As Henry grew into his role as King of England he also grew into -- bigger-sized clothing, topping out with a reportedly 54-inch waist. The man became whopping. After all, he was king -- what would be denied him? Certainly not food. Here's what he typically ate.
Read MoreAfter the stock market plunge of early 2020, how is Bezos faring?
Read MorePandemic is one of the best-selling board games of all time. But who made this peculiar game about disease? Why is Pandemic so popular? And what untold truths can a strange board game reveal about how pandemics spread in the real world? Here's the untold truth of the Pandemic board game.
Read MoreIf all you know about Joseph from Genesis is his Technicolor Dreamcoat, there's a lot more to him. Here is the untold truth of Joseph in the Old Testament.
Read MoreWhen most think of Vikings, the first thing that comes to mind is looting and pillaging. But that's just one aspect of Viking life and culture, and over the years, historians have been able to unravel many more details of daily Viking life. Here's what life was really like as a Viking in 800 AD.
Read MoreThe Tiananmen Square massacre was a horrific event wherein the government slaughtered thousands of protesting individuals in cold blood. In mainland China, information regarding this mass murder has been suppressed for decades. This is the messed up truth about the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Read MoreEvery time something newsworthy happens, someone digs into an old episode of The Simpsons and finds a joke that seems to predict the real-life incident. But people have recently discovered another coronavirus oracle, whose predictions are even more reliable than a yellow cartoon family: Bill Gates.
Read MoreOne of the best ways to stay calm is to stay informed. Facts are of utmost importance at this point in the story, and with ever changing facts and reporters eager to jump the gun on a story, it's important to ensure the facts you're getting are reliable and up to date.
Read MoreFor one cat breed, it's as if someone thought, "That kitty would sure be even more lovable if it pulled a 'Gremlins 2' and turned itself into a gargoyle."
Read MoreThe head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has more than a little experience, as well as education. Dr. Anthony Fauci has been head of NIAID since 1984, appointed during the Reagan administration, which means he's worked successfully for six different presidents.
Read MoreIt's probably safe to say that car owners aren't complaining, but what exactly is going on? What could be the real reason why gas prices are plummeting? It's ... it's the COVID-19 virus, right?
Read MoreIf you're not familiar with the name Randy Rhoads, chances are you've still heard him play. Rhoads was the virtuoso guitar player who shredded on Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo records, and a major part why the Ozzman managed to pick himself up from the slump he'd been in ...
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to steal the international spotlight, infecting hundreds of thousands and tanking the stock market. Meanwhile, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates appears to have dropped a considerable amount of cash in the past few months.
Read MoreThe merest mention of a national quarantine is enough to have the old "What if?" hairs on the back of the neck stand up. Could it really happen?
Read MoreIf you live on Planet Wasp-76b, then your weather forecast may very well be "Cloudy, with a chance of liquid iron rain."
Read MoreThere are a few basic facts which filmmakers seem to take great pride in driving home on a regular basis: One is that dogs die.
Read MoreIt's safe to say that April 28, 1789, was not Lieutenant William Bligh's best day ever. Here's the amazing story of the mutiny on 'The Bounty.'
Read MoreIn 1912, White Star Line vice-president Philip Franklin declared, "There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers." Given what actually happened, Franklin's words would go down as the height of stupid pride ...
Read MoreIn his autobiography, Mark Twain wrote, "A bat is beautifully soft and silky; I do not know any creature that is pleasanter to the touch or is more grateful for caressings, if offered in the right spirit..." But he may have written differently if he knew about the world's largest bat.
Read MoreSomeone of Andre the Giant's size and professional stature is bound to have some stories attached to him, true or not -- though as an old theater professor once said, "All my stories are true. And some of them really happened." So what really happened to Andre?
Read MoreMight as well start with the basics: don't drink vape juice. Nothing that you're about to read will change the fact that drinking vape juice will cement your place as the weird (and unhealthy) dude who drinks vape juice. That sort of social branding doesn't go away.
Read MoreAs hilarious as his public persona was, in many ways he was the archetypal sad clown. This is the tragic real-life story of Chris Farley.
Read MoreOn March 13, 2020, Bill Gates announced in a LinkedIn blog post that he's stepping down from Microsoft. Here's why.
Read MoreYou don't normally call someone a caveman as a compliment, but Ice Age humans were way cooler than stereotypes or even scientists have given them credit for.
Read MoreMembers of the Jonestown community were given the choice to take their own lives or be killed by the camp guards, having been told that authorities would be "parachuting in" and taking their kids to be raised as fascist pawns. Amazingly, through various turns of events, 33 people made it out alive.
Read MoreQuarantine is the word of the day, and unfortunately, it can do a lot more than just earn us a ton of points in Scrabble. Thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus strain currently making the rounds, tons of people are getting intimately acquainted with the term, whether they like it or not.
Read MoreWhat with the coronavirus, rumbling of a coming depression tumbled out of the Twitter feeds of pessimists, while the more pragmatic but still not-fun-at-parties crowd foresaw a fast-approaching recession. And that begs the question: what's the difference?
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