The traveling Sutherland Sisters: Seven women and 37 feet of hair between them
Enough, already. The Skylab mutiny was the first and only labor strike in space
When Ronnie and Reggie Kray, feared criminals of the East End of London, were conscripted, they deserted from the Army within minutes
In Ancient Egypt, cats were mummified and buried with jewelry, and harming a cat was an offense that could be punished with death
A Victorian theory that Mars was once artificially irrigated by a desperate advanced civilization
John Cazale, the actor who appeared in only five movies, all nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award
A dance to die for: The mysterious phenomenon of Medieval Europe that drove people to dance until collapse
Martin Cooper, one of several inventors inspired by “Star Trek,” came up with the first mobile phone as early as 1973
That time a strange man accepted the Oscar for the Best Supporting Actress in 1937 meant for Alice Brady
The dandy decorating “The New Yorker” for nearly a century is based on Count Alfred D’Orsay, ultimate man of fashion
