Reading Time: 2 minutes When British actor Brian Blessed met Picasso as a child he asked him to draw a dove. Now for a world renowned artist, a dove would have been a rather simple thing to draw. But children can be incredible difficult beings to deal with, and sometimes they will ignorantly challenge anyone over anything. And this …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maudie White Hopkins, the last civil war widow of the conflict that tore the United States into two died in 2008. While it does seem improbable, I can assure you that not only is it possible, but it is true. How, I guess you are asking? She passed away at the ripe old age of 93. …
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a spectacular example of why you should never judge a book by its cover. The most successful pirate of ever was a young, attractive female prostitute from China named Ching Shih. At the height of her power she commanded up to 1,800 ships , and up to 80,000 men, women and children. She practicality had …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes For every minute that he was on film, Anthony Hopkins doesn’t blink once during Silence of the Lambs. This is a remarkable achievement, as simply managing to keep ones eyes open while under the intense pressure of both giving a powerful performance and bright lights glaring down on him could have been a big enough distraction …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Back in the day, did you ever wonder to yourself, why does Mr T wear gold chains? The sight of him pimped out in an extravagant, over the top adornment of gold around his neck is an image of the man that a generation grew up with. But in 2005 he stopped wearing them, which made me …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes For well over 130 years there has been much speculation about Billy the Kid’s real name. His name, just as the young man himself, has remained an enigma. While the world knows much of his criminal exploits, a significant portion of his personal details remain a mystery, including his real name. This is in part due …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that the voice of Bambi went on to become a drill instructor? Not only a drill instructor, but the youngest ever in the Marines. This man turned out to be so tough that he served three tours in Vietnam. So I guess that you are wondering who this Marine drill instructor that …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Popsicles were invented by an 11-year-old boy. But as inspiring as that is for such a young person, what this 11 year old kid did next was pure genius. He kept it secret for a staggering 18 years until he could patent his invention in his own right. I only wish that I was this …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The man who is regarded as the epitome of intelligence, Albert Einstein had a soft spot for women. A real soft spot it turns out. But was Albert Einstein a womanizer? History would say yes, and there was one thing that he did in particular that exhibited this trait so effectively. Even though the man was …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes In 1951 Clint Eastwood survived a plane crash that should have killed him. But not only did he survive the impact with the ocean, he then swam over three miles, along with the pilot of the downed aircraft to safety. This of course all happened before he was famous, but showed that his persona on …
