When Take That disbanded in 1996, so many teenage girls in the UK were openly distraught that the UK Government actually set up telephone hotlines for counseling.
Child Actors Who Died Young
Stardom can often come at a price. Any breakout star has the choice of a lavish and luxurious lifestyle, but can also follow a much darker path. A child actor can be plucked from obscurity, or beat thousands of other applicants for a much coveted starring role, but soon disappear under the weight of expectation. […]
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Every second of every day, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695…
Every second of every day, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695 million tons of helium. The other 5 million tons becomes energy. Every second.
A straight Christian man who spent a year of his life as a gay man, including coming…
A straight Christian man who spent a year of his life as a gay man, including coming out to his family, getting a job as a barista at a gay café and enlisting a friend to act as his boyfriend. The experience radically changed his view of religion and he now views homosexuality as acceptable.
When the number of chlamydia cases in young Swedish people doubled in one year…
When the number of chlamydia cases in young Swedish people doubled in one year, it was decided that condom ambulances would be on standby three days a week, waiting for calls from those caught in a promising situation, but without protection.
A group of crows got so mad at a mask wearing researcher for giving them identification…
A group of crows got so mad at a mask wearing researcher for giving them identification bands that they recruited more crows to harass anyone wearing the same mask years after the fact.
George Aldrich has worked for NASA for over 40 years, and his job is to smell…
George Aldrich has worked for NASA for over 40 years, and his job is to smell things. This is to ensure that there are no unpleasant smells on ISS and the shuttle. Oh and his nose also gets calibrated and tested every four months.
Matthias “Hellboy“ Schlitte, one of the worlds best arm wrestlers, has a genetic…
Matthias “Hellboy“ Schlitte, one of the worlds best arm wrestlers, has a genetic condition that makes his right arm abnormally large and strong.
Native American Mohawks were often used as laborers on the skyscrapers because it was believed…
Native American Mohawks were often used as laborers on the skyscrapers because it was believed they had no natural fear of heights. In fact, they were afraid, but unlike their American workers, their culture meant they never showed it.
In 1986 a convict escaped during a prison transfer. A week later…
In 1986 a convict escaped during a prison transfer. A week later he returned in a stolen helicopter and broke out his girlfriend.