Facts

Archaeologists, historians, and scientists work around the clock year after year, but for every question they answer, two more pop up.

Gilbert Gottfried was one of Hollywood’s most controversial comedians who often made jokes about global tragedies. One day, he took it entirely too far—and the consequences were devastating.

After a humiliating loss, George Foreman made a desperate attempt to win back fans by hosting a shocking event where he’d fight five different boxers all in the same night.

While Charlize Theron's career is nothing short of amazing, she has endured more than her fair share of trauma over the years.

Ernie Kovacs was a pioneering comedian of 1950s television, admired by legends like Monty Python and Johnny Carson. Though his influence on comedy was profound, his name is less remembered today, in part due to the personal hardships and tragedies that marked his life.

When it came to the cloud of drama that hung around Tommy Lee, his scandalous tape was only the tip of the iceberg. Soon, his life took an explosive turn.

Romy Schneider rose to fame with her unforgettable role in “Sissi”—but few know her darker backstory or the cause of her untimely death.

Adelaide Hall Facts. With a stellar singing career and a scandalous personal life, the Jazz Age siren Adelaide Hall has been unjustly forgotten.

There is maybe no figure in Medieval or Renaissance history that looms larger than Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Yet for all he ruled his kingdoms with an iron fist, his private life was an open wound, right up until his ignominious end.

In the late 1990s, Mindy McCready was on her way to becoming a country music superstar unlike any other. But a series of dramatic personal struggles and legal troubles ended her career—and her life—far too soon. These facts are why fans call McCready the Amy Winehouse of country music.

Miles Davis was one of the most gifted trumpeters in the history of music—but his genius came with a deeply disturbing dark side.

Financier Hetty Green was the “Queen of Wall Street”, but her penny-pinching was so extreme, she once refused to pay for a medical operation—and came up with a ghastly “home remedy” instead.