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From The Beatles taking a drag to the Rat Pack cracking up, these photos give you the full VIP look at your favorite musicians backstage. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Vintage Photos Of Rock And Roll’s Most Famous Groupies Bullets And Booze: 31 Vintage Photos Of Outlaw Country 39 Vintage Hippie Photos That Capture Flower Power In Full Bloom...

Recent events have many parts of the world clamping down on admitting refugees. But did you know we could be turning away the next Einstein? Recent world events have seen millions fleeing terrible circumstances in search of safe places to live. The ongoing influx of Syrian and Iraqi refugees abandoning conflict-stricken zones is just one recent example: Humanity, sadly, has a long history of creating refugees. All of the above, at one point in their lives, were refugees....

For more than 40 years, people have been debating who Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” is about. Actors, rock stars, and others have all been offered up as candidates, yet Simon insisted she would never tell. Her coyness of course fanned the flames, with NBC bigwig Dick Ebersol even paying $50,000 at a charity auction in order to learn Simon’s secret in 2003. But now we all know. Simon just revealed to People that the second verse is, as many have speculated, about actor Warren Beatty....

The house at Pooh Corner was not a magical place for the real Christopher Robin Milne who was overshadowed by his fictional namesake. Andrew Scott/YouTubeA young Christopher Robin Milne with Winnie-the-Pooh. A. A. Milne’s classic tales of the loveable bear Winnie-the-Pooh and his loyal human pal, Christopher Robin, have enchanted children around the world since it was first published in 1926. Unfortunately for the real Christopher Robin Milne, the author’s young son, those stories brought little more than misery....

Experts blame public urination on the high levels of drugs in Whitelake River, which runs through the festival grounds. Wikimedia CommonsGlastonbury launched a 2019 campaign called “Don’t Pee On The Land” and claimed it had “measurable success.” The Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England is the yearly stomping ground of nearly 200,000 music fans. While the event is celebrated for bringing a fair amount of tourist capital to the area, it’s not without its disadvantages....

How Elizabeth Van Lew, a woman born to wealthy Virginia slaveholders, became one of the Union’s most important spies. Wikimedia CommonsElizabeth Van Lew Spies played a crucial part on both sides of the conflict during the American Civil War. And because everyone involved was American, it was easier than it might have been during a foreign engagement to successfully plant spies who were able to blend in with the locals and relay important information to their commanders....

Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were hardly the bullied outcasts bent on revenge that they were made out to be — they wanted to see the world burn. On April 20, 1999, the Columbine High School Massacre in Littleton, Colorado brought a violent end to a time of relative innocence in American society and culture. Gone were the carefree days of the Clinton era — here was the dawn of active shooter drills and daily fears for our children’s safety....

Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953, after apparently suffering a stroke — but some suspect that he was actually poisoned. Joseph Stalin’s death in March 1953 ended his long and brutal reign as leader of the Soviet Union. Since the 1920s, he’d ruled with an iron fist. He dragged his country toward industrialization at any cost and massacred his enemies — and perceived enemies — causing the deaths of an estimated 20 million people....

A gold signet ring purportedly owned by Lucky Luciano surfaced in 2012 with a price tag of $100,000 — even though the seller had no papers to authenticate it. Pawn Stars/YouTubeLucky Luciano’s ring was never authenticated, and first surfaced in 2012. Lucky Luciano was known as the father of modern organized crime. Born in Italy at the turn of the century, he became a ruthless Mafia hitman in New York City and the first boss of the Genovese crime family....

Maurizio Gucci was gunned down on orders of his embittered ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani on the steps of his Milan office on March 27, 1995. A scion of the Italian fashion empire, Maurizio Gucci had it all. He was raised in luxury only to take charge of the world-renowned brand and marry a fiery socialite. As chronicled in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, the ambitious heir would not only lose all control over the company — but be murdered at the behest of his own wife, Patrizia Reggiani....

