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How 11 Classic TV Stars Got Their Big Breaks

You never know which little role is going to lead to the first big one. Here are the defining moments that helped 11 stars of classic TV shows to land their first major breaks.Mary Tyler Moore was...

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15 Companies That Originally Sold Completely Different Products

Some companies find their niche and stick to it. Others, though, have to adapt to changing markets in order to thrive. Here’s a look at some companies that switched industries at some point in their...

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The World's Most Expensive Meals

If you ever find yourself in a Brewster’s Millions situation and have to burn through a fortune in a hurry, then all you need are this article, a few plane tickets and an empty stomach. (It never...

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11 TV And Movie Clichés That Are Scientifically Impossible

How many movies or TV shows have you seen where a young sylph in a filmy nightgown runs through a forest in high heels to escape a bad guy? She always trips and falls down. If this makes you groan and...

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10 Famous People Who Moonlighted As Spies

For some of these big-name personalities, spying taught them the skills that made them famous; for others, being famous made them the perfect spies.Roald Dahl Long before he wrote Charlie and the...

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Eight Of The Most Freakish And Functional Bionic Body Parts

The future is arriving at the speed of …time. Back in the 1970s, Lee Majors received bionic implants that made him The Six Million Dollar Man. But that was fiction. In the 1980s, we were introduced to...

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10 Famous People Who Successfully Switched Careers After 50

Sadly, the down economy has put a lot of workers over age 50 in the unenviable position of needing to find a new profession. Don’t believe that old cliché about middle-aged dogs and new tricks,...

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Why No One Lives On These 10 Uninhabited Islands

The internet has embraced the story of Brendon Grimshaw over the past year. Grimshaw did what so many dream of doing: he bought an island. He purchased Moyenne Island in the Indian Ocean in 1964 for...

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Blowing Into Video Game Cartridges Doesn't Actually Do Anything

When I was a kid with a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), sometimes my games wouldn’t load. But I, like all kids, knew the secret: take out the game cartridge, blow on the contacts, and put it back...

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What The Weather Is Like On 10 Other Planets And Moons

On Earth, we get snow, rain, fog, hail, and sleet, and all of them are basically the same thing: water. For a true change of weather, you need to go to other worlds. Here’s a tour of what to expect on...

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Playing Violent Video Games Makes You Feel Less Pain

Worried you might be tortured and interrogated soon, but don’t want to break down too quickly? Well then, better grab a copy of Resident Evil, Doom, Gears of War, or whatever your favorite violent...

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16 Movie Sequels You've Never Heard Of Before

OK, maybe some of you are familiar with some of these. But how many of these questionable sequels have you actually seen? From "Cruel Intentions" to "Legally Blondes" take a look at 16 straight-to-DVD...

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That Foil Hat Won't Keep 'The Man' Out Of Your Brain

Let’s say that the conspiracy theorists are right. Let’s say some malevolent group — the government, powerful corporations, extraterrestrials — really is trying to read and/or control the thoughts of...

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The Favorite Movies Of 22 Famous People

It's probably not shocking that singer/actress Jennifer Lopez loves "West Side Story," but we were surprised to learn that action star Vin Diesel's favorite flick is "Gone With The Wind." See which...

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7 Politicians Who Appeared On Game Shows

As we’ve been seeing lately, everything politicians have done since birth ends up being in the news—especially during election time. Game show appearances are no exception, so check out these seven...

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Here's What Disney's West Coast Epcot Would Have Looked Like

EPCOT opened 30 years ago today. Here’s a look at the proposed West Coast version from a story Stacy originally posted last year. Michael Eisner’s original plans for the expansion of the Disney empire...

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Roses Don't Smell As Sweet To Psychopaths

By most accounts, Ted Bundy was handsome, charming, and intelligent. He was also violent, manipulative, amoral — and exhibited many of the hallmarks of a psychopath. Psychologists use an extensive...

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Some People Are Literally Paralyzed When They Doze Off

In your dreams, you’re the star of your own movie—and your subconscious often has you performing stunts that would put Tom Cruise to shame. But even if you’re swinging around the top of the Burj...

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Eleven Bizarre Beauty Contraptions From The Last Century

“You have a beautiful face… But your nose?” If you were alive in the early 20th century and you didn’t like your nose, the good news is that you didn’t have to resort to expensive and painful...

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Why The Celery Diet Won't Make You Skinnier

Snake oil salesmen all over the web would have you believe that, for a few easy payments, they’ll reveal to you a diet focused on “negative calorie” foods. You’ll be able to eat all you want and lose...

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