Reading Time: 2 minutes Believe it or not, but Oscar nominee James Franco got a D in acting from NYU. What is even more spectacular is that he achieved this grade while he was actually starring in his Oscar nominated performance in “127 Hours.” That’s the film where he had to cut off his arm. Why did James Franco …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The actor who played Darth Vader, David Prowse, is banned from Star Wars conventions. For those who don’t know who he is, and can not place him in the movies, he was the man who wore the mask of Darth Vader. Obviously, apart from a few fleeting scenes at the end of the third original …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a prime example of how fickle show business can be. Did you know that Gary Burghoff, who is perhaps best known for his portrayal as Radar in both the movie MASH and its television re-incarnation, has a deformed left hand? It’s one hundred percent true. Gary Burghoff has a deformed hand, specifically his …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Jobs’ first business was selling a device called a blue box. What exactly was a blue box? It was a device that allowed people to make phone calls for free. That’s right people, the late head of the largest company in the world started off his stellar career conducting an illegal activity. However, even …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever seen a statue of a horse with both legs in the air? There may be a hidden message in it, and there may not be. This fact is rare in that it bridges both fact and urban legend, and we will do our best to describe it below for you. The factoid that circulates …
Reading Time: 2 minutes He was the prime example of medieval gluttony. King Henry VIII of England was an over weight, over sexed and it would appear, out of control when it comes to marriages and religion. Most portraits of the king show a man who is clearly obese, or extremely over weight at best. But he wasn’t always …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Uncle Sam, the national personification of the American government was actually a meat packer from Troy, New York. That’s right, the authoritative looking and some would say tough looking Uncle Sam was a meat packer, nothing more. So how did a man from such a simple background come to become such a prominent figure in American …
Reading Time: 2 minutes George RR Martin sent a letter to Jack Gleeson congratulating and praising him for his performance as King Joffrey in Game of Thrones. But of all the memorable performers in the popular show, why exactly did Martin single out Gleeson? Game of Thrones is of course the hugely popular and successful fantasy HBO series based upon …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if it only had 100 people in it? It’s fair to say that it would be a fairly empty place, and most people would probably get along without too many problems. Everyone would know everyone, but would it be an equal society? This is a …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Did Thomas Edison invent a ghost machine? Thomas Edison is perhaps one of the most prolific inventors that have ever lived. Regardless of how you view the man, either for his countless contributions to science or as nothing more than a shrewd businessman who took others inventions for his own, he left a lasting mark …
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