Using a little over a dozen human cells, police named Darren R. Marchand as Stephanie Isaacson’s killer. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentStephanie Isaacson’s murder was a cold case for 32 years before it was finally solved. In 1989, someone brutally attacked and murdered 14-year-old Stephanie Isaacson on her way to school in Las Vegas. But they left behind a tiny clue. Now, using the remains of just 15 human cells, investigators have finally solved the cold case and named Darren R....

In 1923, Dr. John Brinkley broadcast that he had found a cure-all for impotence and insanity alike in goat testicles — until it was discovered that he was, in fact, a quack. Wikimedia CommonsDr. John Brinkley and Billy, the first baby born after the goat gland graft, Feb. 20, 1920. Dr. John Brinkley claimed to have found a cure for almost any ailment. For $750, (which by today’s standards is closer to $10,000), Dr....

Three generations of Tylers have managed to span across three centuries. President John Tyler didn’t live to see the births of his last grandchildren. Far from it. After having 15 children with two different wives, the 10th U.S. president died at the age of 71 in 1862 — 60 years before his youngest grandsons were born in the 1920s. One of them is still alive today, meaning just three generations of Tylers have managed to span 227 years and counting....

Dubbed Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, this massive creature weighed two tons and stretched 12 feet long. Angel Galobart/Museu de la Conca Della – Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel CrusafontResearchers work to excavate Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, which was first discovered by a hiker walking through the Pyrenees in Spain. As a hiker made their way through the Pyrenees in 2016, they stumbled upon some bone fragments sticking out of the ground near the Spanish village of Coll de Nargó....

Authorities don’t yet have leads but the region’s deputy governor has made it clear that “We won’t let them get away with it.” Russian Centre for Arctic Exploration via The Siberian Times Russian authorities are now investigating an illegal massacre that left six polar bears dead, their heads and skins removed in a manner consistent with trophy hunting, on the remote Vilkitsky Island in Siberia’s Kara Sea. It remains unclear when exactly the killings occurred, but the carcasses were discovered only recently, thanks to summer thawing, by an ecological team sent to clean up Soviet-era waste on the uninhabited island, reports The Siberian Times....

The Scott Warren trial began after the No More Deaths volunteer was arrested for providing food and shelter to illegal migrants. But he’ll avoid prison time for now. John Moore/Getty ImagesScott Warren In January 2018, geography professor and No More Deaths volunteer worker Scott Warren encountered two migrants from Central America seeking refuge at one of the properties belonging to the advocacy organization. They had been walking without food or water in the scorching Arizona desert for two straight days with their feet covered in blisters....

On January 15, 1947, 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short was found brutally murdered in Los Angeles — with her body cut in half and a ghastly smile carved into her face. The 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, also known as the “Black Dahlia,” is one of the oldest cold cases in Los Angeles. Not only was it a horrific crime, but it’s also proven notoriously difficult to solve. In the decades since the Black Dahlia murder, police, the press, and amateur sleuths alike have all delved deep into this unsolved crime and developed several convincing theories....

“Six Chinese guys made it off the Titanic alive and 24 hours later were written out of the story.” Wikimedia Commons On April 15, 1912, an estimated 2,224 people were aboard the Titanic as it sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic — and only about 700 made it out alive. But now, more than 100 years later, the story of six of these 700 survivors — and why their story was all but forgotten — is only just now coming to light....

The effects of a lightning strike on the human body are often debilitating, if not fatal. Here’s why. Source: Wikimedia Most of us have seen lighting dance through the sky, counting the seconds that pass before we hear thunder in order to see how close we are to that deadly charge. While thousands of people are struck by lightning each year, only a fraction are fatally injured. Yet for these survivors, the effects of a lightning strike are debilitating and last for decades....

Mystery of Aztec plague solved, human history complicated by meteorite study, and ancient Greek plumbing system unearthed. Almost 500 Years Later, Scientists Confirm What Killed The Aztecs The GuardianAn Aztec pyramid in Mexico. In 1545, approximately 473 years ago, the Aztec nation crumbled. People began coming down with high fevers and headaches. Shortly after, they began bleeding from the eyes, mouth, and nose. Then, they died. By 1550, 15 million people, 80 percent of the Aztec population, had been wiped out....