cure for gout. These upsetting historical facts will make you question everything you knew about Bull Run, Peru, and Ivy League schools.
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What You Didn't Know About Bruce Lee's Acting Career
Lee actually starred in over 20 films in Hong Kong before he even turned 18, according to Cheat Sheet. Although he was born in San Francisco, California, his family moved back to Hong Kong soon after his birth, and that's where he got his early start as an actor. His first role was as an infant.
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The Untold Truth Of Phineas Gage
The metal rod entered below his left cheekbone, destroyed a molar, slid behind his left eye, through "the underbelly of his brain's left frontal lobe," and through his skull, exiting out of the top of his head.
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The Tragic Death Of NFL Receiver Chuck Hughes
As reported by The New York Times, Hughes lost consciousness during the game. Medics rushed to his aid and tried to revive him, but he never woke up.
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The Greatest Books Written In Prison
The greatest books written in prison illuminate the harrowing events of life behind bars, such as Nelson Mandela's Conversations With Myself.
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Was Doc Holliday Really A Dentist?
He was a gambler and an infamous Wild West gunfighter, even while he suffered from a terminal illness.
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The Elaborate Heists Of King Tut's Tomb
When Carter found Tut's tomb, he knew from the start that he wasn't the only one to have discovered it. There was evidence that the tomb had been entered at least twice already by grave robbers and raiders in search of the treasure that was usually buried with people as important as pharaohs.
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Star Trek Uniforms Fully Explained
Today, a fan can take just a single aspect of Star Trek and dive into it for weeks, like the uniforms. Here's a rundown of the Star Trek uniforms, explained.
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