The name Lindbergh is inseparable from aviation. If you think you know about Lindbergh’s accomplishments, you might be surprised at what you never heard of. For example, you may be aware of […]
In the shady world of organized crime, no name struck greater freak and respect than that of Al Capone. The notorious Chicago mobster presided over an empire of bootleg alcohol, gambling, and […]
As previously noted here, the IRS has a contingency plan for collecting taxes in the event of the end of the world as we know it. Curiously, this is not the strangest […]
For someone who was worth in excess of $100 million at the time of his death, Frank Sinatra was obsessed about dimes. For nearly fifty years, the legendary entertainer, who could purchase […]
The movie Pulgasari at first glance is nothing more than a B film that is clearly a rip-off of Godzilla. It is one of those “so bad that it’s good” films that is […]
Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976) was one of the wealthiest man in the world. In 1966 the Guinness Book of Records named him as the wealthiest man on the planet with a fortune of […]
In 2005 a 12-year-old girl who had been kidnapped was rescued by three unlikely heroes: lions. The girl was taken from her home in Ethiopia by seven men, who beat her and […]
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