List of All Articles with Tag 'story'

A nepo baby, or nepotism baby, is a famous or notable figure descended from another famous person or affluent family of some kind. In this episode of List Show, host Erin McCarthy lists 18 nepo babies from history, from Charlie Chaplin to Pericles.

We’re currently living in the year 1725, not 2023. At least, that’s what adherents of the Phantom Time Hypothesis would have you believe. The historical conspiracy theory alleges that the years spanning from 614 to 911 CE never actually happened.

Here’s what a typical American household ate for dinner during the 20th century.

Today, ‘Luncheon on the Grass’ (or ‘Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe’) is regarded as 19th century French painter Édouard Manet's greatest triumph.

“10-4” isn’t any quicker than saying “OK.” But it is a storied trucker tradition.

Danelo Cavalcante has stolen a rifle from a homeowner, who fired shots at the prowling prison fugitive.

Dolly the sheep was the first animal cloned from a single adult cell—and raised a lot of questions about the future of human cloning.

Researchers have reconstructed how the Scottish city would have looked shortly before it was largely destroyed by the English army in 1544.

A software error coupled with a radar failure led to the loss of NASA's first Venus probe.

From ‘cakewalk’ to ‘no can do,’ the origins of these common idioms and sayings are surprisingly dark.

More sightings of Danelo Cavalcante, including one of him clean shaven, are made outside police perimeter.

9. Dogs have a sweet tooth, but cats don't.