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The McDonald’s Monopoly game wasn’t rigged—until it was. It’s a $24 million scam involving mobsters, FBI agents, and one man who manipulated the entire promotion for over a decade — … Read more
The McDonald’s Monopoly game wasn’t rigged—until it was. It’s a $24 million scam involving mobsters, FBI agents, and one man who manipulated the entire promotion for over a decade — … Read more
At the height of the Cold War, he took on the Soviet chess machine—and won. But then he went from golden chess god to a paranoid guy hiding out in … Read more
You’ve heard of Bobby Fischer vs. the Soviets—but that’s just the opening move. My list of best chess documentaries has prodigies, paranoia, prison checkmates and Peter Thiel playing on Bobby … Read more
A 656-foot tsunami, a nine-day seismic hum, and a glacier collapsing in Greenland on September 16, 2023—sounds like sci-fi, but it’s real. This “Unidentified Seismic Object” (USO) shocked scientists around … Read more
The Go-Gos were much more than a sexy album cover (lucky for me my sisters bought it!). These punk rebels turned pop royalty were the first “All-Girl” band to write … Read more
You’ve heard the rumors about Scientology. The controversies. The lawsuits. Tom Cruise and Travolta. But how often do you hear from the man at the top? Here’s the only known … Read more
Reddit Co-founder Aaron Swartz’s life sounds like a Silicon Valley fairy tale—until the feds come knocking. It’s the story of a programming prodigy taking on the government and corporate greed … Read more
Jerry Seinfeld quits the cozy confines of TV superstardom and dives back into the brutal world of stand-up. But this time, there’s a catch: every joke has to be brand … Read more
I can’t make this sh!t up. He appeared in only five movies. All five were nominated for Best Picture. And you probably don’t know his name (I didn’t): He was … Read more
I love survival docs. So I did what I usually do — I created a list of them. Below are survival documentaries about caves, airplanes, volcanoes, wildfires, summits, and much … Read more