In the early 20th century, trains in the US were destroyed in staged head-on collisions in front of live audiences for entertainment. This ended in the 1930s as it was seen to be wasteful of old but otherwise useful locomotives at the height of the Great Depression.
10 Facts About Sophie Turner You Should Check out
Sophie Turner is HUGE right now. The 23-year-old actress became a household name on the HBO blockbuster Game of Thrones and since then she’s hit the big screen in X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men Dark Phoenix, playing Jean Grey.
She’s also married to singer Joe Jonas, and her profile is bigger than ever right now. But there’s still a lot you probably don’t know about the woman who brought the unforgettable character of Sansa Stark to life.
Here are 10 facts about her.
1. Working-class roots
Although Turner is now a huge Hollywood star, she comes from a working-class family in Chesterton, Warwickshire, England. Her mother was a teacher and her father worked for a company that delivered pallets to warehouses.
2. In the mud
She was well-prepared for all the mud and muck on the set of Game of Thrones. Turner said, “My childhood was pretty fun. We had pigsties, barns, and a paddock, and used to muck around in the mud.”
3. Big screen jump
Her big-screen debut was in 2013 with the independent thriller Another Me. Her co-stars included Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Claire Forlani, and Rhys Ifans.
4. Competition
In order to land the role of Jean Grey in the X-Men movies, Turner had to beat out many other actresses who were considered for the role, including Elle Fanning, Hailee Steinfeld, Saoirse Ronan, and Margot Robbie.
5. That’s strange…
Posted by Sophie Turner on Saturday, June 15, 2019
Turner takes over the Jean Grey role from actress Famke Janssen, and the two surprisingly have a few things in common. Neither are natural redheads and they’re both exactly one inch taller than the actor who plays their love interest, Cyclops.
Tye Sheridan is 5’8” and Sophie Turner is 5’9”. James Marsden is 5’10”, while Janssen is 5’11”
6. Inked
@nicolenodland 
@stricola 
@naokoscintu 
@raphaelsalley 
@maisie_williamsTurner and her Game of Thrones co-star Maisie Williams are very close offscreen. So much so that they have matching tattoos. They both have “07.08.09” tattoos, which is the date they both learned they were cast on the hit show.
7. Furry friend
No, direwolves don’t really exist – but during the filming of GOT, Turner fell so in love with the Northern Inuit dog playing her direwolf on the show that she ended up adopting the pup, whose name is Zunni.
8. Slide into my DMs
It’s hard to get away from social media these days, and that even applies to big Hollywood stars. Turner and Joe Jonas had a few friends on Instagram and Jonas decided to direct message her for a chat one evening. And the rest is history…
9. Take some time off
The final season of GOT received mixed reviews from fans and critics, and Turner took the negative criticism very personally. She took it so hard that she revealed it had caused her major depression and in the spring of 2019 she would take a break from acting.
10. A young star
Turner has been interested in acting from a very young age. She joined a well-known children’s theater company when she was only 3-years-old.
She’s a lifer!
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The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships Recently Took Place in Finland
There are no doubt a bunch of funny/weird/eccentric competitions out there that you and I haven’t heard about yet.
But this is something you should probably acquaint yourself with…because it is EPIC. The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships took place in Joensuu, Finland, in July 2019 – and by the looks of it, it was a helluva lot of fun.
Posted by Heavy Metal Knitting on Thursday, July 11, 2019
It’s pretty simple: knitters get onstage and a heavy metal band plays. So the knitters kind of become part of the band. Heavy metal is hugely popular in Finland, so it only makes sense that this unusual contest took place there. Finnish heavy metal bands that are popular include HIM, Insomnium, Children of Bodom, Amorphis, Lordi, and Nightwish.
Posted by Heavy Metal Knitting on Thursday, July 11, 2019
You know what else is really popular in Finland? You guessed it! Knitting! Perfect combination, right? A band called Maniac Abductor (great name, by the way) played while the knitters feverishly worked their fingers to the bone.
One competitor in the competition said, “Knitting is such a meditative activity, but now it’s energetic and it’s heart-pumping.” Another added, “It’s ridiculous, but it’s so much fun.”
There has been several tv-spots in Japan, radio interviews in Australia and UK, many of the contestants have been interviewed in their home countries. So amazing and crazy at the same time! Knitting is definitely no bullshitting. Thank you for making this all possible! We're currently drafting the outlines of the event for next year and will let you know immediately when we've agreed on the date of the competition 
(The Knitting is no Bullshitting cloth was used in @antra.karkla final act 
) (Picture by @tovarimarketing @joonakotilainen 
) #heavymetalknittingThis is how the event’s Facebook page sums it up:
“In heavy metal knitting, needlework and music become united like never before. On the same stage, accompanied by a million-dollar guitar solo, with hair flowing in the air, there’s heavy metal music and knitting, shaking hands.
Knitting to the rhythm of heavy metal music can be compared to playing air guitar — which is a Finnish way to goof around as well. In heavy metal knitting, the knitter becomes a part of the band, showing their best needlework tricks as the heavy riffs echo on the background. The knitter takes part in the jam while their balls of yarn and knitting needles swish through the air…”
And get a load of who ended up winning the championship.
Incredible. Here’s some video of the event you need to see.
I think I’m gonna have to go to this next year…Finland, here I come!
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Here’s Everything That’s Coming in Marvel’s Phase Four
Marvel fans, listen up!
