Back when times were simpler, many a child laughed with Bozo the Clown, or woke up in a cold sweat after dreaming he was standing right over their bed. But whatever happened to the man behind the red schnoz?
Read MoreIt's hard to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the Black Panthers. The real history depends on who you ask, but there's room for praise and blame.
Read MoreWhen the story of "The Day the Music Died" is told, J.P. Richardson is usually a supporting player at best. But the Big Bopper was there every step of the way.
Read MoreEverybody's got that one relative that nobody wants to talk about. Even Hitler.
Read MoreGo ahead. Swim. Splash. Sing the "Baby Shark" song. Just don't drink the cool, clear pool water.
Read MoreBefore Eric Garner and George Floyd, there was Rodney King, whose beating would lay bare the racism and injustice that ran through the LAPD.
Read MoreIn 1965, the Beatles met Elvis Presley. Strange? Certainly, and all the stranger considering that you've never seen pictures or video of the event. How did two of the most famous and influential musical acts of the 20th century manage to spend an afternoon together without anyone snapping a photo?
Read MoreHow far will Amazon go to manifest itself as the platonic ideal of a dystopian corporate hellscape? Very far, apparently.
Read MoreSome say Catherine the Great died like Elvis -- not as a king, but on the toilet. Here's the truth.
Read MoreAlexander the Great, who turned half the world into his empire, seems like an almost god-like figure. Rumors about him, first encouraged to further his legend, continue to persist.
Read MoreLongtime collaborators Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty shared a decades-long friendship, which was ultimately cut short in 2017 by the frontman's untimely death. Over the years, the pair supported each other and assisted with the each other's major hits, propelling both to further success.
Read MoreDuring his prime, Reynolds was pulling down $10 million a year -- and yes, back then, $10 million was not chump change. In 2015 he told Vanity Fair, "I've lost more money than is possible because I just haven't watched it."
Read MoreSyd Barrett was instrumental in forming Pink Floyd, one of the biggest rock bands of all time. But his life would end up very different than those of his former bandmates.
Read MoreRoger Daltrey, the best chin in rock and roll, nearly became a "who?" to the Who after a violent incident.
Read MoreMany cultures have tales of women with fish tails, charming sailors with good looks or a magical singing voice. This is the legend of mermaids explained.
Read MoreSteve Walsh carried on with Kansas for over 40 years, but in the end, ended up a wayward son. Here's how Walsh ended up dust in the wind.
Read MoreShow business is a peculiar beast, and Seal once managed to nab a #1 hit thanks to a heavily benippled vigilante. Let's dig in.
Read More"Carry On Wayward Son" was something special from the beginning -- in guitarist Rich Williams's words, "'Whoa! This has got some promise to it!'"
Read MoreBy the time Layne Staley passed away, the Alice in Chains singer was crippled by his drug addiction. This is what the final 12 months of his life were like.
Read MoreQueen Victoria never truly got over the loss of her husband, Prince Albert, and she literally wore her feelings on her sleeve.
Read MoreGrisly murders of Italian lovers; mutilated body parts and mysterious letters -- this is the story of the Monster of Florence.
Read MoreIt may seem like the main objective of Monopoly is to last forever and make the other players hate you until the end of time ... but in a way, the aim is to create a lucrative company town. You strategically buy up properties, railroads, and utilities, until you control everything.
Read MoreIn 1932, the US Public Health Service began conducting a study on the Black men of Macon County, Alabama. The men were never informed of the true nature or the risks of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
Read MoreMötley Crüe is the kind of band that names its autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band. The Netflix film ignored significant parts of their true story, but there's no denying that they spent years doing their best to live up to their self-professed notoriety.
Read MoreSappy love songs say that love gives you wings, but for Mike Tyson it's the exact opposite. Wings -- and the pigeon bodies they're attached to, are what give Tyson love.
Read MoreMiles Davis overcame all odds to produce beautiful, timeless music. But his weren't all wine and roses.
Read MoreThe idea that a state could change its name sounds somewhat fantastical. But for one of the fifty, it's on the table.
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