Flipboard Pop Culture

From bubble wrap and cardboard to silica gel packets and wooden pallets, these overlooked packaging materials proved surprisingly useful long after the box was opened.

Gary Dahl sold one of the most ridiculous products in American history—and somehow became rich doing it. For a few glorious months, the joke worked perfectly. Then the laughter stopped—and Dahl’s massive success story took a turn no one could have seen coming.

Years before the Twilight Zone disaster, Vic Morrow had an eerie premonition: He believed he’d die in a helicopter crash. Sadly, he was right.

Baby Boomers grew up surrounded by things that felt so normal, no one even thought to take a picture of them. They were just there. Now anyone born after 2000 would stare at them like museum artifacts.

Hillel Slovak rose to greatness with the iconic rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers—but he had demons, and they were waiting in the wings to bring this ground-breaking guitarist to a tragic and early grave.

Bob Dylan is an absolute legend—but behind closed doors, his life is filled with scandal, heartbreak, and unimaginable loss.

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch of the UK, clocking 70 years as ruler. So since he was four years old, King Charles III has been preparing for his turn to rule—and his turn means some significant changes for the royals.

After a show, Shannon Hoon went out on his own in New Orleans. The next day, a crew member went to check his bunk—and made a disturbing discovery.

Known for such hit albums as Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd was one of history's most impactful rock bands—before being torn down from within.

When Rick Danko returned to the music scene after years out of the spotlight, he was unrecognizable. Fans didn’t understand what happened—until his friends revealed the tragic truth about his time away.

Back in the early days of the internet, a handful of websites completely dominated online life. Some helped you find things. Some helped you waste time. Some somehow did both. Most are long gone, and plenty of younger people have never even heard their names. But if you were online back then, these sites were impossible to avoid. So let's fire up the dial-up and see how many you remember.

From TV icons to political firebrands, these influential Boomer-era figures shaped culture, media, music, and history—but many millennials might hear their names and ask, “Wait, who?”