The truth of life in the Wild West was rarely easy for the people who actually had to live there. Things like medical care or law enforcement could be hard to find. To be a woman there was even more difficult. These women were some of the toughest to make their mark
Read MorePart of Shatner's over-the-top persona comes from his early career as a Shakespearean actor, when he performed in 1954 in Stratford, Ontario. At his core, he's a performance artist who has, unfortunately for him and fortunately for comedy, demonstrated a tin ear for how he comes across.
Read MoreDale Wayne Sigler, one of the subjects of Netflix's popular docuseries I Am A Killer and, more recently, I Am A Killer: Released, openly admits that 30 years ago, he took a man's life. Sigler spent three decades in prison following a robbery attempt that went bad in 1990.
Read MoreIn the cowpoke getup, the 100-pound Pearl looked like more like a young boy playing sheriff than a menacing highway robber, but the clothes -- and the .38 revolver she took with her -- were enough to scare the daylights out of the passengers on the stagecoach bound for Florence, Arizona.
Read MoreThe channel also has a love affair with "dirty men shun the 21st century and act gritty while also rarely showering" shows, like Alone, Swamp People, and Mountain Men. The "historical" aspect of these forays, it seems, revolves around embracing ancient methods of living.
Read MoreIn a 2014 interview with the New York Post, Ali, Jr. shared that he couldn't recall ever sharing a meal with his entire family and remembered being bullied in school by other kids who wanted to fight and "to see if I was like my father."
Read MoreOn the baseball field, Joe Dimaggio was a legend, but off the field, he suffered tragedies and made mistakes like anyone else. This is the tragic real-life story of Joe DiMaggio.
Read MoreHave you ever noticed an obvious typo in an important document just seconds after you submitted it? The answer to that question is probably "Yes"; it's a terrible moment that unites us all. Humans are imperfect, so unless we get replaced by robots, it's unlikely that we'll ever stop making typos.
Read MoreThe success of Rust Valley Restorers seems to have paid off well for the host of the show, Mike Hall. Hall's estimated worth is close to $2 million. The majority of his net worth comes not only from his business dealings, but from his valuable personal collection of cars.
Read MoreWhen AC/DC founder and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young died on November 18, 2017, the world lost a true rock and roll giant. Since 1973, Malcolm and his brother Angus had been united as the dual creative force behind the band that served up a seemingly endless supply of iconic rock staples.
Read MoreAnswer: This is where James Holzhauer accumulated his trivia knowledge in advance of his 32-episode Jeopardy! win streak. Question: What is the library? While this is technically the correct response, Alex Trebek would probably ask you to be more specific if this clue ever appeared on Jeopardy!
Read MoreTriple H's connections to the WWE run even deeper than the professional. He's married to Vince McMahon's daughter Stephanie, and the two have three young daughters together. Balancing work and family is always tough, but Triple H has appeared to accomplish the feat.
Read MoreTwain basically invented himself as a public figure, and both he and his irreverence infiltrated social circles, from Nikolai Tesla to abolitionists to suffragettes. Twain did have a private life, however, and it centered around his wife Olivia ("Livy") and their children.
Read MoreSpalding claimed Doubleday was the man, using flimsy evidence provided by a single source: mining engineer Abner Graves, who said he remembered Doubleday making a diagram of a baseball field in 1839 before starting a game in Cooperstown. Keep in mind that Graves ended up in an insane asylum.
Read MoreIt's plain that a not insignificant number of those trailblazing frontiersman were really just a bunch of pugnacious lowlifes always on the lookout a chance to steal something, most often after shooting something or someone. One such scoundrel was Warren Earp, the youngest brother of Wyatt Earp.
Read MoreIt's a bit creeptastic to hear Fred Durst quaveringly croon, "Well, I wish it would be nice if I could touch your body." Shockingly, though, that isn't even the worst part of Limp Bizkit's cover of George Michael's class track, "Faith." The worst part of the track would be, well ... everything.
Read MoreThe coronavirus (COVID-19) is the latest in a litany of pandemics that have been unleashed upon society, a powerful threat with a global impact. It's no wonder that pandemics throughout history have more often than not coincided with significant civil unrest.
Read MoreWith Steven Tyler in front and Joe Perry on guitar, it might be hard for other bandmates to get noticed, but that doesn't mean the other musicians in Aerosmith aren't equally as interesting. With drummer Joey Kramer, it's a story of turmoil and struggle, and the truth is quite worthy of being told.
Read MoreDoyle didn't really like Holmes. The Los Angeles Times said Doyle told his mother that Holmes "takes his mind off better things." Before publishing the Holmes stories, Doyle had difficulty finding a publisher for his works. But now that he was writing a well-read series, he tired of it.
Read MoreSamuel Colt's revolver was considered a Godsend to settlers going West, and changed not only the American frontier, but also the world. His genius extended far beyond the creation of his revolver; he helped revolutionize assembly line manufacturing and advertising.
Read MoreSerial killings had to have started somewhere — they weren't birthed by some mystical demon. This is a very human problem that started somewhere in our history, and the earliest known serial killer may have been the child butcher Gilles de Rais. Was this man history's first recorded serial killer?
Read MoreNo one knows for sure if their lyrical theories are right or wrong, since McLean likes to respond to questions about the song's meaning with statements like, "It means I never have to work again." That part, at least, is true. The song has made the artist millions.
Read MoreAccording to The Independent -- who in 2006 described the Arctic Monkeys as "Britain's latest supergroup" -- the band has just completed a grueling European tour when bassist Alex Nicholson announced that he was taking a break, as he was suffering "fatigue following an intensive period of touring."
Read MoreTerri reminisced about the park's crocodile show and the man who "was talking about them in ways that I never really thought of crocodiles ... The fact that he was so humble and loving towards these animals was so attractive to me and he looked like a rock in those shorts, too."
Read MoreAs the domestic goddess (and apparent fruitcake lover) herself, Martha Stewart, explained on her website, it's a sinfully rich dessert filled with dried fruits and nuts. The fruits have to be soaked in a sugar syrup before being dropped into the batter. Fruitcakes are typically very dense cakes.
Read MoreIn the world of Star Trek, one of the greatest enemies of the United Federation of Planets is calling from inside the house. We're speaking, of course, of the admirals of Starfleet. Here are some of the worst Starfleet Admirals on Star Trek.
Read MorePetty had a hidden passion for what he considered to be the perfect cup of coffee. Zanes said that on one visit to Petty's home, he commented on how good the coffee they were drinking was. Tom immediately perked up, "talking about what a good cup of coffee should be."
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