These Musicians Were Terrible People Behind the Scenes

Elvis

Elvis might have been the king of Rock and Roll, but with all that fame comes a lot of power. He often used that power over young teen girls to take advantage of them, fooling around with young teenagers when he was in his 20s. He met his future wife, Priscilla, when she was only fourteen. While he allegedly never slept with these girls, the lines was certainly blurred between what was and was not legal…

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The More You Know

  • The idea that a man should spend two months salary on an engagement ring was popularized by De Beers' ad agency.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • The loudest animal on earth is the sperm whale.
  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
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