He learned about a job at a radio station in Springfield, Missouri, and that the manager of the station liked planes. "I put on my naval officer's uniform and my wings of gold and went in and talked about airplanes for about 30 or 45 minutes and I had my first job in radio," Barker said.
Read MoreThe world's oldest bottle of wine was discovered in a Roman tomb in Speyer, Germany. Dating back to 325 AD, the world's oldest bottle of wine has been miraculously preserved due to one weird Roman ingredient: olive oil. Topped with a wax seal, the oldest bottle is now in a museum.
Read MoreFake news as a term soared during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The phrase was used so often that the Collins Dictionary dubbed it the word of the year in 2017. While "fake news" means different things to various people, its basic definition is news that is fabricated.
Read MoreIs it strange to think that a guy got good enough at magic tricks to afford his own resort with a land mass roughly seven times the size of Vatican City? Sure, but it might be more shocking to realize that Copperfield is one of the most financially lucrative solo acts in history.
Read MoreOn July 23, 1982, an all-too-real tragedy occurred while filming the movie adaptation of the classic television show The Twilight Zone. Per History, on the last day of shooting, veteran actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, Renee Shinn Chen and Myca Dinh Le, were killed while filming a segment.
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones are practically synonymous with rock 'n' roll, and plenty of crazy rumors about the band have come up over the years. Here are some of the false things you believe about the Rolling Stones.
Read MoreWorld War I claimed millions lives, but that fact alone only scratches the surface of the weird, messed up things that happened during World War I.
Read MoreSometimes, it really sucks being part of a talented family. Even worse when you're the middle child. That was exactly how LaToya Jackson felt growing up. Unfortunately maligned throughout her career, Jackson's life has been dotted with pain and strife.
Read MoreIf he knew that the type of life he lived would lead to such a violent and early end, Biggie Smalls was well aware that the music he made would endure even after he was gone, and he named his follow-up album accordingly: Life After Death was released on March 25, 1997, just 16 days after his murder.
Read MoreFormula 1 racing is its own unique sport, even as far as racing sports are concerned. The cars used in Formula 1 are their own thing, and their design isn't replicated in any of the other racing sports.
Read MoreThere is sad news, however, for fans of George Harrison, who comes in last in the Beatles' popularity contest run by CBS, with a mere 8 percent of the vote. (Ringo, who wrote and sang the least material but was a memorable character in the Beatles films and interviews, got 11 percent of the vote.)
Read MoreThe tradition of caroling around the holiday season has a bizarre history. First done during pagan rituals thousands of years ago, caroling initially had nothing to do with Christmas. The bizarre history of caroling includes wassailing, Saint Francis of Assisi, and a ban on Christmas itself.
Read MoreWhen you think of Black Sabbath, you probably picture Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off of a bat that was thrown on stage, or the feud between him and Ronnie James Dio. But there's one member whose name is only raised to glory by serious music aficionados, and he was on bass guitar: Geezer Butler.
Read MoreOne of the strangest incidents to occur during the band's long career occurred in the early 1980s, when an unexpected connection between the band and a notorious L. A. County serial killer put the band on the front pages for all the wrong reasons, and led to them being tarred as devil worshipers.
Read MoreLee was married to Linda Lee Cadwell at the time of his death, but that didn't stop him from finding love in forbidden places.
Read MoreHow many of you know who Krist Novoselic is? We're guessing it isn't many.
Read MoreGenerally, Vikings could be very terrible.One of those terrible elements of Viking culture is the possible invention of criminal profiling. You know, the kind that predicts if people will be criminals based on how they look. The thing that some authorities still use even though it's unfair.
Read MoreIn 1994, Dave Grohl really didn't feel like playing the drums anymore. His friend and former band mate Kurt Cobain had recently taken his own life. But then one of Grohl's heroes asked him to play a Saturday Night Live gig with him, and it turned his whole perspective on music around.
Read MoreGertrude "Ma" Rainey was undoubtedly one of the greatest blues performers of all time. This is the untold truth of Ma Rainey.
Read More"What became of the likely lads? What became of the dreams we had?" So sang a young Pete Doherty with his erstwhile songwriting partner Carl Barât on The Libertines' self-titled 2004 album, which debuted at no. 1 on the UK charts.
Read MoreWith Netflix, it's all there. And when it's there, we will binge-watch it.
Read MoreFirst of all: you're probably saying his name wrong. According to his official bio, TV's favorite dog trainer was born in Culiacán, Mexico. His full name is César Felipe Millán Favela. So, it's not Cesar like the salad.
Read MoreThe Statue of Liberty was first dedicated in 1886 and stands on Liberty Island in New York harbor as a gift from France to the United States. The bizarre history of the Statue of Liberty includes its time as a lighthouse, its shutdown during war, and how it came to be associated with Emma Lazarus.
Read MoreThere are many aspects of Don King apart from his charming, camera-hungry side that most of us are far less familiar with. Like, for example, the fact that Don King sued sports channel ESPN for defamation in 2005.
Read MoreOut of the entirety of the collective Star Wars cast, though, two actors haven't fared as well, both Vader-related.
Read MoreEddie Van Halen's guitar riff is the centerpiece of Michael Jackson's 1982 number-one hit "Beat It." But Eddie Van Halen first thought the call to collaborate was a prank call from Quincy Jones. Not only did Eddie Van Halen contribute guitar to "Beat It," but he arranged it as well.
Read MoreEddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrell Abbott were phenomenal guitarists that the world was sad to let go. As it happens, they actually met just before Darrell's death. Dimebag Darrell made such an impression on Eddie Van Halen that Eddie insisted on burying one of his own guitars with Darrell.
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