In Ancient Egypt, cats were mummified and buried with jewelry, and harming a cat was an offense that could be punished with death
Terry, the ultra-professional canine actor who played Toto, earned more than most of “The Wizard of Oz” cast
Scold’s Bridle was a horrific device used to punish medieval women for slander and gossip
Jeffrey Hudson – The dwarf of the English court who rode a horse and shot a pistol
The Doll Family, four dwarf siblings who found success in Hollywood, not only in “The Wizard of Oz” but in another classic, “Freaks”
“Diabolus in Musica”: How the Devil came into his dream and inspired Giuseppe Tartini to compose the Violin Sonata in G Minor, “The Devil’s Trill” …
“To beard or not to beard” was the stance of Joseph Palmer, the farmer and war veteran who was sent to jail for his facial hair
The necessity of coffee: In 16th century Constantinople, not providing your wife with enough coffee was grounds for divorce
Georges Méliès, the magic-minded dreamer who in 1902 filmed “The Trip to the Moon” and showed us what movies are capable of
“Brave New World” author Aldous Huxley requested LSD on his deathbed, a request granted by his wife
