The tragic passing of talented 46-year-old actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was a shock to America and to the world. And now the public is privy to his seemingly inadequately executed…

Croatian music teacher Frane Selek is perhaps the world’s luckiest man. He’s been in a train wreck (the train plunged off a cliff into an icy winter river), an airplane…

Thanks to smart phones with cameras and videos, the paparazzi, and the Internet, there’s not much you can do anymore that isn’t subject to being scrutinized by, well, everyone. Celebrities…

Stories abound of people’s really odd last requests and bizarre wishes in their Wills: William Shakespeare’s Will included a wish that his wife receive his “second best bed.” Napoleon Bonaparte…

They say lightning never strikes the same thing twice—but it struck Roy Sullivan a whopping seven times. Roy (now known as the Human Lightening Rod) was a U.S. park ranger…

For those of you who enjoy the gritty action of the old Dirty Harry films starring Clint Eastwood, there’s one question in this world that’s hard to forget: “Do I…

Sci-fi book series and movies franchises are all the rage these days. According to story lines like the ones featured in The Hunger Gamesand Divergent series, one day we’ll all…

Mac Lewis is not your typical new business owner. He’s chief executive officer and co-founder of FieldSolutions.Working with a network of more than 27,000 independent contractors, the company provides field…

What do Wayne Newton, Mark Twain, and MC Hammer all have in common? They all declared bankruptcy after amassing a great fortune through their trades and talents. Their cautionary tales…