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David Blaine

David Blaine has been Buried Alive for a Total of Seven Days Throughout a Course of a Decade. He was also Encased in Ice for 64 Hours and Stood on a 100 Foot Pillar for 35 Hours.

To perform this street magic, the magician enters a crowd and demonstrates his abilities by performing various magic tricks in descending order of difficulty. Do you know who David Blaine is?  Over a decade, David Blaine has been buried alive for seven days, encased in ice for 64 hours, standing on a 100-foot-high pillar for […]

David Blaine has been Buried Alive for a Total of Seven Days Throughout a Course of a Decade. He was also Encased in Ice for 64 Hours and Stood on a 100 Foot Pillar for 35 Hours. Read More »

Henning Nickel

Francis Henning Made Up Half a Million Counterfeit Nickels Called Henning Nickels. Several of these were Later Recovered, Melted Down and Made Into Actual Nickels by the US Mint.

The Henning Nickel is arguably one of the most fascinating coins in American history, but some people are debating whether or not to add it to their collection. Do you know what a Henning Nickel is?  Francis Henning, the man who created over 500,000 counterfeit nickels. Many Henning Nickels were recovered, melted down, and turned

Francis Henning Made Up Half a Million Counterfeit Nickels Called Henning Nickels. Several of these were Later Recovered, Melted Down and Made Into Actual Nickels by the US Mint. Read More »

Vertigo Movie

The Film Vertigo was Ignored by Critics Upon its Release but is Now Recognized as One of the Greatest Films Ever Made and Replaced Citizen Kane.

Vertigo is a 1958 American film noir psychological thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The plot was based on Boileau-1954 Narcejac’s novel D’entre les morts. Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor co-wrote the screenplay. But did you know that Vertigo replaced Citizen Kane as the greatest film ever made? Critics first dismissed Vertigo, but

The Film Vertigo was Ignored by Critics Upon its Release but is Now Recognized as One of the Greatest Films Ever Made and Replaced Citizen Kane. Read More »

Flinstones

The Flintstones was the Most Financially Successful Network Animated Television Series. It was also the Longest-Running Series Until The Simpsons Surpassed it in 1997.

An animated series is a group of works with a standard title that is usually related. These episodes should often feature the same primary characters, a variety of subsidiary characters, and a central subject. A series can have a set number of episodes, such as a miniseries, or it can be open-ended, with no set

The Flintstones was the Most Financially Successful Network Animated Television Series. It was also the Longest-Running Series Until The Simpsons Surpassed it in 1997. Read More »

Checkmate

A Chess Player in the Dutch Open Championship in the 1990s Deliberately Threw a Game by Getting Mated in Three Moves Because He Did Not Want to be Late for Madonna’s Concert.

Chess is a two-player board game that is sometimes referred to as Western chess or international chess to distinguish it from related games like xiangqi and shogi. The game’s current form emerged in Spain and the rest of Southern Europe during the second half of the 15th century, evolving from chaturanga, a similar but much

A Chess Player in the Dutch Open Championship in the 1990s Deliberately Threw a Game by Getting Mated in Three Moves Because He Did Not Want to be Late for Madonna’s Concert. Read More »

Sahara

The Movie “Sahara” was Plagued with Production Problems that Increased their Budget from $80 Million to $160 Million. The Movie Only Made $119 Million and is Considered One of the Biggest Box Office Failures of All Time.

While it seems arbitrary to compare the box office gross with the production costs to determine if a movie earned a profit because the movie theater keeps approximately half of the gross on average. The split varies for every film, with the distributor receiving a more significant percentage in the early weeks. But did you

The Movie “Sahara” was Plagued with Production Problems that Increased their Budget from $80 Million to $160 Million. The Movie Only Made $119 Million and is Considered One of the Biggest Box Office Failures of All Time. Read More »

Hairstyle Archaeologist

Janet Stephens is a Hair Stylist Who Turned into a Hairstyle Archeologist. She visited a Museum in 2001 and Realized Historians were Wrong About Greek and Roman Hairstyles.

Hairstyle fashion in Rome was ever-changing, and there were many different ways to style hair, especially during the Roman Imperial Period. As with clothing, certain hairstyles were restricted to certain people in ancient society. Styles are so distinct that scholars can now create a chronology of Roman portraiture and art; we can date images of

Janet Stephens is a Hair Stylist Who Turned into a Hairstyle Archeologist. She visited a Museum in 2001 and Realized Historians were Wrong About Greek and Roman Hairstyles. Read More »

Christian Bale

Christian Bale Had Dental Work Done to Make His Teeth More Perfect for his Role in “American Psycho.”

Christian Bale is an Oscar-winning actor who has appeared in films such as American Psycho, The Fighter, and Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. But did you know Bale went the extra mile to get dental work done for his role as Patrick Bateman? Christian Bale had dental work done to match the superficial appearance of his

Christian Bale Had Dental Work Done to Make His Teeth More Perfect for his Role in “American Psycho.” Read More »

Truman Show

The Truman Show Delusion is a Form of Psychosis Where People Believe They are Secretly Starring in Their Own Reality TV Show

The Truman Show is a 1998 American psychological science fiction satire comedy-drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol under the direction of Peter Weir. It was also produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Adam Schroeder, and Scott Rudin. But have you heard about the Truman Show Delusion? A form of psychosis

The Truman Show Delusion is a Form of Psychosis Where People Believe They are Secretly Starring in Their Own Reality TV Show Read More »

No country for old men

Production on “No Country for Old Men” was Shut Down for a Day Due to Smoke Drifting Into View. The Smoke was Coming from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Set of “There Will Be Blood” Which was Filming at the Same Time.

When it comes to the best films of 2007, it’s difficult to leave out Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood and the Coen brothers’ No Country For Old Men. But did you know Paul Thomas Anderson’s special effects shut down the Coen brother’s shooting day? Due to a large black cloud of smoke drifting

Production on “No Country for Old Men” was Shut Down for a Day Due to Smoke Drifting Into View. The Smoke was Coming from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Set of “There Will Be Blood” Which was Filming at the Same Time. Read More »