Some 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.
Read MoreThe royal family follows a lot of rules. These can involve what they wear, how they walk, or what to say, but one of the lesser-known ones has to do with titles. For example, Elizabeth II is Her Majesty the Queen, but her husband remains His Royal Highness, Prince Philip. Why is that?
Read MoreThe late 1990s were a magical time. But all was not well in America -- there was a dire threat lurking just over the horizon. The United States National Security Agency was on top of it. In January of 1999, they made their move, officially banning Furbies from NSA property.
Read MoreIn what might well be a case of rock-and-roll toe-may-toe/toe-mah-toe, Lindsey Buckingham was either fired from Fleetwood Mac or was "forced out" (which is kind of the same thing, maybe) by fellow Fleetwooder Stevie Nicks in 2018.
Read MoreKurt Cobain struggled mightily with stardom and bearing the weight of his generation's problems. Here's what the final 12 months of Kurt Cobain's life was like.
Read MoreAny gambler who knows the secrets of casinos will tell you that there are wagers out there made exclusively for chumps. A scant few hundred years back, one of the biggest sucker bets a person could make was marrying Henry VIII ...
Read MoreIn the beginning there was MythBusters. And it was very good. Now it's gone, but we have... Mythbusters Jr.
Read MoreGet famous enough, and the legends start to pile up. The Vikings are no exception. Here are some popular Viking myths you can stop believing.
Read MoreTime was, Howard Stern's name wouldn't appear without the qualifier "shock jock." Stern, born in 1954, took audio entertainment -- radio; first, terrestrial, then satellite -- to new heights. Or new depths, depending on your point of view.
Read MoreThe White House has a lot of history. It started with a design competition won by Irish architect James Hoban, according to History. The site was chosen by George Washington, with work beginning in 1792, and completed eight years later ...
Read MoreThe best indicator of Steve Clark's importance within Def Leppard might be the fact that he was never fired. He stayed with the band until his tragic death.
Read MoreGenies have morphed over time from godlike entities to cartoonish pop culture renderings. This is the legend of genies explained.
Read MoreIt's not every TV series that gives birth to a new word that actually sticks around. But that's one of the side effects of 1985's MacGyver, an adventure series that emphasized brains and knowledge over guns. Why'd this classic get canceled?
Read MoreLed Zeppelin dominated the rock and roll scene in the seventies, with songs like Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir, and When the Levee Breaks. One surprising fact? One of their greatest hits of all-time, Dazed and Confused, arguably isn't a Led Zeppelin original at all.
Read MoreThe United States is growing -- and not in a good way. But are we the fattest country in the world?
Read MoreThe number of billionaires in the world is dwindling, which — considering the state of the global economy — is not surprising. But have you ever thought if it meant countries are poorer, too? Which country is the richest anyway?
Read MoreThe history of Middle Earth unspooled from J.R.R. Tolkien's head like a high fantasy scarf being pulled by a magician from the mouth of a very special birthday boy, and fans know that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was only the punctuation mark at the end of a decidedly long run-on sentence.
Read MoreIt's tempting to call the fall of the Byzantine Empire, well, byzantine, and then call it a day because life's too short for excessive complexity. Or maybe call it a lot of days, because just as the Western Roman Empire crumbled after decades of obvious decline, the Byzantine Empire, took its time.
Read MoreIn May of 2020, fans of the CW's sprawling panoply of DC adaptations were astonished to learn that Australian actress Ruby Rose would be exiting her post as Kate Kane, the eponymous guardian of Gotham City on Batwoman after only one year. Here's what we know about the next in line.
Read MoreThese United States have subsisted on a single, galvanizing promise that one day, if we keep the faith and stick to the straight and narrow, X gon' give it to us. Tragically, it was a promise doomed to go unfulfilled, as DMX is no longer financially capable of giving it to anyone.
Read MoreFlags have a hallowed place in human history. Usually made of cloth, they signify all manner of things: something to follow in the midst of battle. Symbolic identity for a group, large or small. The same is true for the Pride Flag.
Read MoreAnything that happens in a bathroom on Earth is a little more problematic in space, but they've got that figured out, too. For instance, how many of us keep a scale in the bathroom?
Read MoreImagine a world without cell phones. It's hard for most people, since cell phones are so ingrained into everyday life. However, if you lived in Green Bank, West Virginia, you wouldn't be able to text anyone, let alone take social media photos.
Read MoreMike Tyson's life has seen success, failure, marvelous deeds, and tragic missteps. This is the untold truth of Mike Tyson.
Read MoreYou might think you're immune to propaganda, but you probably aren't. Some misinformation campaigns didn't even bother with subtlety.
Read MorePlay a game long enough and eventually, you'll find yourself seeing it everywhere, or seeing changes in your body. This is particularly true for games involving patterns, like Tetris, where colored objects fit together like a puzzle. This phenomenon even has a name: the "Tetris effect."
Read MoreDJ Snake is responsible for dance music played and sold in great quantities around the world.
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