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There’s a good reason the sight of a Viking longship struck fear in the hearts…

It’s an oft repeated fact that there is no word in the English language that…

Many people are quick to claim that many violent attacks are a result of playing…

Roman Emperor Elagabalus is probably one of the most decadent rulers in history, along with…

If the name, Ulrich von Liechtenstein, doesn’t mean anything to you, we’re sorry for the…

Robin Williams will likely always be remember for 3 roles, the Genie in Aladdin, the…

Celebrities are human just like us, and sometimes they too choose the wrong person to shack up with. The difference here is, while we can just quietly pretend our failed and oddball trysts never happened, famous people have to be publicly reminded of their mistakes over and over again. Such as right now. We’re part of the problem.

While you work and toil in obscurity, hoping to one day make a name for yourself, some people come out of nowhere and achieve fame and fortune seemingly overnight. We mean nowhere quite literally, by the way, as none of these people actually exist. Truth is stranger than fiction, but not nearly as successful.

We’re all familiar with Jesus, Gandhi, and many other famous martyrs throughout history, but what of the ones who get less attention? They were just as dedicated and willing to die for their cause as any of the others, and they deserve a proper tribute as well. It is our goal now to give them one.

Occasionally, you’ll hear a story about how DNA tests show that two bitter political rivals are actually 9th cousins, six times removed. More impressive than that, however, is how so many random people can claim relation to a famous actor like Richard Gere. Who knows, maybe you’re one of them, and he will lend you money. You are family, after all.

Usually, celebrities do their best to create the illusion that they are truly larger-than-life, and that nothing can bother them. However, stripped of the glitz and makeup, they’re just people, and people have issues. In the cases of these celebrities, that issue is crippling social anxiety.

Most children have some behavioral issues. Everyone is human and you can’t expect anyone to…

Far from simply keeping us alive and giving museums a reason to exist, bones have actually been used a multitude of different ways over the centuries. So the next time you have a bone on hand and no dog to give it to, perhaps you can put it to use in one of the following ways.

Ben and Jerry’s ice cream is pretty much the best ice cream, or cheapest heroin…

For at least the past few thousand years, laws have been written and enforced, in the name of order and civility. here are some of the earliest that we know of, from all arund the world.

As summer winds down and many of us return to school whether it be as…

Combining the inherent contradiction of “Warrior Buddhists” with the legendary grand scale of Chinese military…

Emperor Commodus will go down in history as one of the craziest SOBs to rule…

America may not have the highest murder rate on Earth, but its sheer size requires that it have some places that just plain aren’t nice. Here are ten cities where you can make a killing. And where many do.

Although sometimes dismissed as merely “the Dark Continent”, Africa has a rich history full of…

Now we’ve already covered how badass Bruce Lee is before, but Bruce Lee is a…

There’s at least a 99% chance that the music you love would not exist without the blues. It’s the foundation of just about every bit of popular song released in the past 100 years. Here, we pay tribute to ten of the best, the ones who should be personally thanked by every artist around today.

If you’re starting up a group, don’t fret if you find your planned symbol was already used by somebody else. You’re still free to use it; you’ll just have to tweak it slightly, so it adapts a whole new meaning that’s in tune with your group and its message.

Along with werewolves and zombies, vampires are among the most popular mythological monsters sweeping mainstream…