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Prolific composer John Williams of “Star Wars,” “Jaws,” and “Harry Potter” fame has received 51 Oscar nominations so far, more than any living person
A tea set dressed in fur, by Surrealist Méret Oppenheim, became first artwork by a female artist shown at Museum of Modern Art
A man of Ancient Greece proposed to his beloved by throwing an apple at her, a custom inspired by a fateful fight over which goddess was fairest
Prostitutes thrived in ancient Greece, with some wearing special sandals that printed a message in the ground reading, “Follow me”
Countries that ceased to exist in the 20th century
Italian gangsters kidnapped J. Paul Getty’s grandson in 1973, but the stingy billionaire refused to pay a penny of ransom
A Crypt that’s believed to be Jesus’ Tomb has been opened for the first time in centuries
When Piggly Wiggly, the first true self-service grocery store, opened in 1916, it revolutionized shopping
The curious case of the exploding caskets of Highgate Cemetery’s Egyptian Avenue
Part of the profits from Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” were invested in the production of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”
