The New Year’s Eve ball drop, marking its 100 year anniversary, is modeled on time balls used by ocean navigators in 19th century News
Mary Austin: The friend who inspired and supported Freddie Mercury, and inherited a portion of his wealth News
Al Pacino, whose grandparents came from town of Corleone in Sicily, said, “I’m all Italian. You get your full dose with me.” News Vintage Hollywood
The tradition of hanging Christmas stockings was introduced by St. Nicholas, the patron of children News Lifestyle
The dancers Ruth St. Denis and Roshanara each claimed the more “authentic” form of Indian dance Glamour News
War in the Bronze Age: A study of the oldest battlefield in Europe suggests 2,000 fighters News Archeology Battlefields Strangeness
Britain: The Principality of Sealand a pirate “micro-state” & band of Dutch & German mercenaries armed with assault rifles and charged the platform with a speedboat, jet skis, & helicopters Battlefields News Self-Propelled Strangeness
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China inspired the floating Hallelujah Mountains of “Avatar,” though the Chinese had their problems with the film News Glamour Interiors