The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is known as not only one of the greatest tennis players in history, but her struggles have paved the way for women and LGBTQ athletes today.
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Here's How Jefferson Airplane Became Jefferson Starship
All airplanes must eventually touch down and refuel, before charting a new course. Such was the case with Jefferson Airplane, which became "Jefferson Starship."
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The Tragic Childhood Of Fiona Apple
Despite Fiona Apple's stunning success, her childhood was anything but easy.
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The Real Reason The Amazing Spider-Man Trilogy Never Got Finished
It's been just six years since the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Andrew Garfield's turn as New York's favorite webhead is already buried in the subconscious of the memories of filmgoers, who are now five movies deep in a new new Spider-Man's story. Why?
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The Crazy True Story Of The North American Fur Trade
The fur trade dates far back in North American history. This is the crazy true story of the North American fur trade.
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The Messed Up Story Of Wounded Knee
The history between the US and Native Americans doesn't make the US look like the shining hero it pretends to be. This is the messed up story of Wounded Knee.
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The Truth About The Cure's Iconic Look
"Robert Smith is famous for three things: wearing make-up, having big hair, and writing and singing some of the loveliest songs in the English language," TimeOut London wrote about the vocalist in 2018. But personally, Smith wasn't always a huge fan of the style.
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What The Coin Shortage Means For Americans
Back in March, some envisioned a world in which we resorted to toilet paper as the base of our bartering. Now, however, NPR reports that a new fashionable shortage has arrived, meaning we will monetize... Well, money. Specifically coins.
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The Most Disastrous Band Reunions In Music History
When famous bands reunite, it can be wonderful or horrible. These are the stories of the band reunions that were a terrible idea and never should have happened.
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Why Buddy Murphy Might Be The Next WWE Star
He comes from the land down under, does Buddy Murphy. The Australian native, born Matthew Adams, originally wrestled in his home country under the name Matt Silva. Now he's climbing the ranks in the WWE.
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Things Americans In The 1950s Couldn't Live Without
In the post-war economic boom of 1950s America, consumerism took center stage. While some items found in the average home are still the standard to this day, other fads were just plain bizarre. Let's dig in and find out about the things Americans in the 1950s couldn't live without.
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Iggy Pop Is Worth A Lot More Than You Think
Iggy Pop: Sometimes a singer, sometimes an actor, sometimes a producer, pretty much always shirtless. Stripped? Usually. Strapped for cash? Hardly.
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The Real Reason Keith Richards Hated Truman Capote
The Rolling Stones and Truman Capote seem to have first met at a party thrown for Jagger's 29th birthday. It didn't take long for Keith Richards to decide he wasn't a fan of the writer.
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The Crazy True Story Of Abolitionist John Brown
The abolitionist John Brown strove to end slavery and became the first American hanged for treason. Here is the crazy true story of John Brown.
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The Surprise Hit Action Thriller You Need To Watch On Netflix
Are you in the market for a Fast & Furious-style, car-themed action movie, only en français? What if we told that it's on Netflix now, and is really good?
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Myths About Henry VIII You Can Stop Believing
The story of Henry VIII of England is almost as big as his waistline (which was big indeed). But some facts have been conflated, or inflated into myth over time.
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The Real Reason Guns N' Roses Hasn't Released A New Album In 11 Years
In 1987, Guns N' Roses released their first album, Appetite for Destruction, to a thunderous response. They went on to become one of the biggest names in rock. So where have they been the last 11 years?
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American Political Parties You Probably Haven't Heard Of
The lesser-known political parties of the U.S. run the gamut from weird and wacky to disturbing and even scary. Here are some you probably haven't heard of.
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Everything You Need To Know About The Sahara Dust Plume
As if 2020 has not yet done enough, a massive plume of dust from the Sahara Desert is now on its way to the United States.
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The Real Reason Kurt Cobain Hated Guns N' Roses
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses are perhaps the most quintessential rock stars of the early 1990s. As such, it's only natural that the two frontmen knew of each other. Unfortunately, they didn't much care for each other ... or rather, Cobain didn't particularly like Rose.
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The Rolling Stones Songs Bob Dylan Wishes He Wrote
Bob Dylan could easily be considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Like all artists, though, Dylan admires the work of his fellow musicians.
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The Untold Truth Of Jack The Ripper
We'll start by stating that the main untold truth about Jack the Ripper is that nobody knows for sure who committed the murders attributed to him (or her, for that matter). But there's much more to be told.
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The Untold Truth Of Owen Hart
Wrestling was the Hart family business. Owen's father, Stu, was an acclaimed Canadian wrestler, and Owen followed in his father's footsteps -- as did all 11 of Owen's older siblings. But his life would be tragically cut short.
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Myths About Pablo Escobar You Can Stop Believing
Netflix's true-crime series, Narcos, weaves a tale of ruthless brutality centering around the Colombian drug trade and its legendary leader, Pablo Escobar. But how much of what we know about him is myth?
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What The Last 12 Months Of Anthony Bourdain's Life Were Like
Anthony Bourdain showed that no one can escape the clutches of addiction and mental illness. This is what the last 12 months of his life were like.
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How The Rolling Stones Almost Burnt Down The Original Playboy Mansion
The sentence "the Rolling Stones almost burned down the Playboy Mansion" is somehow less than the sum of its parts. But it's true.
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The Real Reason The Kill Bill Trilogy Never Got Finished
In 2004, Kill Bill: Volume 2 ended on a pile of figurative question marks, to say nothing of a literal one. What happened to the California Mountain Snake, blinded and trapped in a trailer with a venomous black mamba? Would Vernita Green's daughter come looking for revenge?
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