The Beach Boys sang about a California culture of sun and sand in the 1960s but didn’t actually like to surf themselves–and one of them drowned
They looked alike, shared the same last name, and bickered like real brothers, but the iconic punk rockers in the Ramones were NOT related—nor were they all rebellious
The best way to get rich during the California Gold Rush was by selling mining pans for nearly $250 in today’s dollars and eggs for $92 each
Cher’s most memorable marriage was to Sonny Bono, but the Queen of Pop had another husband, Southern rocker Gregg Allman, and the relationship was a calamity
“The Wealthiest Woman in America” was so stingy she took her injured son to a free clinic and so paranoid that she slept holding a gun, a chain of bank-deposit keys around her waist
The real “Sound of Music”: Moody Maria married a man 25 years her senior, the family lost their wealth before WWII, and she sold her autobiography to Hollywood for $9,000
From Ziggy Stardust to Lazarus, the late David Bowie’s passion for space travel and science fiction revealed a search for the meaning of life
From Ziggy Stardust to Lazarus, the late David Bowie’s passion for space travel and science fiction revealed a search for the meaning of life