Genie – The saddest story of a feral child
The Early, folk versions of Little Red Riding Hood are horrifying, violent & grotesque
Pilot Wiley Post, with a sixth-grade education, discovered the Jet Stream and developed the pressure suit
The Onbashira Festival: The ancient and sometimes fatal log-moving festival of Japan
The Breakers: Built by the Vanderbilts, it was the grandest mansion in Newport
“We’ll Meet Again,” sung by Vera Lynn, now 100, captured the feelings of many couples in WW2
Laura Palmer, the homecoming queen of “Twin Peaks,” is loosely based on Marilyn Monroe
The iconic photo of Titanic’s Grand Staircase is actually of another ship
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard: A French miniaturist and portraitist of remarkable talent
The most stunning medieval cities, abandoned castles, and other “Game of Thrones” filming locations
