The Sad Truth About JFK's Sister, Rosemary Kennedy
The young lady developed some medical complications as she grew older. Seizures weren't uncommon, but what really seemed to upset her parents were the developmental delays.
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The Tragic Childhood Of Roger Daltrey
Daltrey's father was absent, serving in the Second World War, for the first few years of Roger's life. Food shortages had their effect on many children, including Roger, who suffered from Rickets, a condition caused by Vitamin D deficiency.
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The Final Fantasy 7 Mystery That Still Needs Solving
In this city, there is a hatch, like a nuclear fallout shelter, and a ladder that leads down to Final Fantasy 7's final, and oddest, mystery.
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The Story Behind The Knights Templar Grand Master's Curse
As he burned on the stake, Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, called on Christ to prove the Templars' innocence and its enemies feel God's wrath.
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The Truth About Mississippi's Giant Mosquito State Flag
In June of 2020, a scant 155 years after the end of the Civil War, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill officially retiring the state's Confederate flag design. The hunt was on for a new set of colors to fly above the capital.
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The Real Reason Japan Has So Many Vending Machines
Vending machines abound in Japan, selling anything from food to technology. In 2017 the Japan Times estimated the country had around 4.9 million vending machines. It's an integral part of Japanese retail, so people don't think twice about using them.
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Why You Should Be Glad The Hell Ant Is Extinct
Hell ants, for the uninitiated, were a species of insect during the Cretaceous period, and some of the first ant variations believed to have existed.
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What Pete Townshend Really Thinks Of The Who's Dead Bandmates
The overall picture is a grumpy and painfully blunt guitar player who on some level cared for his bandmates, but also found his professional life easier without them. Not necessarily a monster. It's a job.
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Why Courage The Cowardly Dog Might Be The Darkest Kids' Show Ever Made
A demented, horror-themed kid's show about a meek, terrified dog subjected to cruel treatment, nightmarish visions, violence from ghoulish monsters and paranormal entities, all set in a vision of rural Kansas so isolated and alien it might as well be another world.
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How Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor Used To Feel About The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
January 15, after two failed attempts, Nine Inch Nails was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with the Notorious B.I.G., T.Rex, Whitney Houston, and others. When asked by Rolling Stone about it, Trent Reznor gave a pretty understandable response.
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The Real-Life Inspiration For The Man In The Iron Mask
In the Bastille Prison lived a man whose identity was largely unknown. Many said the prisoner was the King's political opponent, others say he must have been a disgraced member of the Royal Family. No one knew him; no one had seen his face. He was the Man in the Iron Mask.
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The Pennsylvania Town That's Literally Burning From The Inside Out
Centralia was previously known for its large coal reserves. In the town's height, it reached a population of over 2,000 residents. When the census counted Centralia's residents in 2010, though, it recorded ten inhabitants in the ghost town's borough. What happened?
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The Inexplicable Disappearance Of Brian Shaffer
When Brian Shaffer didn't show up for his planned flight to Florida, his girlfriend reported him missing.
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Why The Mystery Of Herxheim Is So Disturbing
In the nineties, construction in Herxheim, a municipality in south-western Germany, uncovered a buried enclosure ... where the bones of more than 450 humans, which all dated to a similar fifty-year range, were buried together in a series of ditches.
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The Bizarre True Story Of The Silent Twins
It's a story that seems more at home in a psychological horror film than in the real world, and first hand accounts of the events involved feel unsettlingly removed from reality. But the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons are a matter of record. Weird, weird record.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Sonny & Cher
Sonny and Cher brought love, laughter, and light to people. But fans would also languish over Sonny and Cher as their public life included much tragedy.
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Whatever Happened To Wrigley's Doublemint Twins?
It all started in 1939 when Wrigley's Doublemint Gum decided the best way to promote the brand was to use twins. Ever since, there have been various twins hired to represent the gum.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Killing Fields
From 1975 to 1978, the years of the Cambodian genocide, over a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge in over 20,000 mass graves.
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What You Didn't Know About Martial Arts Legend Gene LeBell
Gene LeBell has appeared either as a character or stunt double on nearly 1,000 movies and TV shows, says his citation by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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The Real Reason Singer Lou Gramm Quit Foreigner
In May 1990 Gramm announced his departure from the band due to a desire to focus on his solo career, as well as longtime creative differences with Mick Jones.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Jackson Family
From the Jackson 5 to the King of Pop, the Jacksons are one of the most famous families in music history, but their story is full of secrets and tragedies.
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The Crazy True Story Of The World's Most Infamous Diamond
The Koh-I-Noor, is a prized gem among the British crown jewels. But it holds a secret. The Koh-I-Noor may be one of the largest diamonds in the world, but it is also one of the most cursed.
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The Truth About Energy Vortexes
In theory, energy vortexes (or vortices) are spiralling whirlpools of invisible energy, described varyingly as stemming from magic, ley lines, spiritual power, and electromagnetic fields.
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The Weird Truth About James Bond's First Gun
When the going gets dangerous, at least MI6's highest-functioning sociopath can still be counted on to lock and load, utilizing that classic firearm that we've all come to associate with James Bond: a .25 ACP Beretta with a skeleton grip.
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Dark Aspects Of The Jetsons That Went Over Your Head As A Kid
The Jetsons is not the utopia we all thought. If you think about it real hard, it's actually super dark.
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Here's How Hurricanes Really Get Their Names
The National Hurricane Center started the practice of naming hurricanes in 1950 to easily communicate which storm they were all talking about.
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The Tragic Life Of The Trololo Man
Lololol la la la, trolololo la ... No, those aren't the copy-pasted words of a gleefully spastic Reddit reply. They're the actual lyrics to Soviet-born Eduard Anatolyevich Khil's 1976's unintentional meme-inspiring mega-hit, "I Am Very Glad, As I'm Finally Returning Back Home."
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