Category: Did You Know?
How bad was the Andrew Zimmern drug addiction? Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern is known for his cheerful disposition, friendliness, and, above all, his willingness to try anything for the sake of good television. But his life wasn't always so sunny. Zimmern has been open about his sordid, drug-addled past–read what he had to say, and find out what he credits for his unexpected, life-affirming change.
Sunday's Mad Men finale brought more conversation than you can shake a whiskey at–and one particular topic stood above all others. Real-life advertising agency McCann-Erickson's real-life 1971 Coke ad (along with its iconic song "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing") is getting as much attention as it did forty years ago. Find out the story behind the commercial, why the song was first a failure, and why both are so relevant to Mad Men's last chapter.
Bruce Jenner's plan to go ahead with Facial Feminization Surgery has drawn praise from some and outrage from others. But what is the little-used procedure, and how will it change the reality star's appearance? Find out about some of the social reasons that male-to-female transgendered people have the procedure done, and how, specifically, it will affect Bruce's look.
Parents and authority figures are up in arms about the controversial game, which alleges parental evasion as its primary goal. But is the game real at all?
Where does the phrase Bye Felicia come from? If you forgot that the phrase is a throwaway line from the 1995 cult comedy Friday, you're not alone. Fortunately, Ice Cube reminds us all where it comes from–and the right way to use it.
Are beards really dirtier than toilets? A recent wave of pseudo-science articles has swept across social media, and claims that the average beard is dirtier than the average toilet. Is that accurate? How clean are our hairs? Should you be worried? (In case you're really worried: The short answer is "No.")
When Fetty Wap dropped his Trap Queen music video, he made no effort to conceal his blind left eye. His fans were curious as to what happened. A rumor spread that he was shot in the eye, but is that the truth?
It's no secret that Marilyn Monroe had a troubled childhood before she became one of the biggest cultural icons of our time, but she almost didn't make it out of infancy.
In Dark Places, Charlize Theron plays a woman who narrowly escaped when her mother and sisters were murdered during her childhood. Charlize said her own experience watching her mother kill her father made it easier to "relate" to the character.
Around 2011, before the release of her "4" album, Beyoncé put together a whole record made up of Afrobeat rhythms and jams. And then she shelved it. The reason why is surprisingly simple...but is there hope for a future release?
What is revenge porn? Is it legal? A recent rash of revenge porn outbreaks has led major social networking sites such as Twitter and Reddit to ban the controversial practice. But what exactly is revenge porn? How much of it is genuine? And what are the legal ramifications of sharing it?
As the number of electronic devices available to us grows, so does the amount of evidence that those devices' pretty, glowing screens affect us adversely, and quietly. According to the latest research, the more time you spend in front of screens–especially at night–the higher your risk for poor health. What's the connection? Read on...
