Flapper shoes: The footwear that declared cultural war on Victorian apparel
J.R.R. Tolkien proposed to his wife by mail, not knowing she was engaged to another man
The inventor of the famous Fender guitars never learned to play one
At the end of the American Civil war 20,000 Confederates immigrated to Brazil, where slavery was legal & formed a community
A guy tries to fix his toilet & finds ancient tomb under his house
The Resolute desk in the Oval office, a gift from Queen Victoria
John Lennon’s diaries, metal-rimmed eyeglasses, and many other items stolen from Yoko Ono recovered in Germany
In 1970 Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Aspen wanting to ban cars and legalize certain substances
Footage: Buzz Aldrin punches moon landing denier Bart Sibrel – don’t mess with Buzz
The 1913 murder of Mary Phagan in an Atlanta factory led to public outrage, a controversial trial, and lynching
