With Monroe being so popular in American culture, it might be difficult for some to imagine that she was once monitored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We can tell you right now that the investigation didn't have anything to do with the Kennedys and her death at age 36.
Read MoreThe Ancient Greeks commonly practiced slicing people open to bleed them out for health purposes — bloodletting, by the official name. The reason Ancient Greeks were so into bloodletting comes down to the belief in balancing the four humors that they held.
Read MoreThere has been another, literally out-of-this-world, honor, bestowed shortly after Rogers' death. Scientists renamed an asteroid, first discovered in 1993 and previously known as No. 26858. Per NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the celestial body is now officially known as 26858 Misterrogers.
Read MorePaul Stanley of KISS is known for his rollicking, party-hearty lyrics and rhythm guitar, but the rock star struggled with his ears behind the scenes. You might not know that Paul Stanley was born with a congenital deformity that left him deaf in his right ear.
Read MoreThe President of the United States is also the Commander-in-Chief of the military, and while it's not a requirement to serve before becoming president, some presidents have. Among them was the 35th President, John F. Kennedy. And JFK did not just enter the Navy; he's a bona fide war hero.
Read MoreDid Led Zeppelin really sell their souls to the devil? In the 1980s, evangelicals claimed that Led Zeppelin had created masked Satanic messages in their tracks like "Stairway to Heaven." This is where the Satanic Led Zeppelin rumors stem from.
Read MoreHe talked of studying an undergraduate degree and continuing on to do a master's. Despite his family, hobbies, and plans for the future, however, Halladay battled with depression and addiction, and these would combine with his dangerous hobby to bring about his early demise.
Read MoreMister Rogers, known as Fred Rogers off-screen, is one of the most beloved figures of children's television after decades of hosting his program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on PBS. But Mister Rogers was notoriously difficult to interview. In interviews, Mister Rogers always failed to provide drama.
Read MoreActor Danai Gurira, who has thrilled audiences with her portrayals of such iconic characters as The Walking Dead's Michonne and Black Panther's Okoe, has been cast to play United States Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, a political trailblazer as well as a 1972 candidate for United States President.
Read MoreJoe Perrys guitar licks were something out of this world when the band was rocking through '70s and '80s. Well, part of the '80s, since Perry was absent from the band between 1979 and 1984. Here's how that happened.
Read MoreSome artists thrive and go on to create even better music once they're free to follow their own ideas; others struggle to establish their own identities and be taken seriously as a solo act, rather than a part of a whole. The Monkees' Peter Tork certainly fell into the latter category.
Read MoreThe future president took home-study U.S. Army Extension Courses from 1935-1936, and joined the Army's Enlisted Reserve Corps in Des Moines in 1937 after he completed 14 classes, according to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. He enlisted as a private.
Read MoreAs of 2020, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still considered the worst oil spill in the history of U.S.
Read MoreIt's not always bad luck that sinks a production, however. Bad decision-making and human error also play a major part. Here are a few notorious movie-killing blunders.
Read MorePeople are weird. We pay good money to be given a bit of hope, just enough to make us fall in love with a character, a world, a story, then we're completely satisfied when our newfound friend's world comes crashing down. Some movies make us laugh, others fill us with excitement and explosions.
Read MoreWhile the assassins and their co-conspirators planned meticulously how to murder Caesar, they didn't plan for his death's aftermath. And in the end, the killers found they couldn't live in the future they helped create.
Read MoreSection 1 of Article 3 of the Constitution states that federal judges and Supreme Court justices "shall hold their Offices during good Behavior," meaning they can be impeached for conduct unbecoming of a member of the highest court in the land. There is no constitutional definition of naughtiness.
Read MoreIommi is generally considered one of the best rock guitarists of all time, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Those are crazy feats when you consider he's missing a couple crucial body parts needed for that whole guitar playing thing: Iommi is sans the top ⅓ of two fingers on his right hand.
Read MoreTurning a spherical surface into a rectangle is a mathematical challenge, one that has plagued mapmakers for centuries. Unfortunately, there's no way to perform this geometric feat (called "projection") perfectly; any map will have a distortion of size, a distortion of shape, or some other error.
Read MoreKelly, born George Kelly Barnes in 1895, started his life of crime as a bootlegger. He was the last person you'd think would become a criminal. Born to a relatively wealthy family in Memphis, Tennessee, he attended Mississippi State University (some records said he went to Mississippi A&M).
Read MoreBuckingham Palace has a history going back several hundred years. Being the official residence of English monarchs for nearly 200 years means a lot of weird history has unfolded at the palace. here's a list of the most bizarre things to ever happen at the royal palace.
Read MoreTo top it all off, after six months he was finally on the mend, and got so excited one day that he fell out of bed "and ripped open all these stitches in my stomach," requiring doctors to "dive in again and sew me up." All told, young Ringo ended up staying in the hospital for a year.
Read MorePantera wasn't exactly known for its luck. Sure, the band was famous and all, but their story is full of tragedy and loss. Their legacy is a mix of headbanging metalheads rocking to their tunes and of news headlines breaking stories that fans never wanted to hear.
Read MoreLet's be clear: Knock Knock is disturbing and excessively anxiety-inducing, as one Twitter user reports, but not necessarily because of its horror elements. Without spoiling the plot, the most messed-up things about Knock Knock are its believable parts, not its camp.
Read MoreEven though Steve Jobs died several years ago, the iconic founder of Apple still holds a place in the memories of many tech users (so ... many modern humans). But for all his creativity, Steve Jobs always wore the same black turtleneck. Here's Steve Jobs' uniform finally explained.
Read MoreWinnie the Pooh and his fuzzy, adorable friends have entertained and inspired children and adults alike. Part of their enduring charm is that the Winnie the Pooh universe comes across as completely and totally innocent ... or so it seems. Here are some other messed-up things about Winnie the Pooh.
Read MoreWhen something good happens, people want to celebrate. Athletes are no different, and star athletes have a lot to celebrate, including huge contracts that guarantee they'll never have to worry about money again. Here are weird ways that athletes celebrated contract signings.
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