The good news is that money can't buy happiness, so the joy quotient at Disneyland shouldn't be affected. The bad news is, money can — and has — paid for every other aspect of Disney's iconic vacation spots, so the rest of the experience is in a lot of trouble.
Read MoreThere was a time when Michael Jordan quit basketball and started playing baseball. Sensing this was not how destiny was to unfold, B.J. Armstrong stepped in.
Read MoreSir Paul McCartney is so good that when his name pops up in a conversation, there's a chance people won't even make bassist jokes. Of course, that has something to do with the fact that he also plays a few other instruments. And sings. And has a stellar solo career.
Read MoreSo yeah, Elon Musk has a brother. His name is Kimbal.
Read MoreThe University of Cambridge's Gonville and Caius College has a rather grim connection to a mysterious 16th-century epidemic. Symptoms kicked off with abrupt feelings of dread followed by headaches, neck pain, a profuse cold sweat, delirium and giddiness. Often, people died within eighteen hours.
Read MoreBefore the COVID-19 pandemic came along, the gig economy was already a treacherous road for drivers to travel. But things have only gotten worse for Uber. Here's how much they've lost so far.
Read MoreSuffice it to say, the pandemic has been the Clockwork Orange torture scene of news stories, and that's understating it.
Read MoreQueens of the Stone Age is one of the great survivors of the nineties rock scene. Formed in 1996 on the foundations of stoner-rock cult outfit Kyuss, according to AllMusic, the hard-rocking band not only flourished, but actually shot to the major leagues in the 2000s ...
Read MoreThe Waco miniseries is an exciting, dramatic, and ultimately sad telling of the 51-day siege on the Branch Davidians.
Read MoreYou probably know it was bad, but here's why the Waco siege was worse than you think.
Read MoreDanny DeVito is in a class all his own, and that's "national treasure that must be protected at all costs." It doesn't matter when you grew up, there's something he's been in that's shaped your childhood. But there's a lot of tragedy in his past. This is the tragic real-life story of Danny DeVito.
Read MoreYes, there was another Tussaud in the pantheon of wax figure entrepreneurs, and according to popular opinion, his museums are just the worst.
Read MoreIf you love your dog, but wish that your life was more like those Kato attack scenes from the Pink Panther movies, a wolf might just be for you. And that's the whole list of reasonable excuses to own a wolf as a pet. But if you're not convinced, read on!
Read MoreFiona Apple, that '90s musical wunderkind, a classically trained pianist who dropped an album at age 17 and has been selling recordings and racking up awards ever since, also spent some time behind bars. Here's why.
Read MoreEven if your only exposure to boxing comes in the form of a few seconds of idle channel-surfing every now and then, you're probably aware of Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury. But which is faster and more furious? Who would win in a matchup?
Read MoreHollywood is all about glamour, and there is a lot of money out there for actors. But these actors are much poorer than you thought.
Read MoreThe weird, true stories behind how superheroes get created can be just as fascinating as their fictional origins.
Read MoreFacebook has magnanimously decided not to needlessly endanger its employees. Good job.
Read MoreElon Musk and Warren Buffett: two guys who really are toward the top, if not at the top, of their respective games. So what's the beef?
Read MoreSince 2003, Anderson Cooper has been a staple in cable news -- and his influence is only growing. This is the tragic real-life story of Anderson Cooper.
Read MoreDespite creating the holiday, Anna Jarvis was aghast at what it had come to represent, ultimately fighting to have it abolished, before the task eventually took its toll.
Read MoreHe was born James Butler Hickok in 1837 in Illinois; she was born Martha Jane Cannary. Here's the story of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane Cannary.
Read MoreFrom everyday decisions to tracking apps, here are some truly creepy things about living in China.
Read MoreAt 18 registered specimens left, this snake species is now considered the most endangered snake species in the world.
Read MoreiPhone. iPod. iPad. iOS. iWork. iTunes. iPhoto. The modern society is so inundated with Apple's admittedly pretty neat "i" products and apps that it's hard to avoid mentally associating a product with that particular letter. But what does the "i" in iPhone really stand for?
Read MoreThere are many highly unlikely ways to die, and unless you count the increasingly convoluted Rube Goldberg deathtraps of the Final Destination franchise, a meteorite strike is doubtlessly at the top of the list.
Read MoreThe word "supermoon," according to NASA, was first coined in the year 1979 by one Richard Nolle. Britannica notes that Nolle, an astrologer, claimed at the time that supermoons were portents of oncoming calamities such as earthquakes and severe weather patterns.
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