From the 1966 special to the troubled history of its film adaptations, Dr. Seuss’s the Grinch has certainly left his furry green impact on yuletide history.
After a woman suffered an allergic reaction, she was given steroids that somehow caused her body to grow nails where hair would normally grow.
When an interviewer asked Robert Pattinson if he took anything from the set of Twilight, he simply replied with, "my dignity."
Unlike her siblings, Francesca Hilton inherited mere pennies from her dad, and spent much of her life living, and ultimately dying, in her car.
Over the centuries, European explorers have done some undoubtedly wild (and disgraceful) things to survive and profit.
In 897 AD, the Catholic Church exhumed the late Pope Formosus and put his dead body on trial.
The Burning Man festival is known for its total debauchery, freedom, and bizarre antics, but it actually forbids the use of substances.
In the Medieval Ages, people had to deal with grim death on a daily basis—and this led to some truly disturbing beliefs and customs.
Dick Van Dyke didn’t know his real age. The issue only came to light when he tried to enlist, and his mother was forced to come clean about the secret she’d been hiding. But her story didn’t make sense—and when he confronted his grandmother, the dark truth finally came out.
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