Personal diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the primary sources of the Great Fire of London in 1666, destroying 80,000 homes in three days News Lifestyle Strangeness
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier’s 20-year marriage seemed perfect, but affairs, artistic rivalry, and mental instability destroyed it Glamour Lifestyle News Vintage Hollywood
The Buzludzha monument: once Bulgaria’s tribute to communism, now a bizarre ruin that fascinates tourists Abandoned Spaces
President Abraham Lincoln influenced the nation even in death, when his embalming made the practice more accepted Battlefields Strangeness
“Win one for the Gipper”: The Hollywood career of Ronald Reagan offered clues to his presidential style Glamour Strangeness Vintage Hollywood
The Oxford Electric Bell, one of the world’s oldest experiments, is powered by a battery working since the 19th century, but no one knows how News Self-Propelled Strangeness
Fingal’s Cave – Breathtaking Gaelic Cave Celebrated by Artists, Writers, and Musicians Strangeness Abandoned Spaces
Eliot Ness, the Untouchable agent who battled Al Capone, died a broke alcoholic at 55 News Lifestyle Strangeness Vintage Hollywood
The most dangerous set in cinema history: in 1931, 27 people lost their lives while filming the movie “The Viking” Vintage Hollywood News
Eat three eggs per day and no spouse required: the secret to longevity as revealed by one of the world’s oldest humans News Lifestyle Strangeness