Tony Alpsen is a writer for VICE entertainment. His work has also been published by Cracked, National Lampoon, Splitsider, and ReMIND Magazine.
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This Famous Beach Boys Song Was Written by Charles Manson
The Beach Boys turned Charles Manson’s ‘Cease to Exist’ into ‘Never Learn Not to Love.’ Their lyric changes reportedly enraged him.
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22 Years Ago, Sean Penn Sent the ‘South Park’ Creators This Very Angry Letter
Sean Penn hadn’t seen Team America when he wrote its creators an angry letter about voting. Trey Parker found the reaction ironic.
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Did the Kid From the Life Cereal Ads Really Die From Mixing Pop Rocks and Coke?
A rumor claimed Life cereal’s Little Mikey died after mixing Pop Rocks and Coke. He was alive, but the candy’s reputation took a hit.
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Did Ozzy Osbourne Really Bite the Head off a Live Bat? Here’s the True Story.
Ozzy Osbourne’s infamous bat incident is rock legend. But his account and the concertgoer’s differ on whether the bat was alive.
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31 Years Ago, a Howard Stern Listener Pulled Over to Help Save a Caller’s Life
In 1994, Howard Stern took a call from a man in crisis. A listener heard the broadcast and stopped to help before police arrived.
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The Disturbing True Story of ‘The Exorcist’ Actor Who Became a Convicted Murderer
Paul Bateson appeared in one of The Exorcist’s most unsettling scenes. Years later, he was convicted of murdering a journalist.
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This 1950s TV Show Put a Hiroshima Survivor Face-to-Face With One of the Men Who Dropped the Bomb
10 years after Hiroshima, ‘This Is Your Life’ blindsided survivor Kiyoshi Tanimoto by bringing out ‘Enola Gay’ co-pilot Robert Lewis and having him recount his story of dropping the bomb
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Why A&E Canceled This Controversial Documentary Just Weeks Before Its Premiere
‘Escaping the KKK’ was yanked from the network’s schedule less than 10 days after it was announced
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Did the MGM Lion Really Kill Someone? Here’s the True Story.
Nearly a century after Leo the Lion made his big-screen debut, the iconic mascot was accused of mauling his own trainer to death, among others
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The Infamous Dave Matthews Band Poop Incident, Explained
More like ‘SPLASH into me,’ am I right?
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Did Julia Roberts Really Almost Play Harriet Tubman in a Movie?
We’ve come a long way since 1994
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The Wildest Version of ‘The Crow’ Almost Starred Michael Jackson
Artist James O’Barr had a very frustrating time trying to get his original comic book series adapted into the 1994 Brandon Lee film