Outliers

For Harry Truman's 129th birthday, a photo of him horsing around with Vice President John Nance Garner.

Pat Summerall has died, at the age of 82. I don't even watch sports on TV, but I still recognize Pat Summerall as one of the greats when it comes to TV broadcasters.

Who2 has a new biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Read about his life, his work and his relationships with Roald Amundsen -- and with Robert Scott Falcon's wife!

The great author labored for 20 years to bring forth the epic tale that could inspire a fancy slot machine.

The beloved groundhog has been sentenced to death in Ohio for falsely predicting an early spring.

The frontier lawman was born 19 March 1848. Coincidentally, I recently watched a 1957 movie about him.

Black smoke today means the College of Cardinals has not decided on a new pope. We have new biographies of Peter Turkson and Angelo Bagnasco, two possible replacements -- papabiles!

It may not be the Super Bowl, but papal betting has a lively history.

Love him or hate him, el Presidente was certainly colorful.

The strange story of the false teeth made for Tojo as he awaited trial for war crimes.

One of the first American war heroes of World War II was an African-American named Doris Miller. Heard of him?

It's a shock. The double amputee, who ran in the Olympics last year, is one of South Africa's most famous athletes.

Actor Randy Quaid has lost his bid for permanent residency status in Canada, where he's been since 2010, hiding from the "Hollywood Star-Wackers" who are out to get him.

The not-quite-risque photo couldn't be published in 1981.

Google's Eric Schmidt leads a delegation to the strange little world of North Korea. 

An attempt to explain why the New England Patriots keep losing big games.

See our gallery of ten Instagram accounts worth seeing.

...and if she just keeps saying it, maybe it will become true!

A quick tour of one town's impressions of Santa Claus.

Robert Bork was 87 years old and had been not on the Supreme Court for 25 years.

Which 2012 death was the most startling? The oddest? Had the fastest burial? We've got the full list.

To which world leader did he teach the horsey dance?

Blast from the past: Robert Wadlow, age 17 and 8'4" tall, poses for newsreels in 1936.

She's the Tampa socialite whose call to an FBI friend started the whole crazy Petraeus story. Read on to learn more.

Dangerous breach of national security, or "life-distracting, heart-fluttering office nonsense"? 

The seven-time Tour de France winner is now officially a zero-time Tour de France winner.

He was a Democrat, a Republican, then a Democrat again in 50 years of public service.

Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30-60 years in prison, a life sentence for the 68 year-old convicted of sexually abusing children.

Now they think he's under a driveway outside of Detroit.

Chuck Jones, the celebrated director of Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote and the Grinch, was born on this week in 1912.

Kate Middleton (that is to say Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge) visited a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, looking smashing.

Don't be shocked to see him around -- it was all just a rumor.

Thanks to Vulture.com for alerting us to Aaron Valdez's archive of celebrity workout videos.

Melvin Gordon is the oldest CEO on the New York Stock Exchange. And he won't let you into his factory.

The director of stylish action films has committed suicide at age 68 by jumping from a Los Angeles bridge.

The founder of Wikileaks has been granted asylum in Ecuador. But the U.K. isn't going to let him go.

See photos by San Francisco photographer Thomas Hawk of the 2012 Holi Festival of Colors.

The NY Daily News columnist has a few choice words for the former vice-president.

A new exhibition of Sherlock Holmes memorabilia got me thinking about that goofy hat of his.

The famous flyer was born 115 years ago in Kansas... and disappeared 40 years later in the South Pacific.

At this week's Coeur d'Alene Art Auction in Reno, Nevada, a "war shirt" that once belonged to Chief Joseph was one of the top-dollar items.

With a nod in honor to the late Stephen Covey, we present a gallery of famous horses and their famous riders.

Declared officially female in 2010, she'll run for South Africa in the London Olympic games.

31 years after the actress died while yachting off Catalina Island, the cause of her death is still in dispute.

The FDNY is burning down 20 rowhouses in a massive test as it rethinks modern firefighting techniques.

Take five minutes to enjoy this very amusing video.

This could explain a few things.

A gallery of shot-putters, sprinters and hurdlers from the 1972 Olympic trials.