The kind of slicing and dicing that goes into crafting an engaging movie trailer rivals that of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Distilling 90 minutes (or more) into a digestible, two-minute sequence is no easy task, but it also presents editors with the opportunity to have a little fun. For example, what if Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining lost its macabre sense of doom and replaced it with the lightheartedness of a romantic comedy?...
Source: OOTP Developments Defunct Baseball Teams No. 1: Providence Grays Source: How Stuff Works When baseball was first organized in the late 19th century, the majority of its fans lived in the northeast region of the country. At one point, there were five teams in southern New England, and another five in New York state. But before the Yankees, Giants, and Red Sox reigned supreme, the Providence Grays of Rhode Island were a dominant force both in the standings and in the real world....
Frank Lloyd Wright built a house called Taliesin as a refuge for his mistress Mamah Borthwick. But in 1914, one of his servants butchered her with an ax and burned the Wisconsin home down. Bettmann/Contributor via Getty ImagesA portrait of Mary “Mamah” Borthwick, c. 1909. Famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright is remembered today for his innovative creations, such as the Fallingwater house. In the early 20th century, however, Wright was often in the newspapers for a much different reason — his affair with Mamah Borthwick....
Measuring up to 13 feet long and weighing at least 1,200 pounds, the shortfin mako shark is a formidable predator in oceans all over the world. The great white shark has arguably taken the spotlight away from other sharks. But while it is viewed as an expert predator, and often, incorrectly, as a mindless killing machine, the great white is not the most agile of sharks. That honor belongs to the shortfin mako shark, which may, in fact, be one of the most efficient hunters in the entire ocean....
Believe it or not, the accessories that currently cover your feet have a 40,000-year history. It’s hard to imagine a time before the invention of shoes. Yet what started as a practical venture has grown into a varied, booming industry just as concerned with art as it is with functionality. Though all shoes share basic characteristics, their coloring, materials, and designs have transformed drastically over thousands of years in the fascinating history of footwear....
From the fortress that inspired Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” to the palace that once housed the real Dracula, these are history’s most haunted castles. History has often been made between walls and that can certainly be said of these haunted castles. Many of these fortresses hold violent histories filled with tales of vengeance, mysticism, and even cold-blooded murder. As a result, these gorgeous yet decrepit estates have morphed from their majestic beginnings into some of the most haunted places on Earth — or so some might claim....
Secrets of history’s oldest wooden sculpture revealed, 3,000-year-old Chinese gold mask found, medieval fortress in Poland uncovered. Scientists Just Unlocked The Mysteries Of The Oldest Wooden Sculpture In Human History Sverdlovsk Regional MuseumA reconstruction of the Shigir Idol from 1894. In 1890, Russian miners happened upon what’s now known as the Shigir Idol. A 12,500-year-old totem pole, this invaluable artifact is the oldest wooden sculpture ever found and the first known piece of ritual art in human history....
File this one under Kids Today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJktWT6oYjE The Tide Pod Challenge. Say the words in reverse order and it sounds like you’re commanding someone to attack a heaping bowl of Thai noodles and rice. But the reality of the Tide Pod Challenge is far less delicious. According to various news outlets, which don’t at all have a history of ginning up the actions of a few dolts into a national epidemic, the Tide Pod Challenge is all the rage right now....
“I have the money; I got it from Black people — they’ve made me financially able to have it — and I want to use it in ways that will help our people.” Express Newspapers/Getty ImagesQueen of Soul Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, 2018 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Aretha Franklin’s discography and achievements in music are as impressive as it gets, but the contributions that she made to the civil rights movement in the 1970s solidifies her as a legendary icon....
While Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence, the congressional committee of John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston played an important role. If you’ve ever wondered who wrote the Declaration of Independence, you’ll probably be surprised to learn that there wasn’t just one author. It may help to take a step back to a hot, humid day in June of 1776 when the document first began to take shape....
