Water is literally the elixir of life. Every living thing known to man needs water to continue living. But the amount each creature needs on a regular basis can vary dramatically. But what about the only one you're really worried about: humans? How long can you live without water?
Read MoreThe world of entertainment is full of amazing fighters with black belt-level martial arts skills to spare: Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and ... Willie Nelson? Wait, that can't be right.
Read MoreEverybody knows we have a lot in common with chimps, but are there any monkeys that are similar to humans? Well, as it turns out, the answer is yes.
Read MoreIf you own a dog you're probably putting in the work trying to figure out which breed of pup is the most easily manipulatable, so as to train your new hellhound to carry out your orders. Or, at the very least, you'd like one that house trains easily. This is the most obedient dog breed in the world.
Read MoreAs the (super inaccurate) William Wallace of 1995's Braveheart put it, "They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom." It's a battle cry for the ages, only slightly hamstrung by the fact that, in real life, they did take his freedom, and, a few weeks later, his life. It was rough.
Read MoreBefore you grab that Purell bottle and start pumping your way to chemical bliss, you should know that drinking hand sanitizer isn’t exactly a whole lot of fun, and yeah, it can really mess up your body.
Read MoreMister Rogers was a paragon of parenting-done-right. Whether or not your own parents always lived up to the ideal, Mr. Rogers sure did. So what happened to his actual children? How did they turn out?
Read MoreWe have it on good authority that Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her father forty whacks. According to our sources, when she saw what she had done, she hacked up her mom pretty good as well. But what about her sister?
Read MoreSilence of the Lambs' popularity might make you think America prefers its cannibalism with fava beans and a nice chianti.
Read MoreNBA players are some of the highest paid athletes in the world, and among them, few are higher paid than LeBron James. But just how much has he made?
Read MoreWhy is a blood affliction associated with the British monarchy? If anything was going to be called "the royal disease," shouldn't it have been crippling shopoholism or narcissistic personality disorder? Turns out, we can blame Queen Victoria.
Read MoreSome people don't eat in protest, and others just don't have food to eat. But just how long can a body endure without food?
Read MoreWhile the reasoning for the prevalence of 555 in popular media is pretty understandable, how did this trend first get started?
Read MoreWhether we're talking about chinstraps, soul patches, mustaches or the full Duck Dynasty, the male beard is a fashion statement that has been floating in and out of style since World War I. But when it comes to growing one, some men have more luck than others. Here's why some men can't grow beards.
Read MoreJohn Henry "Doc" Holliday. Even people who don't like westerns seem to like Tombstone, and even people who don't like Val Kilmer (which is hard to believe) seem to like the former Batman's portrayal of Doc Holliday. Here's how he spent his final, tragic days.
Read MoreSome things, like kale and proctology, are objectively good for you but still pretty awful. Such is the case with the weird scientific discovery made by researchers at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, who discovered the technology to knit things out of human skin.
Read MoreFrom fat-bottomed girls to bicycle racers, Freddie Mercury was somebody to love. He also was not a poor boy from a poor family.
Read MoreLet's say, you happen across a 13-foot crocodile wearing a bicycle tire as a necklace. If there were a contest to pluck that tire off its neck, would you enter?
Read MoreThe family patriarch is on the record in opposition to multi-generational wealth. Here's how much he'll give to them.
Read MoreOf 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.
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