The tradition of hanging Christmas stockings was introduced by St. Nicholas, the patron of children News Lifestyle
Frank Oz, the actor and director who voiced Jedi Master Yoda, Miss Piggy and Cookie Monster Glamour Strangeness Vintage Hollywood
The dancers Ruth St. Denis and Roshanara each claimed the more “authentic” form of Indian dance Glamour News
World’s largest engine makes 109,000 horsepower–Titanic’s was ‘only’ 15,000hp Self-Propelled Strangeness
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
Jumbo the elephant was the world’s first animal superstar, but human ignorance caused tragedy Strangeness Glamour News