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The valid reason why Van Halen asked for a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed backstage

Van Halen had one of the most oddly specific requests of tour riders: a bowl of M&M's, with all the brown ones removed was to be placed i...

The Execution of Dafydd ap Gruffydd

Today is October 3rd, and on this date, in 1283, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the Prince of Wales, was executed. Dafydd was one of four sons of Gr...

Say Hello To The Man Who Saved The World

Everybody in the world born before October 27, 1962 probably owes their life to Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov. He was the Russian naval o...

The Tragedy of Aberfan

It was a heartbreaking tragedy known across the world by the name of the South Wales village where it happened: Aberfan. On this day mill...

A Grim History of London's Speakers' Corner

October 14, 1855 — A carpenter mounted his soapbox on this day complaining about high food prices – and became the first recorded amateur...

10 Year Old Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show

Standing on a chair at a microphone, he sang “Old Shep” at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, held in Tupelo. The show was broa...

When Truman Capote and Harper Lee became partners in crime for 'In Cold Blood'

Harper Lee wasn’t Capote’s first choice to help with his writing. He’d wanted to bring along his friend Andrew Lyndon, another young sout...

Japan’s Abandoned Hashima Island Is Full Of Decay And Dark Secrets

About nine miles from the city of Nagasaki sits an abandoned island, void of inhabitants but steeped in history. Hashima Island, once a m...

John Lennon's 'Lost Weekend' That Lasted 18 Months

By the summer of 1973, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s marriage was on the rocks. As an unusual remedy, Ono suggested that Lennon embark on an...

A Peek Inside The Orient Express

The "Orient Express" was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. The carriag...

The Victorian Mansion Perfect for Wes Anderson’s remake of the Addams Family

Meet the Victorian gem that rolled right out of our dreams, and into the little city of Abilene, Kansas. The yellow brick mansion – boast...

The Cave With A Thousand Coffins

Hundreds of thousands of wooden coffins are left to slowly rot away in dank Chinese caves in the belief it will let the souls of the depa...

When Jimi Hendrix Got Kicked out of the Army for Masturbating on Duty

In 1961, Hendrix was given a choice between two years in jail or or joining the Army after a run in with the law for riding in stolen ca...

John Lennon's last words to Paul were 'Think of me every now and then, old friend'

In 1981 Paul McCartney flew to Monteserrat, where Beatles producer George Martin had installed a state-of-the-art studio, to begin work o...

There’s a Magical Little Town in the Netherlands Sitting On Calm Waters

The Netherlands is famous for its canals and fairytale-like little towns, but the tiny village of Giethoorn in the North rally stands out...

The London Park Dedicated To Everyday Heroes Who Died Saving Others • Postman’s Park

Postman’s Park is one of the few gardens you can find in the old City of London. It’s just north of St. Paul’s Cathedral But it isn’t jus...

Hearing Otis Redding’s 'Try a Little Tenderness' as a Song of Resistance

On December 10, 1967, the plane carrying Otis Redding and his band the Bar-Kays crashed into the frigid waters of Lake Monona in Wisconsi...

Helen Levitt -"The Most Celebrated And Least Known Photographer Of Her Time."

“If it were easy to talk about, I’d be a writer. Since I’m inarticulate, I express myself with images.” – Helen Levitt Helen Levitt’s pho...

Sleeping At Work: Japan’s Inemuri Phenomenon

The concept of inemuri can be simplified as ‘sleeping on the job’, but a more accurate definition would be ‘being present while asleep’. ...

This Artist’s Oil Paintings of Women Are Considered the Most Realistic in the World

Creating portraits that are startlingly lifelike, Chinese artist Leng Jun is a master of hyperrealism. The accomplished painter is partic...

Metallica: The story of Kill ’Em All

Metallica didn’t exactly make an auspicious arrival. Danish émigré Lars Ulrich – a devotee of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal – took ...

“This Machine Kills Fascists”The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie

Woody’s songs—like “Reuben James,” “Roll on Columbia,” “Union Maid” and “Pastures of Plenty”—have been some of the most recognizable and ...

Josephine Butler: Social Reformer And Someone We Should Learn More About In School

A Victorian Era women’s suffrage campaigner, Josephine Butler also campaigned for the right of women to better education, the abolition o...

Newspaper Headlines That Push The Limits Of Human Stupidity

Creating a good headline for an article is an art within itself. Just think about it: you basically have to describe your whole text usin...

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