David Crosby: 12 Facts About The Late Musician
David Crosby has been knocking around the biggest stages of rock and pop for nearly 60 years, and his untold truth is anything but gentle and folksy.
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Here's What It Really Takes To Get On Antiques Roadshow
It's been the better part of half a century since Antiques Roadshow took to the airwaves in its original British format. Yes, Antiques Roadshow started out as a BBC production. It's a show about people complimenting other people's musky possessions in moderate tones. This shouldn't be a shock.
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What It's Like To Quarantine With A Ghost
Lack of scientific evidence aside a few folks are quite convinced that they are sharing their special quarantine time with a ghost. Perhaps more than one.
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The Real Reason Jet Li Renounced His American Citizenship
Among the more intriguing elements of Jet Li's personal life was his decision to renounce his American citizenship and jet off to new lands. What country could possibly propel Jet Li to just leave?
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The Surprising Place Where Henry VIII Is Buried
Henry VII, the Tudor monarch who gave us Henry VIII and all of the drama and spectacle attached thereunto, is among the monarchs whose mortal remains grace the interior of Westminster. What about his son, the VII?
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KISS Fans Just Got Some Bad News Amid The Pandemic
KISS: a thing you shouldn't do all night or every day with strangers when faced with a highly contagious virus. And as of May, it's also a legendary band you won't catch playing on a cruise ship until at least 2021.
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The Real Reason Henry VIII Executed Thomas Cromwell
In 1540, Henry VIII gave his primary advisor, Thomas Cromwell, the axe. Well, technically the executioner gave him the axe, but the point still holds. Citing a dubious "contemporary" source, Arthur Galton describes an "ungodly" affair in which the executioner hacked at Cromwell's neck for ...
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The Most Hypoallergenic Cat Breed In The World
Cats bring joy to many, but if you're one of those allergic to them, it can feel like you're missing out. Don't worry, though, there are some cat breeds that won't always trigger sneezing fits.
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The Biggest Differences Between UPS And FedEx Drivers
When it comes to comparing FedEx and UPS: Braun Consulting calls the differences "stark."
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Korn
Korn's nuanced, anguished lyrics serve as a means of catharsis both for them and the band's millions of fans. All that pain in Korn's music is real.
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Did Beavis And Butthead Ruin This Band's Career?
As any Gen X'er who still wears acid wash jeans and calls people "dude" can attest, Winger was, for a while there, a band. According to some, it was none other than Beavis and Butthead who brought Winger down.
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Jim Hutton: The Truth About Freddie Mercury's Partner
In the film Bohemian Rhapsody, Jim Hutton is portrayed as romantic Yoda who, in many ways, fixes the troubled rock star. The reality of Jim and Freddie's time together was a lot less cinematic.
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The Truth About The Most Powerful Volcano Eruption In U.S. History
Photographer Dave Crocket described the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens as "hell on Earth," per My Northwest. One of Washington state's seven mountains, it had sat inactive since 1857...
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Every Athlete That's A Billionaire Today
Most people think athletes make mountains of money. That's not true, only some do. While athletes in their prime tend to command more when negotiating their contracts, only a rarefied few get to become and remain billionaires, and it takes a combination of luck and skill.
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Who Were The Oldest Presidents?
While 35 is the minimum age to run for president of the United States, there's no maximum. Here are the oldest presidents throughout history.
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The Truth About Bill Gates's Mug Shot
Bill Gates is one of those modern-day legends. Love him or not, admire him or not, the guy has an impressive string of accomplishments on his resume, going back to high school ... including a nice mugshot.
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The Truth About Jet Li's Near-Death Experience
For most people, a tsunami isn't a near-death experience — it's an uncheatable death. Tsunami researcher and forecaster Vasily Titov called it the reverse of an earthquake in terms of casualties, because it's such a difficult disaster to survive.
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The Untold Truth Of Woodstock, According To Carlos Santana
It's been more than fifty years since the residents of Bethel, New York were outnumbered 200 to 1 by a hoard of 400,000 hippies. Final tally: only two dead. Not bad. Carlos Santana remembers it vividly.
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What Kind Of Car Does Bill Gates Drive?
The old joke is, "Where does a 500-pound gorilla sit?" And the answer is, "Anywhere he wants!" So, what kind of car does one of the world's richest men drive? Anything he wants. And what he wants, historically, is ...
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The Truth About Elon Musk's Favorite Plane, The SR-71
If the X-Men say it's cool, and if Mr. SpaceX/Tesla Motors himself, Elon Musk, says it's cool, then it has to be very cool indeed. And indeed it is: It's the SR-71, sometimes referred to as the Blackbird, adapted (quite radically) for toting mutants to battle evil on behalf of all of us.
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Why Are Patek Philippe Watches So Expensive?
Watches complete a wardrobe, and make a statement. The Swiss brand Patek Philippe, for instance, has been around for decades, is highly regarded, and has made some of the costliest watches ever sold.
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Here's How The Three Stooges Fought Back Against Hitler
But stepping up to the plate before either Bogart or Chaplin were the world's most famous knuckleheads: The Three Stooges -- three Jewish men, former vaudevillians, not generally recognized for their political commentary.
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The Truth About Elon Musk's College Nightclub
In a 2008 piece written for Esquire, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained his interest in manned interstellar travel by laying out some of the most likely threats to the human race. And do you know what else would be pretty bad? A Friday without boozy creations like Jello shots.
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The Truth About Elizabeth I's Relationship With Mary, Queen Of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England are forever bound in history -- especially because the Queen of England ordered her rival's death. What makes their relationship intriguing is that they never even met.
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The Messed Up Truth About Hugo Chavez
There are few modern political figures quite as polarizing as Hugo Chávez. Venezuela hasn't been doing so well lately. Here's the truth about Hugo Chavez.
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The Reason Henry VIII Nearly Executed Catherine Parr
Henry VIII is best remembered for one pastime: finding new ways to call mulligan on his panoply of marriages. His last wife was Catherine Parr, who came within spitting distance of being another notch on the king's beheading stump. This is the reason Henry VIII nearly executed Catherine Parr.
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Whatever Happened To Baby Jessica?
Baby Jessica became famous on October 14th, 1987. The world got its first taste of binge-worthy cable news child endangerment when 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell down a 22-foot well in Midland, Texas and stayed there for 58 hours. She was eventually rescued. So whatever happened to Baby Jessica?
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