Here's How Much Money LeBron James Has Made In The Last Decade
NBA 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?
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The Truth About Hemophilia In The Royal Family
Why 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.
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How Long Can You Live Without Food?
Some 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?
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The Real Reason Fake Phone Numbers Always Start With 555
While the reasoning for the prevalence of 555 in popular media is pretty understandable, how did this trend first get started?
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The Real Reason Some Men Can't Grow Beards
Whether 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.
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The Tragic Final Days Of Doc Holliday
John 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.
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Scientists Grow 'Yarn' From Human Skin For Stitches
Some 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.
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This Is How Much Freddie Mercury Was Worth When He Died
From fat-bottomed girls to bicycle racers, Freddie Mercury was somebody to love. He also was not a poor boy from a poor family.
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No Takers For Indonesian 'Pluck A Tire Off A Croc' Contest
Let'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?
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How Much Money Is Warren Buffett Giving To His Kids?
The family patriarch is on the record in opposition to multi-generational wealth. Here's how much he'll give to them.
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The Truth Behind Bruce Lee's Iconic Yellow Jumpsuit
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.
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The Smallest Hypoallergenic Dog Breed In The World
Dogs 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?
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Deaf Jams: How Beethoven Was Able To Hear His Final Symphony
There is evidence that Beethoven retained at least partial hearing in his left ear until shortly before he passed away.
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The Reason Doomsday Preppers Was Canceled After Season 4
People 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?
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Baboon Recreates Iconic Lion King Scene
Today, 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.
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Scientifically Proven Side Effects A Man Gets Waxing Their Chest
If 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.
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How Many Black Belts Does Jean-Claude Van Damme Really Have?
With 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?
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Edward VI: The Truth About The Nine-Year-Old Who Replaced Henry VIII
When 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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The Real Reason Jet Li Refused To Be Richard Nixon's Bodyguard
What 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.
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Here's How Much Charles Dickens Was Worth When He Died
Charles 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?
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Musicians Who Lost It On Live TV
Musicians are always unpredictable. Especially when a live camera is pointed at them. Here are musicians who lost it on live TV.
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Beer Can Guides Owner To Dog Missing Since 2017
Have 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.
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Archaeologists Discover World's Oldest Wooden Structure
During 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...
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Whatever Happened To R.E.M.?
R.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?
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Why Is Housing So Expensive?
For many people, it takes most of a paycheck just to make rent. Why is housing so darned expensive?
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Takeout Noodles Lead To Invention Of Synthetic Tissue
We 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.
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The Real Reason Henry VIII Created The Church Of England
In 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.
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