Voldemort is one of the most iconic villains of modern literature and the live-action film adaption of the series took accurately making up actor Ralph Fiennes very seriously to the point they made sure his costume scared the shit out of small children, albeit, unintentionally.
How The Founder of Napster Trolled Metallica at the VMAs
In the year 2000 Shawn Fanning, the founder of a site that let people download music for free, found himself on the end of the legal shotgun of a small band called Metallica. Rather than back down, Fanning decided to annoy the shit out of the band by making fun of them on national TV.
George Washington Had a Pretty Metal Haircut
George Washington is a guy who has had his face plastered on everything from the dollar bill to a great big mountain, which makes it all the weirder that so few people realise that the Father of America rocked a pretty sweet fucking do.
The Battleship That Just Rammed Submarines
HMS Dreadnought was a WW1 era battleship so awe-inspiring in its power that it literally changed the course of nautical combat forever. It was, for a time, the most powerful ship on the waves and it kind of sucked, like, a lot.
That One Time a Boxer Bought a Lion Cub to Celebrate Winning
Boxers aren’t really known for their discretion, a fact that isn’t at all surprising for a group of athletes able to unironically write “eye socket assassin” on their tax return. While many boxers have lived flamboyant lives filled with partying and excess, it’s arguable that no boxer in history lived life quite as hard as the Senegalese boxer, Battling Siki.
