Flitch of Bacon – an old British custom of rewarding a big piece of bacon to a couple that haven’t regretted their marriage
Boss of the Plains- the hat that influenced the modern cowboy hat
Stamford Hospital’s Christmas mystery: Every year for 57 years, anonymous man sends staff a “thank you” Christmas card
Brilliant Trivia: The story behind the popular expression ‘Elvis has left the building’
Insulted by Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds was found crying by Fred Astaire who helped her with the dancing in ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
The perfect pets: An ancient-DNA study shows how cats domesticated themselves
The first escalator: Traumatized customers given cognac in order to revive them after their ‘ordeal’
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft – The largest value theft of private property in history
The Jolly Roger flag: Not a happy fellow, it meant you were just about to get a damn good thrashing
Actors who turned down legendary movie roles – Tom Hanks as Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption
