The Lady of Elche, a strange and striking ancient sculpture discovered in Spain in 1897, bears resemblance to Princess Leia
Wizard of Oz’s Jerry Maren of the Lollipop​ Guild is the last surviving Munchkin at age of 97
Zellige tiles, the lovely traditional Moroccan art form, used geometric shapes because Islam forbade human or animal figures
Sir Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for role of psychopath Hannibal Lecter with only 16 minutes of screen time and a blinkless stare
Boris Karloff, a terrifying “Frankenstein” and a grumpy “Grinch,” every year gave presents to kids with disabilities at Baltimore Hospital
The extremely elegant kite-drawn carriages called Charvolants
The first gold rush in the United States happened in North Carolina
“The House of the Rising Sun” predates New Orleans, it begins with 16th century bawdy houses fatal to young men
The character of Chewbacca was inspired by George Lucas’ tall hairy Alaskan Malamute
In WWII, the 20-year-old George H. W. Bush was only one of group of nine airmen who escaped fate worse than death
