Figure skater Alysa Liu's bleached halo hair (2026)
The young figure skating prodigy will be skating for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics, just two years after her return to skating from a brief retirement stint in 2022.
When asked about whether or not she would be rocking her hairstyle at the Olympics, Liu was quick to shut down any talk of a change:
"No, it will be the same. So I do this every year, I add a stripe, so it's gonna be like this for a year, and then next year, wintertime, like, end of December, I do another ring."
Liu is back with her hair silver and her eyes on gold.
Blockbuster gave away life-size Yoda statues to help promote the new Star Wars movie (2000)
Customers could enter raffles at participating stores for a chance to take one home, turning a trip to Blockbuster into a shot at owning a piece of Star Wars history.
Today these rare statues are treasured by collectors as a relic of Phantom Menace mania.
On October 17, 2009, the Maldives held a 30-minute cabinet meeting 20 feet underwater to protest climate change and rising sea levels.
President Mohamed Nasheed and 13 ministers wore scuba gear, using whiteboards to sign a resolution urging global COz cuts ahead of the UN climate summit.
Pencils from an anti-drug campaign (1998)
According to news reports, a 10-year-old student pointed out that once these pencils were sharpened they displayed pro-drug messages such as "COOL TO DO DRUGS" & "DO DRUGS".
The pencils were then recalled by the anti drug group who distributed them.
Long before it became known as Mount Rushmore, the towering granite face was sacred to the Lakota people-named ThunkΓ‘sila SΓ‘kpe, or "Six Grandfathers," embodying the six fundamental directions of the world in their cosmology. In 1877, defying the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie that promised the Black Hills to the Sioux forever, the U.S. government seized the land after prospectors discovered gold. Over a century later, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the treaty's sanctity, ruling the seizure illegal and awarding financial compensation the Sioux ultimately refusedβ asserting that the land itself, not money, was inviolable
In the 1920s, sculptor Gutzon Borglum, leveraging federal support, began a colossal carving of four U.S. presidents into the sacred stone. Though Borglum had previously been involved with Klan-backed Confederate memorials, there is no evidence that the Ku Klux Klan funded the Mount Rushmore project. Today, the monument stands as both a symbol of national pride and a deeply contested reminder of the legacy of treaty violations and the continued struggle for sacred land.
Tyler the Creator performed an alternate intro to "She" live at his concerts (including Coachella), but there is still no official recording available online.
actor will ferrell is a diehard fan of the los angeles kings and is often spotted in the crowd during their nhi playoff games.
he's known for painting his face black and white to match the team's colors, heckling opponents with wild comedic energy, and once even joined the kings' broadcast booth to deliver hilarious commentary.
did you know the Original Star Wars films were mostly hand painted? Before CGI took over Hollywood, Star Wars used paintbrushes and glass.
The original trilogy relied heavily on matte paintings-huge, hand-painted backdrops that made alien worlds, space hangars, and Imperial fleets come to life.
Instead of building full sets or filling scenes with digital effects, artists painted much of the environment and even crowds-like entire legions of stormtroopers.
These intricate works were created by legendary artists including Chris Evans, Mike Pangrazio, Frank Ordaz, Harrison Ellenshaw, and Ralph McQuarrie, whose designs defined the visual language of the galaxy.
Adam Sandler and Jackie Sandler met in the late nineties, long before their lives became intertwined. Jackie first appeared in one of Adam's films, and what began as a simple professional connection slowly grew into something real. She converted to Judaism before their wedding in 2003, a decision Adam has always described as a beautiful expression of commitment and respect.
Throughout their marriage, Jackie has been one of the most constant forces in Adam's life, supporting him through every chapter of his career. She appears in many of his movies, often in small roles, quietly sharing the world he built without ever stepping into the spotlight for herself. Adam has spoken many times about how much he trusts her, saying he relies on her opinion more than anyone else's, whether he is choosing projects, writing scripts, or navigating fame.
Their relationship has remained unusually grounded for Hollywood. They built a family together, raised two daughters, and kept their marriage steady with a mix of humor, loyalty, and genuine affection. Adam often says that meeting Jackie changed everything for him, because she brought a sense of calm and clarity into his life that fame could never offer.
tom holland is known for visiting kids in hospitals, often dressed as spider-man. since 2017, he's made surprise visits to multiple children's hospitals across the u.s., including atlanta and los angeles.
artist Chavis MΓ‘rmol dropped a nine-ton Olmec head made of quarry stone onto a blue Tesla Model 3. The sculpture required around six months of carving with the assistance of artists from around the country. In total, he said, the project took two years to complete.
The artist said that the overall goal of the project was "to crush an object that represents a sinister figure like Elon Mollusk," He also explained