Great Tracked Record: John Cazale, acted in only five movies – all nominated for the Academy Award
Until 1664, New York was called New Amsterdam because of the arrival of Dutch settlers
To raise funds Bedlam Asylum allowed, for a penny, public could stare at caged patients
Teti’aroa: The wondrous atoll in the Pacific widely known for having been purchased by Marlon Brando in the 1960s
An ancient grave of two lovers holding hands unearthed in Siberia
The bizarre story of how a railroad worker survived an iron rod which went through his skull
An enormous amount of knowledge and effort went to waste when the Library of Alexandria was destroyed
Alice Austen portrayed ordinary Victorian-era New Yorkers in photographs that saved her after she became penniless and homeless
Anyway – the bizarre sport of wife carrying where the winner takes home his wife’s weight in beer
A Roman Charioteer; if he had lived today he would have been worth $15 billion-the highest paid athlete ever
