David Lee Roth has left Van Halen (or Van Halen has left him) many times in an ever-evolving clash of rock-and-roll egos over the years. One of the more intriguing tales involves Roth's brief (and ultimately unsuccessful) attempt at an acting career.
Read MoreThe fictional Game of Thrones universe is based on the late medieval period of Western Europe. The time was exciting and romantic in some ways—if you were rich and powerful. For the vast majority of humanity, it was a miserable time to be alive. Here's what living in Westeros would actually be like.
Read MoreMost people know that 666 and the Mark of the Beast relate to biblical prophecy, but the history behind this belief is actually quite complex.
Read MoreBarker and Norris met during the 18 years Barker spent as host of an earlier daytime TV game show, Truth or Consequences. Norris was one of the guests.
Read MoreDon King was a man of singular initiative. In 2012, then 81-year-old King spoke with CNN about his plans for uniting North and South Korea via "a boxing and music event in North Korea," saying, "This came about by me thinking about Korea and feeling that Korea, that it should be one Korea."
Read MoreSome of the wealthiest countries have had trouble with the upkeep of their one-time Olympic venues. Beijing, where the 2008 Summer Olympics were held, faced this dilemma when deciding how to maintain and celebrate the jewel of the games, the Bird's Nest.
Read MoreWhen the remaining sections of the earth were uncovered, Riggs was right. The dig revealed a perfect circle, right in the middle of downtown Miami. The circle is made up of a ring of 24 smaller basins, cut into the limestone bedrock, that combine to form a full circle that is 38 feet in diameter.
Read MoreCourtney Love was actually dating Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan when she first started having feelings for Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. This is the truth about Billy Corgan and Courtney Love's relationship.
Read MoreDuring the debacle that was the first 2020 U.S. presidential debate, President Trump refused to condemn white supremacy in America, instead appearing to endorse far-right group the Proud Boys. But, who are the Proud Boys? This is the truth about the Proud Boys.
Read MoreThe circles were first spotted by aircraft in 1920 by a British commander named Lionel Rees, relates The Washington Post. Rees wrote about the three circles he saw for the journal Antiquity but, despite how mysterious the rings were, they inspired little research until a photography project.
Read MoreJust about any dog owner has wondered why their pooch does that cute weird thing. But we should probably narrow that down. We're talking specifically about dogs' tendency to tilt their heads to the side, especially as a reaction to being spoken to by their master. It's an iconic gesture.
Read MoreThe truth, according to The Tolkien Society, is a little less dramatic. Tolkien studied the Classics, Old English, the Germanic languages, Welsh, and Finnish for the first part of his college career, earning a second-class degree in 1913 at the halfway point of a four-year Oxford Classics course.
Read MoreThere is one thing that keeps tech billionaire Elon Musk up at night, and it's not spiders or ghosts or dying in a fiery hyperloop accident. This is the one thing Elon Musk is most terrified of.
Read MoreWest Point's curriculum is a blend of course work, same as any other university, but also incorporates military training and intense physical education.
Read MoreHaving lionized Tell for centuries, the Swiss had a hard time swallowing the bitter pill of their misguided history. According to Curious Historian, de Haller's book William Tell: A Danish Fable "caused such an outcry that people publicly burned the book." De Haller had to publicly apologize.
Read MoreMany divers have died in Jacob's Well. According to the Houston Chronicle, at least 12 people have met their end in the spring waters of Jacob's Well.
Read MoreIn 2013 she told Vanity Fair, "those two [last] records I made with almost no vocal ability at all. But I just acted like I was working with a limited palette, like a painter would do -- you know, it's only browns and ivory and black."
Read MoreElon Musk described his childhood as "miserable," claiming that his dad was capable of carrying out "evil" deeds.
Read MoreHorror movie icon Christopher Lee is best known for his role as Dracula, Saruman the White, and Count Dooku, with a career spanning 7 decades.
Read MoreLincoln is not just a good politician; he was also something of an inventor, dabbling in mechanical creativity. And he even managed a patent for one of his inventions, said Time Magazine, the first (and so far, only) president to hold a patent.
Read MoreThe president hoped a putting green would be the perfect place to unwind, but his mini-golf getaway was quickly infested by Truman's old friends: squirrels.
Read MoreAs Stapp himself recounts in his 2016 interview with Oprah (posted on YouTube), he was addicted to alcohol and drugs such as Adderall and started believing that the CIA was conducting "mind-control" on him.
Read MoreChasen left the party and picked up her car from the valet. At about 12:28 a.m., "four shots were fired through the vehicle's front passenger window as it likely slowed or stopped in the left-hand turn lane heading west on Sunset to make the turn south on to Whittier Drive."
Read MoreThese are the strangest status symbols throughout history.
Read MoreContrary to popular belief, Clinton was not impeached for doing things with a cigar in the Oval Office. This is the true story of the Clinton impeachment.
Read MoreThe unusual liqueur has been around since 1860, when Milan-based café owner Gaspare Campari bottled some of the stuff in his basement, as recounted by Saveur. Its candied vermilion hue, spiced yet bitter taste retains a refined, unique quality that beckons the drinker to challenge their senses.
Read MoreCats also tend to sleep all day, luxuriating in the knowledge that someone will be around to care for them anyway. Or so it seems. In truth, your cats aren't being lazy or acting like they own your house. Their sleeping patterns are a holdover from their previous life as hunters.
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