American rapper, songwriter and producer T-Pain was living large at the height of his career in the early 2000's, with hits such as "Buy U A Drank" and "Can't Believe It" affording him an ultra-lavish lifestyle. But it didn't last.
Read MoreOne of the most famous jewels in the world is the Hope Diamond. While most people think the Hope Diamond is the same one in Titanic, it's not — it's actually famous in its own right, primarily because of a supposed curse that befalls those who dare own it.
Read MoreThe body of Bon Scott, lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, was found in his car having asphyxiated on his own vomit after a night of drinking.
Read MoreDavid Byrne has enjoyed a pretty impressive career, but how much money has it earned him along the way?
Read MoreAlthough they now suffer a severe case of camp, vampires lurked in the dark corners of humanity's imaginations for millennia.
Read MoreVikings, hailing from what's now Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, had developed the one thing that made them not only a military power, but a commercial power. And that thing was sea power. Their go to vessel? The longship.
Read MoreIt's been speculated that in the middle of the earth, in the land of the Shire, there was, at some point, a brave little hobbit with qualities that a lot of people find admirable. Then, in 2003, according to the Smithsonian Magazine, a discovery was made on the Indonesian island of Flores.
Read MoreW.E.B. Du Bois lived a fascinating, but often painful, existence, and throughout it all, he never stopped fighting for a better, more equitable tomorrow.
Read MoreVikings. The word conjures a host of images in popular imagination: brutal, burly savages wielding axes and howling their way through coastal raids, clad in equal parts dirt and animal skins, and sporting questionable hygiene. However, the Vikings were a far more nuanced society than many realize.
Read MoreIt's tough to get an entire society's beliefs nailed down. Even now, saying "modern-day Americans believe that the Earth is round" isn't an accurate blanket statement. Somehow. So it gets even trickier, as you might imagine, putting your finger on the pulse of an ancient culture's worldview.
Read MoreWynonna Earp tells the story of one of Wyatt Earp's descendants, tasked to rid the world of demons, and to end the curse that got her family stuck fighting said demons in the first place. Who is the actress playing the show's lead, though? And why does she look so familiar?
Read MoreThe disappearance of Patrice Endres is a cold case on Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries reboot. This is the untold truth of Patrice Endres' mysterious disappearance.
Read MoreYou don't know him, but he's your Doobie Brother. And that Brother is the mother of all yacht rock singers. He's, of course, Michael McDonald, a man whose unmistakable vocals turn on a light switch in the human soul.
Read MoreComing from a Greek compound noun meaning "round eye," the cyclops is a monster defined by having one eye in the center of its forehead.
Read MoreThe first time anyone mentioned the name Zozo was in Le Dictionnaire Infernal, a 19th century spotter's guide to the gruesome and unholy. It wouldn't be the last.
Read MoreGood old werewolves. They don't usually top the list of anyone's biggest fears -- but what if we told you they may, just possibly, have existed?
Read MoreHere's what you need to know before the second half of Vikings season 6.
Read MoreMuch as we'd like to believe Robin Hood was a dashing hero for the poor, he may not have actually existed.
Read MoreThe"Antikythera Mechanism," the world's oldest clockwork, analog computer sounds like a fictional device from an alternative, steampunk history.
Read MoreCentered in the heart of present-day Guatemala, the Mayan Empire flourished for close to two and a half millennia, only to abruptly disappear around 900 CE. What happened?
Read MoreMerle Haggard left quite a legacy when he died in 2016. He lived a rollercoaster life, and so did his money.
Read MoreAlonzo Brooks disappeared in Kansas on April 3, 2004. This is the untold truth of the unsolved murder of Alonzo Brooks.
Read MoreNo question, Elvis Presley loved his family, and they loved him back. His dad Vernon was willing to do just about anything -- including criminal activity, in order to provide for his family.
Read MoreHere's a working definition: a robot is pure machine. A cyborg is a human with machine parts (or, perhaps, a machine with human parts. It depends on where you're standing). An android is a machine built to look and function like a human being.
Read MoreFirst there were two in the Brothers Van Halen -- Eddie on guitar, Alex on drums -- joined by David Lee Roth on vocals and Michael Anthony on bass. The year was 1974. And it was very good. Here's why Anthony stopped.
Read MoreDuring its comparatively brief existence, the Soviet Union was deep into technological advancement, but some of these experiments were seriously messed up.
Read MoreIt's a surprisingly complicated question to answer, but the oldest living language in the world has been around even longer than you think.
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