Wizard of Oz’s Jerry Maren of the Lollipop Guild is the last surviving Munchkin
Lisbon’s Belem Tower: The era when Portuguese explorers were all the rage
The history of the Knights Templar and other medieval orders that influenced “Game of Thrones”
The love of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: “It is like I’m in a ring of fire”
The reinvigorated Monuments Men still recover art stolen during World War II and return to rightful owners
The Sankebetsu brown bear incident of 1915 was the worst bear attack in Japanese history
When the Royal Household criticized her Indian servant Abdul Karim, an angry Queen Victoria called it “racial prejudice”
Most of Bob Ross’s 30,000 “happy little trees and clouds” were donated to charity and fundraisers
Marquis de Sade’s Obscene Opus “120 Days of Sodom” was Declared a National Treasure by France
“Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols was hired by NASA in the 1980s to recruit new astronauts
