James Hunt had a reputation for outrageous behaviour—but when he and a teammate crashed at the 1977 Canadian Grand Prix, no one saw Hunt’s unhinged reaction coming.
When it comes to historical firsts, some are more desirable than others. After all, everyone looks back fondly on Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, or Marie Curie, the first woman...
In an effort to avoid being drafted, Davy Jones starved himself for three weeks so that he would fail the physical and be considered unfit for duty.
She's been in movies and TV shows, and her billboards are as much a part of the landscape as the Hollywood sign. But who is Angelyne?
In 1835 Andrew Jackson became the first US president to be targeted by an assassin.
At formal events, Fanny Brice would wear elegant ensembles. But when it was time to eat, she’d change her teeth from the pretty ones to her “choppers”.
While her uncle Oscar Wilde was a famous wit, the socialite and bon vivant Dorothy "Dolly" Wilde gave her famous relative a run for his money.
Long before Neil Armstrong took his famous first step, Gus Grissom seemed destined to make history himself. Then tragedy struck.
Clay Allison wasn’t the most famous outlaw of the Wild West, but he was one of its most dangerous.
There's no one like Nicolas Cage. He's a truly bizarre actor, yet his personal life is somehow even weirder than his acting style.
Caroline Norton has a closet filled with skeletons, secret lovers, and heartbreak—not to mention her unspeakably tragic end.
For a few months starting in the summer of 1917, Bianca de Saulles was the most notorious woman in the world. And for very good reason.
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