The shower scene in Hitchcock’s “Psycho” demanded seven “really difficult” days from Janet Leigh
Mary Austin: The friend who inspired and supported Freddie Mercury, and inherited a portion of his wealth
Not being Italian was no obstacle to James Caan, who portrayed Sonny in “The Godfather,” winning “Italian of the Year”–twice!
Nightingale floors: the Japanese flooring system used for alerting castle lords to nighttime attacks by ninja assassins
In WWII, Soviet partisans hid in the Odessa Catacombs, which stretch for thousands of miles below the city
The truth about that Indian maharaja who used Rolls-Royces for garbage collection
Mystery: Hours before his death, Edgar Allan Poe was found in the gutter, disheveled and raving
W.W. Denslow made so much money from his illustrations for “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” he bought an island off Bermuda, declared himself king
The tragedy of the children who died at Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Ireland
The “Kryptos” sculpture at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, carries an unsolved encrypted message
