Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Even though people remember actor Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster (or, if you’re my age, it might be as the hilarious judge in My Cousin Vinny), the truth is that from a young age he dreamed of becoming a different kind of artist. In fact, during a 1978 interview with The New York Times, he...

It’s happened so often that at this point it’s almost a cliche – an adorable kid makes a splash in Hollywood, only to fade during the awkward tween years. Often, they never make a reappearance in the spotlight save for the occasional tabloid article or, tragically, at their untimely death due to having been raised...

I know that you see a lot of similar claims in headlines around the internet, but I have to tell you – these secrets and facts are legitimately very cool and unexpected. Keep reading to see whether or not you agree (but you will agree). If you don’t, well…you’re way cooler than I am. Obviously....

History is special, in that it truly doesn’t give a crap if its truths make us uncomfortable. It’s over and done; there’s no changing it (unless you’re a revisionist, but that’s a whole separate post), so when things are awful, embarrassing, or destructive – too bad! History doesn’t forget, and thanks to the Internet and...

Filed under: things you never heard about, well-kept secrets, and how Warner Bros. influences press coverage. Former gymnast David Holmes was Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double on every Harry Potter film – until an accident rehearsing an aerial explosion stunt for Deathly Hallows left him paralyzed from the waist down. He was only 25 when the...

People who suffer from delusions of any kind surely find them both intrusive and convincing, even though the definition of a delusion includes the fact that they exist outside of reality. For some, delusions come and go and can be treated with therapies of one kind or another. For others, they’re completely debilitating and incurable,...

We did this post a while ago, sharing 7 super weird and/or creepy Wikipedia pages, and I have to tell you…we could do dozens more. I’m going to take a shot with these 6 tonight, all of which left me shook Soooooo if that’s your bag? We’ve got you. Keep reading. #6. Gloria Ramirez, “The...

We depend on our bodies and our senses to give us accurate feedback about the world around us – how it looks, if it’s hot, what the food we’re about to eat smells like, and so on. But what if you had a condition or a disease that meant you couldn’t trust what your own...

I know this sounds like a special snowflake thing to say, but as someone born in 1979, the truth is I’ve never identified with either Gen X-ers or Millennials. I didn’t grow up with technology, but I’m comfortable with it. I ran loose as a child, without any real fear of predators, sex parties, prescription...

A red meat allergy probably sounds like a real life nightmare to most of you readers, but, for some people, finding out they’re allergic to meat comes as a huge relief. That’s because, until their diagnosis, all they’d known is that they kept getting an all-over rash so itchy that sufferers have been know to scratch it until they bleed. These people have an...

Science has the answer to basically everything, so why not to the elusive and complicated reasons behind the ending of marital relationships around the globe? Okay, okay, fine, so they’re not claiming to have all the answers on how to make it work, and you could totally have every one of these indicators and still stay...

People love to speculate about their favorite television shows, books, and movies. And, because I write books, I’m painfully aware that oftentimes people who read and love them are looking far more deeply than I did when creating them. Which is to say, people come up with theories and see foreshadowing where none was intended....

Okay, so first of all let me just admit that, because I’m old, I had to look up what exactly FaceApp is. So, if you’re like me, let me explain it for you: FaceApp is software that allows you to make yourself look younger, better, or generally happier than you currently are. Which – okay....

If you’re of a certain age, there’s a good chance that you grew up as part of Mr. Rogers‘s neighborhood. And guys, he was the best neighbor – not just on the show, but to every last one of us in real life, too. I didn’t realize just how good of a guy he was...

I’m a walking food allergy. I had more when I was small (horrifying things like eggs, wheat, and milk), but luckily I managed to outgrow some of the more ubiquitous allergens giving me trouble. I held on to more than my fair share, though – peanuts, celery, soy, and peas, to name a few. What I...