Before going solo as the Piano Man, Billy Joel showed off his less polished side as one-half of a band named Atilla, which was a fusion of prog-rock, psychedelic, and heavy metal. It might've led to the worst rock album of all time.
Read MoreIn February of 2020, Netflix at long last pulled back the curtain, allowing its viewers the opportunity not just to watch things, but to watch a screen showing what other people are binge-watching. The old gods were dead, and the age of the Netflix Top Ten had begun. Here's the catch.
Read MoreJohn Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third presidents of the United States, helped lay the foundation of the country. They were also the best of frenemies.
Read MoreIn March 2006, a bright new dawn peaked over the technological horizon, when Toshiba released its first consumer HD DVD player. It would be an understatement to describe this device as the pinnacle of man's engineering aptitude. It could do anything, from playing HD DVDs, to ... uh.
Read MoreThere's quite a few elements that will just kill us in awful, terrible ways if we even look at them funny. These are the most dangerous elements on Earth.
Read MoreBing Crosby was a beloved entertainer, dominating the silver screen, music charts, and infiltrating radios across the country from the 1930s to 1960s. Yet despite all his success, Crosby's personal life was filled with hardship. This is the tragic real-life story of Bing Crosby.
Read MoreBrian May's guitar playing helped define Queen. After writing some of Queen's greatest hits, May spent his time caring for animals and studying the night skies.
Read MoreShemp may not have been the most famous Stooge, but he was instrumental in their success. Here's his story.
Read MorePegasus was mostly horse, but with the addition of wings, therefore enabling flight for a creature that doesn't usually fly through the air with the greatest of ease.
Read MoreAmerica loves two things: expensive whatnots and big booms. For more than a decade, the good folks at Mythbusters were kind enough to bring us the second of the two. Some were more expensive than others.
Read MoreWorld War II was the most destructive conflict in history. Here's what several infamous war-torn WWII spots look like today.
Read MoreThe humble cicada begins its life as an egg, so small as to be imperceptible to all but the most astute. Then, like fossil fuels and the Uruk-hai, they emerge from the firmament and make everyone's life hell.
Read MorePrince recorded some of the greatest songs of all time, from "When Doves Cry" to "Purple Rain." His performances were always a mix of sensuality and power that is still unmatched. But the Purple One was more than a performer. He was also a brilliant songwriter.
Read MoreTurns out that Murder Mystery isn't the only joint success in Netflix's catalog for Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.
Read MorePepper Balls fall under what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies as "Riot Control Agents." Sometimes they get lumped together and called the same thing, kind of the way facial tissue always gets called Kleenex, no matter what brand it is.
Read MoreThe Headless Horseman has cantered through Scandinavian mythology, early German folklore, and northern Indian lore. This is the legend of the Headless Horseman explained.
Read MoreBy the time Fleetwood Mac got around to recording the follow-up album, Rumours, things were dissolving, emotionally.
Read MoreThe messed up history of smallpox is filled with horrors and pitfalls, and it's only by being aware of this history that we can avoid repeating it.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, the global streetwear phenomenon Supreme was once a small skateboard shop in New York City just 25 years ago. So why is it so expensive now?
Read MoreBrendan LaCava, has been making steady progress forging a career in show business. Given his pedigree, it seems like manifest destiny.
Read MoreReferred to as "kinetic impact projectiles," rubber bullets are composed of a metal core encased by a rubber shell (later changed to plastic to minimize injuries). But they still injure plenty of people.
Read MoreJust Mercy tells the story of a lawyer taking up the case of a man wrongly convicted of murder. This is the true story that inspired Just Mercy.
Read MoreHe's from Austria, and he got his start moving heavy stuff around.
Read MoreHumans have always been a little suspicious of dogs of the not-so-nice variety. Wolves may only want to be left alone, but mankind has long told tales of another kind of dog: the black-furred, red-eyed beast that lurks in the night, watching and waiting. This is the legend of hellhounds explained.
Read MoreWhat is it about Jesse that drives Breaking Bad fans nuts?
Read MoreLook! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's -- a blimp. Are you trying to say Superman put on weight? Of course not. That would be mean. Plus, you're probably talking about spotting an airship, which could be a blimp, a zeppelin, or a dirigible.
Read MoreSome people might tell you that once they hit Earth, meteorites go to live on a farm with other meteorites, where they can run through the fields together and chase rabbits. Some people would be wrong.
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