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Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler mocking film, “The Great Dictator”, in 1940 using his own money because none of the Hollywood studios were comfortable irking the Germans as they had financial relations with them. The film is said to be one of the greatest works of Charlie Chaplin.

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The Interview Has Renewed Interest in Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, Which Is a Great Thing One of the few good things to come out of this L’Affaire Interview has been a renewed interest among both the media and viewers in Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 classic, The Great Dictator. With some reason: If The Interview offers a […]

Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler mocking film, “The Great Dictator”, in 1940 using his own money because none of the Hollywood studios were comfortable irking the Germans as they had financial relations with them. The film is said to be one of the greatest works of Charlie Chaplin. Read More »

British Cmdr Terence Otway, wanting to be sure his men wouldn’t leak the D-Day plans, tested them by sending 30 pretty members of the Women’s Aux. Air Force in civilian clothes to the local pubs with instructions to do all they could try and get the info, but none of the men fell for it.

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The facts you may not know about D-Day Aa Aa Seventy one years ago, on June 6, 1944, thousands of men and women were preparing to take part in an operation that marked the start of the end of World War II. The D-Day landings had been planned for more than a year and involved

British Cmdr Terence Otway, wanting to be sure his men wouldn’t leak the D-Day plans, tested them by sending 30 pretty members of the Women’s Aux. Air Force in civilian clothes to the local pubs with instructions to do all they could try and get the info, but none of the men fell for it. Read More »

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not too keen on playing the Terminator in the 1984 film “The Terminator”. He wanted to play Kyle Reese, the good guy. When asked about his casting as Terminator, he said “Oh some shit movie I’m doing” and its “Low profile” enough to not damage his career.

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The Terminator Casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as our Terminator, on the other hand, shouldn’t have worked. The guy is supposed to be an infiltration unit, and there’s no way you wouldn’t spot a Terminator in a crowd instantly if they all looked like Arnold. It made no sense whatsoever. But the beauty of movies is that

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not too keen on playing the Terminator in the 1984 film “The Terminator”. He wanted to play Kyle Reese, the good guy. When asked about his casting as Terminator, he said “Oh some shit movie I’m doing” and its “Low profile” enough to not damage his career. Read More »

Several years ago a man wrestled a 7 foot bullshark after it bit off his nephew’s arm. The shark was then dragged on to the shore where it was shot and the boy’s uncle managed to retrieve his arm where it was later then successfully attached back on to the boy who had recovered.

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Long After the Shark Died, the Rumor Lived Click. That is how long it took, and how easy it was, to spread the rumor that shrouded an act of heroism. The truth was remarkable. In July, Jessie Arbogast, an 8-year-old boy from Ocean Springs, Miss., was attacked by a 7-foot, 200-pound bull shark in the

Several years ago a man wrestled a 7 foot bullshark after it bit off his nephew’s arm. The shark was then dragged on to the shore where it was shot and the boy’s uncle managed to retrieve his arm where it was later then successfully attached back on to the boy who had recovered. Read More »

Julie d’Aubigny was a 17th-century traveling swordswoman. Among her other exploits, when her female lover was sent to a convent, she also entered the convent, stole the body of a dead nun, placed it in her lover’s bed, escaped with her lover and burnt the convent down.

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Julie D’Aubigny Julie D’Aubigny was a 17th-century bisexual French opera singer and fencing master who killed or wounded at least ten men in life-or-death duels, performed nightly shows on the biggest and most highly-respected opera stage in the world, and once took the Holy Orders just so that she could sneak into a convent and

Julie d’Aubigny was a 17th-century traveling swordswoman. Among her other exploits, when her female lover was sent to a convent, she also entered the convent, stole the body of a dead nun, placed it in her lover’s bed, escaped with her lover and burnt the convent down. Read More »

In 1982, the comic strip The Far Side jokingly referred to the set of spikes on a Stegosaurus’s tail as a “thagomizer”. A paleontologist who read the comic realized there wasn’t any official name for the spikes and began using the new word; Thagomizer is now the generally accepted term.

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Thagomizer Thagomizer on mounted Stegosaurus tail A thagomizer is the distinctive arrangement of four to ten spikes on the tails of stegosaurid dinosaurs. These spikes are believed to have been a defensive measure against predators. The arrangement of spikes originally had no distinct name; the term Thagomizer was coined in 1982 by cartoonist Gary Larson

In 1982, the comic strip The Far Side jokingly referred to the set of spikes on a Stegosaurus’s tail as a “thagomizer”. A paleontologist who read the comic realized there wasn’t any official name for the spikes and began using the new word; Thagomizer is now the generally accepted term. Read More »

Once hailed as the future of television, 3D TV’s have not been produced by any manufacturer since 2016. 3D TV is dead.

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3D tech, but zero interest: TV manufacturers stop making set once hailed as future It wasn’t long ago that 3D television was being talked up as the next big revolution in home entertainment. But now it appears that the much-trumpeted concept has died an early death, as the only two major 3D TV makers have

Once hailed as the future of television, 3D TV’s have not been produced by any manufacturer since 2016. 3D TV is dead. Read More »

Matt Leblanc, before he was cast in Friends, was told by a photographer to go to a dentist and file a tooth as it was longer. Matt couldn’t afford $80 for the dentist as he only had $11 left to his name, so he bought 3 packs of emery boards (Nail files) and filed the tooth himself.

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Matt LeBlanc admits ‘I was down to $11’ before he got cast on ‘Friends’ Before Matt LeBlanc was Joey Tribbiani on “Friends,” it definitely wasn’t his day, his week or even his year. On Thursday night’s episode of “Conan,” the actor revealed that he was totally broke before he was cast as the lovable ladies’

Matt Leblanc, before he was cast in Friends, was told by a photographer to go to a dentist and file a tooth as it was longer. Matt couldn’t afford $80 for the dentist as he only had $11 left to his name, so he bought 3 packs of emery boards (Nail files) and filed the tooth himself. Read More »

Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick movies, was Keanu Reeve’s stunt double in the Matrix trilogy

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Chad Stahelski Chad Stahelski (born September 20, 1968) is an American stuntman and film director. He is known for directing the 2014 film John Wick along with David Leitch, and solo directing its two sequels. Stahelski also doubled for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident involving Lee on the set of The Crow (1994). He

Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick movies, was Keanu Reeve’s stunt double in the Matrix trilogy Read More »

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