She Went Out Laughing: Phyllis Diller Dead at 95

Legendary actress and comedienne Phyllis Diller has died in Los Angeles at the age of 95. No cause of death has been announced as of yet.

The self-effacing comic with the instantly recognizable laugh and outrageous attire became a household name after ditching the constrictive lifestyle of a housewife in the 1950s to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. She quickly made a name for herself, donning colorful outfits and garish wigs, along with her signature cigarette and white gloves. She paved the way for countless comediennes who followed in her wake, from Joan Rivers and Roseanne to Ellen Degeneres and Chelsea Handler.

She had a lifelong friendship with the equally legendary Bob Hope, who was her co-star in several movies as well as countless television specials. After divorcing her first husband Sherwood Diller—who had encouraged her to get into show business in the first place—she married entertainer Warde Donovan, only to separate and divorce after a few months together. She began to famously refer to her "husband" as the mysterious "Fang", which would remain a permanent part of her act, along with her wardrobe and that highly distinctive laugh that set her apart from every other entertainer of the day.

She worked tirelessly over the years, intent on not retiring completely from show business or slowing down, although she did announce her retirement from acting in 2002. She appeared as a popular character on the world's most watched soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful as well as writing a memoir (titled Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse) and working with her favorite charities. She was also a huge advocate of plastic surgery, admitting to going under the knife countless times over the decades in her quest to transform from "that homely woman" she joked about seeing in the mirror and into an ageless Hollywood icon.

Diller suffered a heart attack in 1999 and was fitted with a pacemaker. She also fell and broke a bone in her back in 2007, which forced her to cancel an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in honor of her 90th birthday.

She leaves behind a rich and unforgettable legacy of laughter. Say hello to Fang for us, Phyllis. We'll miss you...

Was Iceland's "Loch Ness Monster" Caught on Video?

Video of Iceland's supposed answer to Scotland's Nessie-the Loch Ness Monster- has gone viral, prompting speculation about just what sort of mythical creature is swimming around in those frigid, glacial lakes.

The creature, known to locals for centuries as Lagarfljotsormurinn, was allegedly photographed slithering and swimming its way through the frozen waters of 25-mile long Lake Lagarfljot. The thirty second video captured an eerie image of a large, unknown snake-like creature swimming around the icy flotsam of the enormous fresh water lake.

The legend of the Lagarfljotsormurinn creature goes back many centuries, with written reports of sightings of the beast going as far back in history as 1345. Witnesses over the years have described the "monster" as a pale, humped animal, around 50 feet long, sprouting whiskers on the head at the end of a 6-foot-long, craning neck,

Given the volcanic nature of Iceland, can anyone be sure exactly what lies beneath the deep ocean and lake beds of the frozen terrain, especially at a time when the island nation has been experiencing a disturbing uptick in activity in the Katla, Hekla and Eyjafjallajokull volcanoes over the past two years?