We've all been there—a week until payday, the rent is due, and you're rummaging in your parents' attic to find Dad's Mickey Mantle rookie card. If you're in need of some quick cash, here are six stories of people who found a fortune when—and where—they least expected it. 1. Lose a Hammer, Find a... READ ON

President Barack Obama turns 48 on Tuesday. While the First Family encourages you to send contributions to your favorite charity in lieu of the White House, if you insist on doing some last-minute birthday shopping for 44, you might consider a pair of jeans or a case of Bud Light. For some historical precedent, here's a look back at some of the more interesting presidential gifts. 1. George W. Bush: Raw... READ ON

The names of some of our favorite TV characters have undergone behind-the-scenes changes for a variety of reasons, from politics to legal issues to shows on competing networks. Here are seven such examples. 1. "The Mash" When Garry Marshall was first assembling the show that eventually became Happy Days, he envisioned the local hoodlum as a tall Italian guy named Marsciarelli whose nickname would be "Mash." By the time the show was cast, what he ended up with was a short Jewish guy... READ ON

You can still catch most of your favorite Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies classics on the Cartoon Network and elsewhere; many have been in heavy syndication for a half-century. But there are a dozen or so that have rarely been seen on television since the 1960s, which while not having been banned outright have been at the very least pulled from circulation by embarrassed copyright holders. While other cartoons had been "cleaned up" with a few cuts -- a blackface character removed here, an off-putting... READ ON