Bart the Bear, who appeared in several Oscar-winning films, was “the John Wayne of bears”
The extravagant epic “Cleopatra” was the first movie to generate more heat from what happened behind the scenes than onscreen
The Edwardian-with-a-twist Teddy Boy clothing style: the men who followed the fashion in the 1950s were considered dangerous
When Athelhampton House’s owner died in 1598, his four daughters equally divided the manor and it remained divided for 250 years
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
