How Science Made The Impossible Burger Possible
The Impossible Burger supposedly looks, tastes, and smells like meat, but isn't. Instead of glorious beef, it's made entirely out of plant-based materials.
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How Mattress Stores Totally Rip You Off
Life is good in the 21st century, but mattress shopping still sucks.
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Details You Didn't Know About Mary Heath
Mary Heath was the first woman to hold a commercial flying license in Britain, and most people don't know the details of Mary Heath's life.
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How The United States Stole The Northern Mariana Islands
Like many other islands the United States has stolen, the Northern Mariana Islands have a long history of being pushed around by colonial powers.
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The Messed Up History Of Cannibalism In The Middle Ages
Life in the Middle Ages was no picnic for most people, what with all the backbreaking manual labor. Famine sometimes led to some pretty horrifying food options.
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This Is How Many Times Waylon Jennings Was Married
Waylon Jennings was married several times before finding true love and settling down with another country artist, Jessi Colter.
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The Chilling Truth About Solar Storms
From radiation illness to widespread power outages, solar storms bring invisible destruction from above. The worst part? We never know when the next might hit.
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A Look At The Assassination Attempts Plotted Against Gerald Ford
President Gerald Ford managed to survive not just one, but two serious attempts on his life in the space of just 17 days -- both committed by women.
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How The United States Stole American Samoa
The United States stole American Samoa and currently controls it from 7,000 miles away in Washington, D.C.
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Why Jonas Salk Was Often Despised When He Was Alive
You would think that the man who developed the vaccine for polio, Dr. Jonas Salk, would be celebrated. In reality, he was disliked by his peers.
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How The COVID-19 Bill Just Started A UFO Disclosure Countdown
The request is not in the 5,593-page stimulus bill, but attached to the intelligence budget rolled into it, according to a posting on the Senate's website.
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The True Story Behind Motley Crue's 'Kickstart My Heart'
II's obvious that Mötley Crüe's 1989 song "Kickstart My Heart" from their Dr. Feelgood album isn't an ode to a heart getting kickstarted by love.
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Olympians Who Committed Awful Crimes
But what comes after the Olympics? For some Olympians, post-Olympics life has included a slide into the sad, dark, and criminal.
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The Tragic Death Of Photographer Mathew Brady
After years spent photographing the U.S. Civil War, photographer Mathew B. Brady tragically died alone in a hospital charity ward on January 15, 1896.
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This Is Bob Seger's Greatest Regret
You'd be hard-pressed to find a karaoke room or jukebox without "Old Time Rock & Roll." What could Bob Seger possibly regret about such a runaway success?
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What Really Happened When Scientists Gave An Elephant Too Much LSD
This is the story of what really happened when scientists gave Tusko the elephant too much LSD in 1962.
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The Legendary Wave Duke Kahanamoku Once Surfed
You don't get nicknamed "The Big Kahuna" without having a story of riding a massive wave that propels you a mile down the coast and into the stuff of legend.
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The Truth About Everyone Who's Died At Coney Island
Coney Island has a long and storied history as an entertainment hub. Over time, Coney Island has developed a reputation for accidents and ride malfunctions.
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The Reason The Kennedys Couldn't Stand Fidel Castro
The reason the Kennedys couldn't stand Fidel Castro concerns a failed plan to remove Cuba's leader from power.
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The Reason Slash's Son Intentionally Didn't Learn The Guitar
It's easy to see why a young musician like London Hudson, trying to wade into the waters of rock stardom, might be a bit intimidated by GNR's historic success.
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What Melissa Auf Der Maur From The Smashing Pumpkins Is Doing Today
Melissa Auf der Maur from The Smashing Pumpkins is still in the music scene today but not exactly in the way you think.
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The True Story Of The Man Who Served 11 American Presidents
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman witnessed decades of history unfold. One of the White House's longest-serving employees, he died in May from the coronavirus at age 91.
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Before The Queen's Gambit There Was Vera Menchik
Before The Queen's Gambit there was Vera Menchik, who was one of the best players in the world in the early 20th century and paved the way for women's chess.
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Did Ben Franklin's Famous Kite Experiment Actually Happen?
Did Franklin's kite experiment ever really happen? Or is it just another one of the myths we're raised to believe about our nation's Founding Fathers?
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What Has Stewart Copeland From The Police Been Up To?
Copeland, the Virginia-born musician, has moved far beyond the world of rock and branched into everything from opera to scoring film and television (and more).
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The Untold Story Of The Women Who Discovered The Universe
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, several women were hired at Harvard Observatory to classify the universe. Today, they remain largely forgotten.
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The One Moment That Ruined Eric Clapton's Career
In 1976, Clapton shocked the audience in the Odeon music venue in Birmingham, England, with a string of racist comments and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
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