Quick, someone rig a cake using some duct tape, bouillon cubes and spackle! That's right, it's McGyver's birthday on Sunday. It's Richard Dean Anderson's big day - he'll be 61 - but it's also the day Mac celebrates being born (he'll be 60). To honor such a momentous occasion, here are a few facts about the actor, the show and the man himself. 1. Richard Dean Anderson wanted to be a professional hockey player, not an actor. When he broke both arms in two separate incidents at the age of 16, he decided... READ ON

While most of us insure rather mundane things – lives, houses, cars – there’s a certain populace who make livings based on very specific body parts and need financial protection in case the ability to earn that living is ever taken away. Hey, you’d probably insure your hair too if you had the luscious locks of Troy Polamalu. Here’s what a few famous body parts will be (or would have been) worth if they were ever lost or incapacitated. 1. Ben Turpin’s eyes. Turpin was one of the biggest... READ ON

Every year, Forbes analyzes the net worth of really rich people – really rich people who don’t actually exist. In the past, Uncle Sam and Scrooge McDuck have been the highest rollers. Although Scrooge is closing in on the top spot this year, he’s been edged out by a newcomer to the list, a certain vampire making millions from compound interest. Just one of the many benefits of living for centuries, huh? 1. Carlisle Cullen. Net Worth: $34.1 billion. Forbes points out that not only can he live... READ ON

If history hadn't changed, we would be watching Gabrielle Reece dominate Mintonette, Tony Hawk would be a leader in the world of sidewalk surfing, and Forrest Gump would have been an amazing wiff waff player. Check out these and the names of seven other sports before they became what we know them as today. 1. Kitten ball. The sport we know as softball today was named kitten ball when it came onto the scene in 1895. Between that time and 1926, it was also referred to as “diamond ball,” “mush... READ ON