The Sprinkler Sprinkled was the first comedy film
Meanwhile: The Sarpa Salpa is a hallucinogenic fish that was used as a recreational drug in the Roman Empire
The Skeleton Coast is one of the harshest places on earth with ghostly remains of ships scattered along the shoreline
People used hammers and chisels to open up tin cans until the can opener was invented
Collision of a luxury passenger steamer and a fishing vessel in fog off the coast of Newfoundland was the impetus for the policy of “women and children first”
Great Tracked Record: John Cazale, acted in only five movies – all nominated for the Academy Award
Until 1664, New York was called New Amsterdam because of the arrival of Dutch settlers
To raise funds Bedlam Asylum allowed, for a penny, public could stare at caged patients
Teti’aroa: The wondrous atoll in the Pacific widely known for having been purchased by Marlon Brando in the 1960s
An ancient grave of two lovers holding hands unearthed in Siberia
