Everyone loves a chance encounter between two icons, and none captures the imagination more than the story of how Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett happened to meet the young -- though already massive -- Andre Rousimoff, later known as the famous wrestler Andre the Giant.
Read MoreHe knew more about the universe than most of us. Basically, we should take whatever Hawking believed with a sense of weight. Even when he suggested that aliens would kill us.
Read MoreReedus has a thing for collecting hair as keepsakes. Maybe not from every show or movie he's worked on, but we know he has more than one person's hair from The Walking Dead. We also know he's a bit of a weird dude.
Read MoreUltimately drugs put him in the violent situation that took his life. On November 20, 2012, the triple champion boxer was shot in the head outside of a bar in his hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in what appeared to have been a drug-related incident.
Read More"I think it is very beautiful for the poor ... to share (their suffering) with the passion of Christ ... the world is being much helped..."
Read MoreAndrew Johnson was Abraham Lincoln's vice-president and assumed the United States presidency after John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln on April 15, 1865. Less than three years later, Johnson was facing impeachment. Here's the truth about the first president to be impeached.
Read MoreThis might come as a shock to all the cat lovers out there, but Fluffy isn't actually an adorable demon from hell. He's just smart because his brain is similar to ours.
Read MoreOn October 4, 1957, The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, and its mere existence sent the United States into a frenzy. Here's why Sputnik was such a big deal.
Read MoreWe gear up for parties to commemorate the two spookiest holidays of the year: Halloween and the Day of the Dead. A lot of people confuse these traditions, thinking they're basically the same holiday by two different names, and that couldn't be further from the truth.
Read MoreLady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby met in 1768 in Wicklow, Ireland, and lived together as a couple in Llangollen, Wales in a house known as Plas Newydd. Butler and Ponsonby appear to have considered their partnership a marriage. This is the untold truth of the Ladies of Llangollen.
Read MoreDespite decades of research and investigation into the whereabouts of the Nazis' renowned trove of gold bars, speculation remains about their "true" fate, which would equal billions upon billions of dollars. Even to this day, would-be prospectors and treasure hunters continue to search.
Read MoreThe discovery of phosphine doesn't immediately capture the imagination. It might become more striking, however, when we consider that the gas is closely associated with life on Earth.
Read MoreThe author was not only accomplished, he lived an insane and exciting life, including, per Biography, marriage to an Academy Award-winning actress, Patricia Neal. And on top of all that, he was a pretty awful dude who said some pretty awful stuff.
Read MoreIt's a story where one person's individual actions endangered thousands of lives and how personal freedom fought against the public's health. Typhoid Mary is the subject of many ethical debates and is the original case study for the asymptomatic spread of disease.
Read MoreCelebs mingled with the non-famous, and people of all genders, persuasions, and ethnicities danced the night away, usually under the influence of substances.
Read MoreOne of the more fascinating things about Nefertiti is the mystery of what happened to her. According to the Ancient History Encyclopedia, Nefertiti disappeared from historical records despite her years as one of Egypt's most important women.
Read MoreSeagal is an avid fan and player of blues guitar, and his collection of famous axes will wow anyone who's into wailing their woes away.
Read MoreBorn Vincenzo Capone, Al's oldest brother took on the American name James after the family immigrated to New York and settled in Brooklyn. The Capone brother who took the side of law and order would go on to garner fame for his own daring exploits.
Read MoreNo other musician is quite as linked to their famous looks like glam rock superstar David Bowie. Here is a look at David Bowie's most iconic looks.
Read MoreHis popularity and his nicknames came from his "vitamin injections," which got their kick from "30 to 50 milligrams of amphetamines..."
Read MoreThere'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.
Read MoreEveryone 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.
Read MoreSteve Irwin taught countless children to respect, love, and embrace all the animals on Earth, regardless of how scary those animals might seem.
Read MoreFrom our divergence with the apes, we've seen a slew of hominids evolve in Africa.
Read MoreScott 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.
Read MoreNot as well-known as its bigger, badder cousin the Black Death (otherwise known as bubonic plague), the sweating disease was nonetheless a horrifying killer.
Read MoreMany 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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