William Wellman was a WWI pilot who used his military experience to direct the war drama ‘Wings’ in 1927. It was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture
In Eastern Asia, women give presents to men on Valentine’s Day, and men return them a month later on ‘White Day.’
Louis Armstrong controlled his weight by using laxatives and even published a book entitled “Lose Weight the Satchmo Way”
When “Mona Lisa” was stolen in 1911, the police arrested and questioned Pablo Picasso
James Cromwell, the actor who played Farmer Hoggett in “Babe,” became a vegan and outspoken animal advocate because of the movie
The Light Bulb Conspiracy: An “illuminating” conspiracy theory
The remarkable Hatley Castle served as a filming location for the “The X-Men” movie series, as Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters
Truganini: The life story of the last surviving Tasmanian Aboriginal
Eisriesenwelt or the “World of the Ice Giants” is the largest ice cave in the world
In 1945 George Orwell coined the term “Cold War” and predicted decades of nuclear anxiety
