Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 to a married couple of traveling actors in Boston. Soon after his birth both of his parents passed away.
Before reading this we must cast away our preconceived notions of the life of Poe. read more
Category: Celebrity
General Tom Thumb born January 4, 1837
P.T. Barnum had already made a name for himself as a showman before he discovered Tom Thumb. Barnum had toured the country with a woman who claimed to be George Washington’s nurse and was well over 100 years old. read more
The Disappearance Of JFK’s Brain
(PCM) President John F. Kennedy was tragically assassinated on November 22, 1963. It was a death that forever scarred a nation and left law enforcement, scientists and historians baffled as conspiracy theories erupted in an attempt to analyze exactly what occurred on that fateful afternoon. read more
Biggest Egos in History: Top Thirteen Infamously Egotistical People
(PCM) Did you ever wonder how someone with a tremendously huge ego could even fit their head through a doorway? A little bit of an ego never hurt anyone; being confident in oneself and one’s abilities are assets in life. read more
What Really Happened To Amelia Earhart?
(PCM) The details surrounding the disappearance of pioneering female pilot Amelia Earhart has been something that has baffled experts and historians, as well as, everyday people for years. Many at one point or another thought that they had it figured out and then all of a sudden new evidence will surface and many of their theories ended up being tossed away. read more
A History of the Fist Pump
Fist Pump like a Champ :
A History of the Fist Pump
by Lisa Poirier
(aMyth) It’s hard to escape it these days. It is sweeping the world like an epidemic. read more
Did You Hear This One About Andy?
Andy does not have a daughter born in 1989!
Although she claimed to be Andy’s daughter in November of 2013, actress Alexandra Tatarsky is not. Many people claim that he is still interred (buried) at Beth David Cemetery, next to his mother, Janice T. read more
The Curious History Of Beloved Internet Sensation ‘Keyboard Cat’
(PCM) Each and everyday while surfing across our various social media accounts we are inundated with literally hundreds of funny pictures, memes and viral videos. It appears that almost everyone wants their quick 15 minutes of viral internet fame and then they often vanish leaving very little trace. read more
Ever Wonder Who Created The Infamous McDonald’s ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ Jingle? We Would Have Never Guessed!
(PCM) For many years it has been speculated with pop superstar Justin Timberlake was the artist behind the infamous and delightfully catchy McDonald’s advertising jingle “I’m Lovin’ It”, after all he is the one who sings that delicious ear worm. read more
The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders And The Story Of Christine Collins
(PCM) We always love an odd crime story and this one certainly had enough people talking! Mother Christine Collins was committed to a psych ward in 1928 after her young son went missing. read more
Harry Houdini Born March 24, 1874
Harry Houdini AKA Erik Weisz was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest Hungary. His parents were Mayer Samuel Weiss a rabbinical lawyer and Cecilia Sterner. Erik was the fourth of seven children. read more
The Phantom Of The Opera On Broadway January 26, 1988
(PCM) The Phantom of the Opera did not get its start on Broadway. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened On The West End London, at Her Majesty’s Theatre on October 9, 1986. read more
(PCM) Daniel Buckley was planning a stay at The Pembroke in Kilkenny, Ireland when he took it upon himself to have a little fun with the hotel reservation system’s “Special Request” section. read more
(PCM) A church in Sri Lanka made a hilarious mistake over the holiday season when they accidentally printed lyrics to the Tupac Shakur song “Hail Mary” rather than the actual prayer “Hail Mary”. read more
(PCM) The underground art movement INDECLINE recently erected statues depicting a overly exaggerated and severely poor endowed naked Donald Trump in five U.S. cities, as part of their “Emperor Has No Balls” art campaign. read more
(PCM) James Meyers of North Carolina was recently arrested for quite a bizarre reason. It seems that Meyers forgot to return a VHS rental copy of the film “Freddy Got Fingered” fourteen years ago and there was a warrant placed out for his arrest. read more
(PCM) For those that were curious about the fate of the ‘Scary Lucy’ statue, which was erected as a tribute to the late “I Love Lucy” actress Lucille Ball, but received a ton of backlash for depicting her in quite a terrifying way, will be happy to know that the statue is now part of a haunted mall event near her hometown in western New York. read more
(PCM) A photo which shows Philadelphia Democratic congressman Bob Brady taking a sip of water from a drinking glass used by Pope Francis has been making it’s way around the internet. read more
(PCM) 22-year old, Devon Staples, who is best known for portraying the character of Gaston at the Walt Disney World theme park, has tragically passed away after he accidentally launched a firework off the top of his head during a 4th of July barbecue in Maine. read more
(PCM) A lawyer from Kenya by the name of Felix Kiprono is planning a visit to The States to ask for President Obama’s oldest daughter Malia’s hand in marriage. The lawyer is offering up livestock (50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats) to the President for his blessing of their union. read more
(PCM) Bring new definitely to the phrase “Break me off a piece of that ..”, chocolatiers in London have crafted a 6ft tall all chocolate sculpture of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and it looks as delicious as you would imagine. read more
(PCM) April Fools Day may not be for another day, but that did not stop Richard Branson, founder and CEO of Virgin America, from pranking the city of Branson, Missouri. Branson made a post via social media with an announcement that the company would be moving their headquarters to Branson, MO. read more
(PCM) As if the planned marriage between 80-year old convicted serial killer Charlie Manson and 27-year old Afton Burton, better known as Star was not controversial enough, there are now reports that claim Star is nothing more than a gold digger or more aptly phrased grave digger. read more
(PCM) No, this is not the least bit strange! A 25-year old woman recently posted an ad on Craigslist offering to accompany your child to the upcoming Taylor Swift concert in Philadelphia, PA so the parents are not forced to attend. read more
(PCM) There is a long-standing myth that the very first champagne glass was modeled after the left breast of Marie Antoinette, however historically this has been proven false and the actual first champagne glass was created in England for sparkling wine in 1663. read more
(PCM) It truly pains me to say it, but there are definitely quite a few..shall we say…intellectually challenged individuals roaming around the internet these days.
Recently, a Facebook user uploaded an image of director Steven Spielberg posing next to a “poached triceratops”, which is actually just a robotic prop from the hit film “Jurassic Park”. read more
(PCM) Somehow this story reminded me of a really bad episode of that TV show “My Strange Addiction”! It seems that 39-year old Danielle Davis, a married woman from New Jersey, has become obsessed with a cardboard cutout of actor Bradley Cooper. read more
