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Did Grave Robbers Hold Charlie Chaplin’s Remains for Ransom?

A bizarre crime occurred 43 years ago in the quiet town of Corsier-sur-Vevey, by Lake Geneva in Switzerland. It involved one of the most iconic comics of all time – Charlie Chaplin. Grave robbers dug up Charlie Chaplin’s body for ransom in 1978. Oona, Chaplin’s widow, didn’t pay. She claimed that Chaplin would have thought […]

Ladies of Parkham Women's Institute Pirate Night

How Did the Ladies of the Parkham Women’s Institute Misunderstand Pirate Night?

Sensitive Subjects / May 2, 2021

We all love a good theme party, but one themed event had the women of a Women’s Institute in North Devon quite embarrassed after a huge misunderstanding. Colin Darch, a retired captain was captured by Somali pirates in 2008. He wrote a book about his experience and gives talks to different institutions about it. The

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