Cynic philosopher notable for her marriage to Crates of Thebes

A new interview with the crew of The Dark Knight reveals just how dicey Joker's pencil trick was for the actor involved.

A hippopotamus called Humphrey who became an internet sensation after being raised as a pet has mauled his keeper to death.

French executioner

Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700), also known as El Hechizado or the Bewitched, was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire. He is best remembered for his alleged physical disabilities, and the war that followed his death.

The founding father of modern Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh. He led Vietnam's communist revolution against French colonial rule and then took on the United States. But it seems he long had an admiration for

Bill Pagel has more than 15,000 photos, 4,000 concert posters and 18 four-drawer file cabinets filled with manuscripts and ephemera.

2010 film by Louise Friedberg

How full a man's stomach is can dictate the type of woman he will fancy, research suggests.

1988 American action film by John McTiernan

Any student of Latin lyric poetry will tell you that Catullus' poems get pretty raunchy, obsessed with genitalia, semen, and sex in general. But one of his poems is so vulgar that an uncensored modern English translation wasn't published until the 20th century.

One scandal would’ve been enough.

The only cast member of seminal sketch show SCTV who wasn't a performer at the Second City theater, Rick Moranis joined the show late at the start of its third season in 1980. He quickly proved himself on the series, though, showcasing his [...]

doves that are released during events

Mike Tyson’s turbulent times as a boxer knew no bounds. The youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history not only wanted to pulverize any person in his path, but the same notion went to any species as well. Tyson — the self-anointed original Tiger King…

John von Neumann

phrase used to euphemistically indicate a man’s homosexuality in obituaries

The Simpsons has given viewers one of the biggest character ensembles in all of fiction, and you might not know that Milhouse Van Houten has an origin story outside of Springfield.

One of the most effective ways to incapacitate an attacker is to use a defensive spray on them. Defensive sprays, when placed in the eyes, can immediately stop an attack and allow you to get away. Even if the attacker continues forward, the blinding action…

family of single-engine piston general aviation aircraft