A Titanic Secret
Bertha Mayne lived an average life as a singer in Paris, but she held onto one secret, her experience aboard the RMS Titanic. In 1911, she had met a …
Golden Girls Gone Tough
Bea Arthur might be known as sassy Dorothy on the popular show, The Golden Girls, but the actress’s impressive résumé goes far beyond her acting credits. Arthur, who died …
A Curse is a Curse
Pele is known as the volcano goddess of Hawaii, and it seems that tourists take her wrath very seriously. Thousands of people visit the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park each …
Saved by The Music
Joseph Haydn is an icon in classical music, and it was no different during his lifetime in the late 1700s and early 1800s. In fact, his music saved lives. …
Pilot’s Choice
Airplane food has garnered a reputation for being less than stellar, especially in economy class, but that’s just a part of flying, right? Not if you’re the pilot. Pilots …
Mona Lisa Twinning
No portrait is as famous as the Mona Lisa… except maybe an earlier version of the Mona Lisa. The earlier version is known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa, and …
Dog Days Are Over
In October of 1988, a dog fell to his death from a 13th story balcony in Buenos Aires. As if this wasn’t heartbreaking enough, the story gets more peculiar, …
Richer Than They Seem
Casinos are a popular form of entertainment in the United States, but Indian casinos aren’t just for the visitors. As a matter of fact, they’re also helping make some …
Just Searching for the Loo
An elder from the Adnyamathanha, an indigenous Australian tribe, was exploring gorges in the area. As luck would have it, the man, Clifford Coulthard, has to use the bathroom, …
Penis Protection
Thimphu is the largest city in the small country of Bhutan, located in the Himalayas. Residents of the city also have a unique fixation on one item in particular—the …