"He saw two black dots he assumed to be Mallory and Irvine near one of the final ridges before the peak before disappearing into the clouds again. It was the last time both of them were seen alive..."
Read MoreLedbetter, later known as Lead Belly, was born in Louisiana in the late 1880s -- into a life of violence.
Read MoreThis probably won't come as much of a surprise, but the life of a correctional officer is distinctly short on beer and skittles.
Read MoreIt's a tale as old as time: a young woman encounters a creepy man late at night in a big city. For Debbie Harry, of the iconic rock band Blondie, this encounter was with serial killer Ted Bundy, as Harry recalled in an interview in 1989 — the same year Bundy was executed.
Read MoreJason Bonham was just fourteen-years-old when his dad, John Bonham, passed away after a legendary bender of 40 shots of vodka. It was also from that moment that it seemed Jason Bonham would follow the footsteps of his dad, the drummer of Led Zeppelin, and become a drummer in his own right.
Read MoreThere's a lot of ocean out there. And some of it's really deep. That's where the giant squid live. And maybe the kraken.
Read MoreHaving faced down poverty, illness, divorce, and ever-changing public tastes, Cher continues to beat the odds, winning over generation after generation of fans with her unwavering dedication and authenticity. This is Cher's tragic real-life story.
Read MoreLas Vegas is home to more than a few ghosts. Perhaps it's the place's dramatic and dangerous history. These are some creepy tales of haunted Las Vegas.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, the first domesticated animals weren't for eating, or riding.
Read More1980 was a crucial year for John Lennon, who'd emerged from a hiatus ready to make music once again. This is what the final 12 months of his life were like.
Read MoreFrom space, Earth resembles a deep blue marble with shots of browns and greens coursing through it. Its distinctive color is due to the sheer amount of water covering it. But even though we know there is a lot of water on the Earth, we do not really ever conceptualize how much water that truly is.
Read MoreDave Gahan, the illustrious singer of Depeche Mode, is without a doubt one of rock's great frontmen ... unfortunately, being a rock star can often mean living like a rock star, and Gahan certainly took part in some of the darker undercurrents of fame.
Read MoreArtists have their quirks. And some don't feel quite secure in front of all those people unless he's packing heat. And that guy would have been Elvis.
Read MoreIt's not uncommon that the first musical project that a musician picks up won't be their last. Such was the case with Bruce Springsteen.
Read MoreKris Kristofferson has had a remarkable career and a colorful life. So why did his family disown him?
Read MoreEven without the mythological aspect, Jupiter is a prominent, easy-to-study element of modern astronomy, with a host of features that boggle the mind.
Read MoreIn terms of ideal career paths, being an astronaut is one of the coolest jobs you could imagine. NASA accepts around 12 astronauts into its training program every couple years, but there's another way to make it to the moon, and Eugene Shoemaker is proof.
Read MoreAbraham Lincoln was a great many things. And before he was president, he held a very different job dedicated to serving the people: that of bar owner.
Read MoreConsidering that The Wall is one of THE Pink Floyd albums as well as THE concept album, you might suppose being part of the band at the time would be a generally good thing. And it might have been for Roger Waters, but for Richard Wright, Pink Floyd's keyboardist, it lead to his departure.
Read MoreThe Mamas and the Papas' heyday "was two and a half years of total melodrama," according to member Michelle Phillips.
Read MoreWas Herodotus the first Western historian, or "the father of lies?"
Read MoreThe seventies were a foundational time for Def Leppard. Though their first album didn't release until 1980, the band's roots were established in the decade. Pete Willis, Joe Elliott and Rick Savage came together as teenagers, and formed the band in Sheffield, England in 1977.
Read MoreYou may know all the facts about the Pacific Ocean's depth, size, length, and more, but what you might not know is how the Pacific Ocean got its name.
Read MoreThe vice president makes roughly enough to buy 100 medium-range French bulldogs. Here's how much that is.
Read MoreOn July 15, Lancet published the findings of a series of models they've implemented to predict the future of humanity's population based on trends in fertility, migration, and mortality rates. What they found was that the fertility rate in almost every country will drop below the replacement level.
Read MoreTo add to the list of things you'd never thought you'd see in your lifetime that happened in 2020, there is now a coin shortage. Here's why.
Read MoreSometimes rebellion comes in the form of butchering the very thing that bands are being used to commodify: their own songs.
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