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“May the Great Worm gnaw your vitals, and may your bones rot joint by little joint!” Here’s a wild story about General George Patton, hard-driving hero (and cancelled-in-his-own-time villain) of …..

{Editor’s note: First published on December 5, 2010. See our Bill Cosby biography for updates on his later convictions and imprisonment.} “My father said, ‘Junior, it takes a man to play football, but ...

Ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin has spoken openly and bravely about her struggles with the 2020 death of her father, Jeff Shiffrin. Reports and interviews have noted that Mikaela “couldn’t even get out ...

Here’s a story about Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich, Champagne, and a bad quote. But! When hunting for the source of that quote recently, we couldn’t find proof that the actress ever said it at all ...

Looking back from a distance of 60 years, Hoagy Carmichael‘s 1961 appearance on The Flintstones was a strange affair. The result was the clip seen here. The episode is titled “The Hit Song Writers” ...

Megan Thee Stallion just won three Grammys at the 2021 Grammy Awards. They included best rap song and best rap performances for “Savage,” her remixed hit with Béyonce, plus best new artist of the year ...

20 years ago, for reasons we’ve forgotten, actor John Banner was one of our very first Who2 biographies. President George Washington was ceremonially #1, but soon after that came Banner, who starred ...

Employees at a gas station in Los Angeles watch President Jimmy Carter giving his energy speech over national television on July 15, 1979 (AP file photo) Nearly 40 years ago, on July 15, 1979, ...

Hello, friends of Who2! Fritz Holznagel here, co-founder (with Paul Hehn) of Who2. I’ve taken a new side gig as the quizmaster of The Conversation, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to unlocking ...

Will anyone ever be taller than Robert Wadlow? That’s where modern medicine comes in. Today, pituitary surgery is not such a big deal. (They go in through your nose!) Surgery may not even be needed: ...

Our new biography of tennis star Emma Raducanu is now live. We almost said “tennis prodigy,” but that term no longer applies when you’re the reigning U.S. Open champion. Her …..