Much has been said – and continues to be said – about the position of women in Islam. But how much does the West get right, and how much is a myth? THE ROLE WOMEN PLAY in Islamic society is much discussed — and criticized — in the West. Some of this criticism is badly informed, however, which leads to misunderstandings and conflict that could have been avoided. So just what exactly is the role of women in Islam?...
Ever since President Zachary Taylor died suddenly in 1850 after just 16 months in office, many have suspected foul play on the part of his political enemies. Library of CongressPresident Zachary Taylor died suddenly, five days after attending a Fourth of July celebration in the Capitol. President Zachary Taylor’s death on July 9th, 1850 shocked an uneasy nation. In the years leading up to the Civil War, Taylor had been seen as something of a compromise candidate....
On January 10, 2016, David Bowie’s unexpected death shook the world. After a singing, songwriting, and acting career that spanned five decades, the iconic performer changed what it meant to be an innovator and an outsider. His appeals for people to let their freak flags fly garnered him a fan base that verged on cultish and in the days following his death, teenagers born decades after his first album was released were still tearing up in the streets....
From the unseemly to the clumsy to the straight-out racist, these Joe Biden quotes will have you seeing Amtrak Joe in another light. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Mr. Rogers Quotes That Prove He Was Probably The Kindest Person Ever President Biden Just Signed A Bill Making Juneteenth The First New Federal Holiday In Decades...
The terrorist attacks in New York and elsewhere on September 11, 2001 left nearly 3,000 people dead. These 9/11 pictures reveal the faces of the tragedy. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 77 Historical Photos That Reveal The Triumph And Tragedy Of Humanity’s Past 55 Real Scary Pictures Pulled From The Darkest Corners Of Human History...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland might be a whimsical tale, but the inspiration behind it was anything but. Wikimedia CommonsLorina, Edith and Alice Liddell, photographed by Lewis Carroll. 1858. Lewis Carroll’s inspiration for Alice in Wonderland, Alice Liddell, was a 10-year-old girl and a friend of the author. But the real story of their relationship isn’t so much a fun, fantasy romp for children as a horror story full of dark, adult depravity....
Since the Civil War, no other period in the history of American politics may have been quite so violently divisive. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Early 1900s Photos Of “The Old Paris” Just Before It Was Lost To Modernization 25 Photos Of How The Gibson Girl Became America’s Preeminent Lifestyle Influencer Of The Early 1900s...
The first-of-its-kind chariot is ornately designed, leading experts to believe it was used in weddings and parades. Archaeological Park of PompeiiThe chariot is composed of four iron wheels and is engraved with bronze and tin. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., those in the city of Pompeii were doomed. Lava and volcanic ash rained down on cities even 20 miles away, and the scorching temperatures baked Pompeiian’s brains into glass and burned off their skin....
The research team has compared the rare discovery to “Hanukkah gelt,” a customary gift of gold-foil chocolate coins given to children during the Jewish holiday. Liat Nadav-Ziv/Israel Antiquities AuthorityThe collection of rare gold coins, also known as dinars, is from the seventh to ninth centuries. For archaeologists, the best holiday gift is perhaps the discovery of a rare and ancient artifact. Last week researchers were given just that when they uncovered a 1,200-year-old clay jug in Yavne, the central region of Israel....
After more than 1,000 years of debate, researchers believe they’ve finally solved the mystery of the world’s longest runestone inscription, a Viking slab that describes the real-life Ragnarok apocalypse in the form of cataclysmic climate change. Wikimedia CommonsThe Rok runestone’s inscriptions, which contain allusions to catastrophic climate change. The Rok (or Rök) stone, unearthed in the ninth century near Sweden’s Lake Vattern, holds the longest runic inscription in the world. The 700-plus runes (early Germanic symbols) covering all five of the stone’s sides were previously believed to have been dedicated to a fallen young man as well as a number of Viking battles, but researchers now believe the messages warned of dire climate change instead....
