Turns out that the Spinosaurus, which was once thought to be a land-dwelling carnivore nearly worthy of its own John Williams theme, was probably all about that beach life.
Read MoreSome five stories beneath the most populous city in France lies a grim reminder of man's capacity to expand beyond his means: a series of tunnels, stacked floor to ceiling with the remains of the dead -- the Paris catacombs.
Read MoreHypnosis, is "a mental state of highly focused concentration, diminished peripheral awareness, and heightened suggestibility." But what does it feel like?
Read MoreLove scenes in movies are difficult to get right, so any time a love scene turns out well the actors involved should probably get an award. A lot of movies end up with really bad love scenes. Here are some of the worst love scenes of all time.
Read MoreCats are fastidious. Famously discerning in culinary matters. Remember that really expensive dinner in a can, that it trained you to buy, because it wouldn't eat anything else you gave it, and you didn't want it to starve to death? The day will come when that doesn't cut the mustard, either.
Read MoreMany who have participated in a video conference finishes up, hangs up, and needs a nap. We're quickly learning that video conferencing is exhausting. Intuitively, it makes no sense. But you're not crazy for zooming straight to bed.
Read MoreDying in orbital limbo would have been a depressing contradiction. But the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 had more important matters to consider, like surviving.
Read MoreThe story goes that Limp Bizkit was in need of a new guitarist after the departure of mainstay Wes Borland. Lead singer Fred Durst was introduced to rock legend Eddie Van Halen at a party and, with some coaxing from an unnamed studio exec, the two were convinced to collaborate. Things got real.
Read MoreHenry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were married for about 23 years before Henry, frustrated with their inability to produce a male heir, decided to break with the Catholic Church and thereby have his marriage annulled.
Read MoreSome people get to live the dream of having a cameo in Star Trek. Some make you say, "Is that... no, it can't be!" Here are the weirdest Star Trek cameos.
Read MoreSitting Bull was a man worthy of legend, but his tragedy holds lessons we should never forget. This is the tragic real-life story of Sitting Bull.
Read MoreIn the late 1960s, charismatic lunatic Charles Manson informed his bevy of followers that a race war was on its way down the cultural pipeline, and that it needed a push start. To achieve this, he nudged his posse into committing seven murders, and attempting several others. Before that ...
Read MoreIn 2019, we got the follow-up to 2017's highly-successful It, an adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name. It: Chapter Two is great and very scary, but there are a few moments that left us scratching our heads.
Read MoreWhile Rebel Without a Cause is considered a classic, a lot of its cast met tragic, mysterious, and untimely ends. Here are all of the dearly departed cast members of the seemingly cursed film.
Read MoreWhy do people get goosebumps? Because R.L. Stine is and always has been the preeminent voice of a generation, a compelling author with a lot to say about society, the political process, and man's unfathomable capacity to say "cheese" and die. But what about physical goosebumps?
Read MoreWhen Paul Lavesque debuted in the WWE as "Hunter Hearst Helmsley" in 1995, he had a silver spoon in his mouth. An etiquette-obsessed, "snooty" blue blood, he initially finished off opponents with a variant of the Diamond Cutter before adopting his patented "Pedigree."
Read MoreUnlike his screen presence, Moe from The Three Stooges was universally acclaimed as a generous and thoughtful man, making his death all the more tragic.
Read MoreMaybe, flying in the face of the laws that hold the universe together, the one true example of a Marshmallow-Person-Who-Takes-Himself-Too-Seriously broke through to this realm of imperfect substance. Maybe that's how we got Steven Seagal.
Read MorePresident Ulysses S. Grant's claim to fame was taking command of the Union forces during the American Civil War, personally chosen by President Abraham Lincoln to defeat the Confederacy. Defeat them he did, and then he became president. But his presidency was rocked by scandal...
Read MoreThe worst of times in Morocco occurred around 100 million years ago. Here's the truth of the "most dangerous place in history of planet Earth."
Read MoreOdds are you're experiencing more dreams, and more vivid dreams, these days. There are a few reasons why.
Read MoreIt would be silly to deny that COVID-19 contributed to a drop in Apple iPhone sales, but it's arguably lazy to blame the trend on the pandemic. There are other reasons why there may be an iPhone shortage this year.
Read MoreThe funny thing about the acronym 'UFO' is that so many people treat the 'U' like an 'I' by trying to identify flying objects as extraterrestrial vessels. Really, though, how would anyone know they were looking at one if they can't identify what it is?
Read MoreHere's the thing: no one really knows if catching COVID-19 prevents infections in the future, and some evidence suggests that it doesn't.
Read MoreDogs will eat anything, up to and including, well, literally almost any food. Ay, there's the rub.
Read MorePrivate Ezra Stickley of the 5th Virginia Infantry didn't leave the Battle of Antietam in one piece, and his horse fared far worse. Stickley said of his ordeal, "The third shell struck and killed my horse and bursting, blew him to pieces, knocked me down, of course, and tore off my right arm..."
Read MoreBehind Louis Armstrong's career, success, and fame, there was tragedy. The man nicknamed Pops and Satchmo didn't have an easy life by any stretch of the imagination, and even as he was taking to the stage and wowing fans, he struggled. Here's the tragic real-life story of Louis Armstrong.
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