In a story supposedly told by actor Lee Marvin on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, kids' TV show host and Marine Corps reservist Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan is credited with saving the lives of his fellow soldiers in battle during World War II and described as "the bravest man I ever knew."

In reality, the war was almost over by the time Keeshan joined the Marines, and it's unlikely he ever saw combat.

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What do Rod Stewart, Elton John, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Jon Bon Jovi, Alanis Morissette, Britney Spears, and Lil' Kim all have in common? A particularly unsavory rumor involving sex with multiple partners and a hush-hush trip to the emergency room. Read more...

Can you find the hidden message in this epitaph inscribed on a tombstone in a Montreal cemetery? (Profanity warning!)

Solution here...

Truth is in the details, somebody once said. Here's a summary of an insect-sized view on some intimate matters, in a fable from ancient India retold by Peter Kohler.  Read more...