Harrison Ford was nominated for Best Actor, his one and only Oscar nomination. An actual barn was built as a result of shooting the barn-raising scene. Unfortunately, the barn was torn down shortly afterwards. On Saturday, ‘experience’ the Lancaster County farm where Harrison Ford’s ‘Witness’ was filmed. For $75, tourists…
The Suffragettes were helped, too, rather than hindered by the stupidity and brutality of those in authority. Time and again these brave women were sent to prison where they were treated with less consideration than the commonest and vilest criminal. When they went on hunger strike, they were forcibly fed.…
Sugar Ray Robinson was one of the greatest boxers to grace the ring. But he also fell on hard times. Thanks to his excessive spending, he saw his bank account dwindle to the point of bankruptcy. And by the time of his death, he had close to nothing. Robinson earned…
It took a decade for the Woodstock organizers to turn a profit. All told, Roberts, Rosenman, Lang and Kornfeld spent nearly $3.1 million ($15 million in today’s money) on Woodstock—and took in just $1.8 million. Before Woodstock was a cultural phenomenon, it was a financial fiasco. Organizers behind the legendary…
Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains. The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains, and the rivers and streams flowing from the mountains. Early settlers farmed the land and used timber, metals and stone from the mountains nearby. The neighboring steppes to the west of the…
Knowing Itachi is the person behind Sasuke’s pain and suffering, Sakura vowed to hate Itachi. Itachi did come to love Izumi. His love for her wouldn’t save her when he was ordered to wipe out the entire clan. Despite not officially being an Uchiha, Itachi would be forced to kill…
Vegeta completely skipped the Super Saiyan 3 transformation in the Dragon Ball franchise. Vegeta has gone Super Saiyan 3 in the video games and the Dragon Ball Heroes web series, but not once has he ever made use of this form in canon. First of all, it should be noted…
In the late 1880s, Milton Snavely Hershey, an American entrepreneur, sought to invent a new kind of caramel. Years before, as an employee at a candy shop in Denver, he learned to cook a tender caramel infused with milk — a vast improvement over its gluelike competitors. Hershey was not…
When he was 20, Brahe lost part of his nose in a sword duel with his third cousin, Manderup Parsberg. Manderup’s blade cut away most of the nasal bridge, leaving the nasal cavity and septum exposed. To hide his deformity, he constructed a prosthetic device made of wax, but it…
Civilizations like the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca all built pyramids to house their deities, as well as to bury their kings. In many of their great city-states, temple-pyramids formed the center of public life and were the site of holy rituals, including human sacrifice. It was the Egyptians who…