Of the many students who trained under the grandmaster Ip Man, none are as famous as Bruce Lee. And if Bruce Lee is the most iconic martial artist in cinematic history, the outfit that he will always be remembered in is the yellow tracksuit he wore in Game of Death, his final performance.
Read MoreDogs are wicked smart, and loyal, which makes most humans love them. Unless, of course, you're allergic. And according to the American Kennel Club (AKC), about 10 percent of you are. So which dog is both small and hypoallergenic?
Read MoreThere is evidence that Beethoven retained at least partial hearing in his left ear until shortly before he passed away.
Read MorePeople love them some disaster preparedness, especially when it's served with a side of firearms, paramilitarism and paranoid survivalist dogma. It's no big surprise, then, that National Geographic Channel's Doomsday Preppers garnered some of the network's highest ratings. So why was it canceled?
Read MoreToday, we can take comfort in the potential for a more magical tomorrow, as a baboon in South Africa has re-enacted the opening of The Lion King with a baby lion.
Read MoreIf you're hoping for scientifically proven powers of seduction and masculinity by way of wax -- don't hold your breath. The pros are pretty short, and the potential side effects are more about what could go wrong. But first, the history.
Read MoreWith his splits and spin-kicks, Jean-Claude Van Damme ruled the action movie scene from the late 1980s to mid-1990s. But does he have the black belts to prove it?
Read MoreWhen Henry VII croaked, England got itself a new king on the quick, Henry's only son, Edward. And at nine years old, he was old enough to read chapter books.
Read MoreWhat Nixon was thinking when he made this job offer is anyone's guess. But he did say this to a preteen Jet Li. Here's why Li refused to be Nixon's bodyguard.
Read MoreCharles Dickens. The man's very name gave us an adjective for a situation that basically sucks: Dickensian this, Dickensian that. Nobody wants an Airbnb described in the brochures as "Dickensian." Well, almost nobody. We don't judge. But how was Dickens' financial situation? How much was he worth?
Read MoreMusicians are always unpredictable. Especially when a live camera is pointed at them. Here are musicians who lost it on live TV.
Read MoreHave you ever heard the saying about things going "from bad to worse?" This is not one of those stories. It involves beer, lost dogs, and eventually, a happy ending.
Read MoreDuring the construction of a motorway in the Czech Republic, archaeologists were thrilled to discover a wooden water well now believed to have been constructed around 5255 BC. What the archaeologists were doing at the construction site is unclear...
Read MoreR.E.M. dominated alternative radio, MTV, and the charts in the '80s and '90s, but afterwards, what happened to the four musicians who changed music history?
Read MoreFor many people, it takes most of a paycheck just to make rent. Why is housing so darned expensive?
Read MoreWe can now add a new entry to our unofficial Noodle Hall of Fame: Noodles have inspired a brand new, super-tough, flexible synthetic tissue that is able to heal from damage and even "defend itself." Now that's impressive.
Read MoreIn 1534, King Henry VIII did what every Catholic school kid has imagined doing while being ostracized by a nun for chewing gum during mass: he started his own church where nobody was allowed to tell him what to do. Here's why he created the Church of England.
Read MoreSome dark and disturbing stuff happened during the Texas Revolution, events that are less "remember the Alamo!" and more "what the heck, Texas?"
Read MoreA cat deemed "the world's worst" has found a home, proving that anything is possible.
Read MoreWhile modern physics and satellite imagery side firmly with the Greeks, you might wonder how they arrived at the not-always-accepted wisdom of modern science.
Read MoreLizzie Borden. Not Elizabeth. Her story is one of the better mostly-unsolved murders in American history. Here's the truth about the house where the Borden murders took place.
Read MoreThankfully, while the first website on Earth wasn't anything pretty, it also wasn't the sparkly mess that would overrun everybody's screens by the mid-'90s.
Read MoreThis particular year features one particular date that gives "mathematicians and geeks" chills. We're talking, of course, about 02/02/2020, a date that gave us events such as the Super Bowl and the Groundhog Day. Its eight digits double as a palindrome -- an extremely rare occurrence.
Read MoreSteven Seagal has been making heavy allusions to his involvement with the Central Intelligence Agency since his early days in Hollywood. He's stated that he "did special favors" for the CIA and helped to train their operatives. But did he actually work with them?
Read MoreOf all the ways humanity could abruptly end, disease is the scariest. It's invisible, can spread quickly, and the only surefire defense is complete isolation. In 2020, fears are riding high about the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but does it compare to the most deadly outbreaks in history?
Read MoreIt hasn't been good times all the time for Van Halen. The group has endured set backs, rough times, and more.
Read MoreWhen the Kansas City Chiefs were proclaimed the victors of the 2020 Super Bowl, President Trump made a rather embarrassing blunder on Twitter: he congratulated the wrong state, crediting the victory to the "Great state of Kansas." Oops. Here's the real reason why Kansas City is in Missouri.
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