Director Milos Forman, who died at 86, was orphaned by World War II and became a passionate critic of communism after the Prague Spring of 1968 News
“Game of Thrones” star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North–John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 Glamour Lifestyle Strangeness
Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Whitey Bulger, and other famous criminals who served time at Alcatraz News
On June 25, 2022, hardcore fans of the cult classic “The Thing” will gather at frigid Outpost 31 to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary News
Astronauts on Apollo missions left on the Moon five U.S. flags, two golf balls, and a startling amount of refuse Abandoned Spaces Lifestyle Strangeness
In 1st century A.D., Hero of Alexandria designed the first vending machine–it dispensed holy water after insertion of a coin News Self-Propelled Strangeness
In 1980, Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption claimed 57 lives, from photographers to an innkeeper News
Three merchant ships from 1700s discovered buried underneath a single block in Alexandria, Virginia News