It's a common fantasy: If you suddenly became rich, what would be the first thing you'd buy? Even someone like Bill Gates, who now has more money than some countries, once wrestled with that particular situation. What was the first thing he bought when he got rich?
Read MoreOne of the biggest stops for celebrities who are promoting a new project is the talk show circuit. Sometimes, though, TV interviews with famous people go horribly off the rails. Celebrities have bad days at work too, but they have them on camera. Here are some celebs who lost it in TV interviews.
Read MoreIn a big win for fans of real world Michael Crichton novels, Chinese scientists have reportedly created living pig-monkey chimeras.
Read MoreIn a report that will warm your Grinch-ish heart this holiday season faster than the most crackling Yule log, the Korean Central News Agency made it known this week that the reclusive nation of North Korea has a "Christmas present" for the United States.
Read MoreScandinavia's been getting a lot of attention lately. Sweden's got Greta Thunberg staring daggers of ice into anyone alive when PacMan was invented, Norway's got Olaf from Frozen, and Finland? Well, now they've got themselves the world's youngest prime minister.
Read MoreIf cats act like dogs, and dogs act like cats, then maybe their distinguishing behavioral traits aren't quite as distinctive as people think. Here's the canine most likely to get catty with you.
Read MoreLong before Michel Foucault learned that "knowledge is power," Nikola Tesla brilliantly illustrated that genius is AC power. Tesla had a goldmine sitting between his ears, and his fruitful mind produced world-changing inventions. But sometimes the world makes no sense, and Tesla died penniless.
Read MoreRussia has a bit of a reputation for making questionable decisions in order to further its interests. It might not be a surprise that the "World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed a four-year ban on Russia from all global sport, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World Cup finals."
Read MorePrior to the Rumble in the Jungle Muhammad Ali taunted Foreman mercilessly. Even the fans chanted, "Ali, bomaye" ("Ali, kill him"). That mugging marked the end of Foreman's undefeated streak and start of an unbeatable friendship.
Read MoreOld West narratives aren't just full of plot holes and mysteries; they're also riddled with bullet holes. Some of those bullets were fired by the fastest gunslingers ever to bust a cap. Here's the fastest gunslinger in the West.
Read MoreIt seems that some chickens -- no matter how kind you are to them -- just can't be saved from their own anger. So the best you can do is just save yourself from them. So what chicken breeds is most likely to reenact a Hitchcock film? Which chicken breed is the most aggressive in the world?
Read MoreHave you driven a Ford lately? If so, what color was it? If you listened to Henry Ford's sage advice, you'd always bet on black. And that might be sound advice, because Henry Ford made a lot of money. Here's how much he'd be worth today.
Read MoreWhen you watch pro wrestling as a kid, every performer seems immortal, 1991 saw the Undertaker undefeated. No one realized it at the time, but that streak would eventually bring an end to Shawn Michaels' career. Here's the real reason he retired.
Read MoreHave you ever looked at your cutie patootie kitty -- or any kitty for that matter -- and wished with all your heart and soul that it would shut the fluff up? Here's the quietest cat breed in the world.
Read MoreThe 2010s have been a very strange decade for politics. Weird stuff happens so frequently. Here are the decade's most bizarre political moments.
Read MoreIn 2017, "Science Guy" Bill Nye joined the ant-Mickey Mouse Club and jointly filed a $28 million lawsuit against Disney. Per the LA Times, in December 2019, a court allowed the case to proceed. Here's why Nye wants to throw the book at Disney.
Read MoreThis holiday season, while you're playing with your freshly unwrapped drone or whatever radio operated doodads the youths are fiddling with these days, don't thank your parents or your spouse. Thank the electrifying genius Nikola Tesla. Here's Tesla's greatest invention you didn't know about.
Read MoreThe Irishman is based on the "true" story of Frank Sheeran, and it makes for interesting viewing. Here's the ending of The Irishman explained.
Read MoreWe're all at least passingly familiar with the name "Rockefeller." Here's how much the Rockefeller family is worth now.
Read MoreEvery army needs a good mascot. During World War II, Polish soldiers had a cigarette-smoking, beer-chugging brown bear named Wojtek. And despite the smoking, he was a breath of fresh air.
Read MoreAt this point, it's probably safe to say that everybody knows Andre the Giant. He was larger than life, but that complicates the task of putting Andre's life into definable terms. How many of the esteemed strong man's feats were an act, and how much was actual, almost supernatural physical strength?
Read More"Be good, you must, or else under the tree presents from Santa there will not be." That's what Yoda would say. But perhaps Yoda could use a lesson from the dark side of American consumer culture, because his newly popularized brethren, Baby Yoda, will miss out on the Christmas shopping season.
Read MoreAmerica spends more on military affairs than China, Saudi Arabia, India, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and Germany ... combined. Some of that spending is absolutely necessary, there's one thing that we can name that seems a bit excessive -- a missile packed with swords, called a "Ninja Bomb."
Read MoreAh, Bill Gates! A perennial presence near the top of the Forbes list of billionaires, the co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, a prolific investor, and the co-founder of some small company called Microsoft. Say, how many billions do you think each of his children will inherit?
Read MoreIf you're an old-school Mythbusters fan, then you probably remember Scottie Chapman, the mistress of metal. Here's what she has done since leaving Mythbusters.
Read MoreEverybody's heard of Jesse James—the legendary outlaw who robbed and murdered his way across the Midwest. This is the life and tragic death of Jesse James.
Read MoreThe most poisonous fish in the world has developed the ability to camouflage itself seamlessly amidst the coral and rocks of the ocean floor. When hunting, it can strike and kill its prey in a fraction of a second. It is also, scientifically speaking, more venomous than Reptile from Mortal Kombat.
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