It wasn’t until the 1960s when elevator operators there were replaced by the latest automated elevator cars. There was a fair amount of skill that went into operating an elevator car, featuring a hand control called a rheostat lever that could dictate the speed and direction. Elevators are arguably one…
Dances with Wolves producer Jim Wilson was driven to make his movie as authentic as possible and found that many of the actors and extras, some of them Lakota and some from tribes other than Lakota, spoke little or no Lakota. “They put me right inside these lines. Nobody said,…
The four actors playing The Wonders rehearsed as a band for eight weeks to get the feel of performing – but most of their performances in the film were dubbed by other musicians. THE ACTORS ACTUALLY LEARNED HOW TO PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS. Everett Scott, Steve Zahn (Lenny Haise), Ethan Embry…
A forensic pathologist of the 1920s had much in common with their predecessor of the 1890s. They still worked long hours at a gruesome and difficult job. Here’s the history of forensic science timeline to summarize the eventful journey of forensic science till the 20 th century. The 1800s. Questioned…
The actors do not smoke real cigarettes. They smoke Ecstacy herbal cigarettes, which are tobacco and nicotine free. Show creator Matthew Weiner said in a New York Times article, “You don’t want actors smoking real cigarettes. They get agitated and nervous. The cast smoked herbal cigarettes on set. Smoking was…
Did you know? Neither Wilbur nor Orville attended college, but their younger sister Katherine did. Milton Wright’s preaching took him on the road frequently, and he often brought back small toys for his children. In 1878 he brought back a small model helicopter for his boys. This argument is based…
In 1920, many refrigerating systems were steam-engine-driven, which made mechanically refrigerated a/c systems costly. With the improvements in household refrigeration technology came the opportunity to apply some of this technology to room cooling. Frigidaire introduced a split-system room cooler in 1929. Not many people back in the 1920’s had refrigerator’s…
The Sacagawea dollar (also known as the “golden dollar”) is a United States dollar coin introduced in 2000, although not minted for general circulation between 2002 to 2008 and again from 2012 onward because of its general unpopularity with the public and low business demand for the coin. Sacagawea Dollars.…
TIL: a real water buffalo is seen being slaughtered at the end of Francis Ford Coppola’s ’Apocalypse Now’ (1979) The animal had already been marked for sacrifice by the indigenous tribe whose land they were using to film, so Coppola decided to capture the actual ritual for the movie. TL;DR:…
Medieval gambling was all about betting in its fundamental form. Games of chance were the most popular with players. The different variations of dice were particular hits. Raffle was one of the most famous of those games. Although medieval card games and medieval dice are considered the two most popular…