The Marvel Universe is hotter than ever right now, and fans all across the globe are anxiously waiting to see what’s next from the studio.
The hugely successful Avengers: Endgame was the final piece of Marvel’s 22-film saga that started with Iron Man in 2008. Fans (more like fanatics) have been waiting to get some news…and here it is.
At the San Diego Comic-Con in July, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed what the first two years of Marvel’s Phase Four will look like.
Let’s take a look at the upcoming releases.
1. Black Widow
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Release Date: May 1, 2020
2. The Eternals
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Release Date: November 6, 2020
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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Release Date: February 12, 2021
4. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Release Date: May 7, 2021
5. Thor: Love and Thunder
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Release Date: November 5, 2021
6. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3
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Release Date: TBA
7. Black Panther 2
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Release Date: TBA
8. Blade
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Release Date: TBA
9. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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Release Date: Fall 2020
10. Wanda Vision
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Release Date: Spring 2021
11. Loki
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Release Date: Spring 2021
12.What If…?
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Release Date: Summer 2021
13. Hawkeye
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Release Date: Fall 2021
14. Captain Marvel 2
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Release Date: TBA
15. Fantastic Four
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Release Date: TBA
These all have the potential to be GREAT. Even Fantastic Four, maybe.
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited.
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If You’re a True Crime Junkie, These Tweets Are for You
True crime TV shows are more popular than ever right now. Everyone and their mother is obsessed with the latest shows about murder, mayhem, and the macabre.
So in the spirit of all this true crime hoopla, let’s take a look at some hilariously accurate tweets about these television programs.
1. Weirdos
i hate when crime shows are like “her nails are done but they’re a mess so a male had to have done them” like maybe she’s just bad at doing her nails weirdos
— Naya Bee (@naya_boynton) July 31, 2019
2. STOP
Me brain: you know, you could always fake your death
I watch too many crime shows it needs to stop— Sara's last brain cell (@maybeSaraornot) July 30, 2019
3. Dead as a doornail
On a crime show if they show a persons picture and not them for real, they are a dead Fred.
— Trixie Mattel (@trixiemattel) July 23, 2018
4. In a trance
my mom yelling at me
at 3 am about how
important it is for my
health AND skin to
sleep early and to
not stay up watching
crime shows on netflix me hitting
next on my
sixth ncis episode pic.twitter.com/lBLzgThwxI— chelsea (@LlKESWIFT) August 1, 2019
5. You can’t come in
I watch way too many crime shows & won’t even let the neighbor come inside my house we just had a 5 minute convo thru the window
— ML (@pandaexpress14) July 30, 2019
6. Ellen!
me on ellen
ellen: so i hear you like criminal minds!
me: yes!!
*serial killer walks out and murders me*
me: omg ellen you didn’t
— a
(@reidetic_) March 4, 2019
7. Three types
The three (3) types of British crime shows:
– title is a surname, makes you sad
– title is a place name, makes you sad
– “gosh isn’t murder positively beastly, oh well mustn’t let it ruin the village’s Paintings of Fences & Sheep competition, it’s the 50th anniversary after all”— Emma Wortley (@emkawo) May 13, 2018
8. The new thing
Being obsessed with crime shows is the new green drink for girls
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) January 4, 2016
9. All the good stuff
Pretty stressed out about how dark the news is recently – better get back to my true crime podcasts, true crime shows, and true crime books
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) March 23, 2018
10. Hahaha
I watch so much crime shows that when I turn off the TV, I wipe my fingerprints off the remote
—
NTHAPELENG
(@NtapelengKomane) April 15, 2019
11. We don’t believe you
As a single loner who is addicted to true crime shows my biggest fear is stumbling across a dead body bc I know my alibi isn’t going to cut it
— wittyidiot (@stephenszczerba) July 24, 2019
12. That’s all you need
Sleep and crime shows.
— Becky G. (@iambeckyg) December 8, 2015
13. You got my attention
Me trying to flirt:
Do you like taking naps, and binge watching crime shows?— Kristen (@Kica333) April 9, 2019
14. No clue
My husband has no idea that I’ve watched enough crime shows that I could train the FBI.
— Lisabug BBQJonze (@Lisabug74) July 4, 2019
15. WAY too much time left
*watching any crime show*
He didn't do it. There's too much time left.
— Spence (@SpenceDen) July 13, 2018
I have to admit…I am one of these people…
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This Couple Rode Every Ride at Disney World – Without a Fast Pass
You’re probably asking yourself, ‘How did these two pull off this amazing feat?’ Well, we’re going to explain that to you right now.
If you’ve ever set foot on Disney World’s property, you know that you have to navigate a sea of humanity. It’s PACKED with people pretty much all the time.
But Shane Lindsay and Kristina Hawkins somehow managed to pull off the incredible achievement of riding all 46 rides at Disney World during a recent visit. And they did it all in 18 hours without FastPasses.
Ride 1 Msv @Parkeology #parkeologychallenge #oxygenfree @epic_disney #epicdisneyescape pic.twitter.com/vnFoJYd89G
— Parkeology Shane (@FamedNaturalist) April 24, 2019
The couple knew the odds were against them, but they couldn’t resist. Lindsay started the Parkeology Challenge, a competition that calls for participants to ride every ride at the four Orlando theme parks (The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom).
Lindsay and Hawkins documented their stop on every ride on Twitter. They began their quest in the Magic Kingdom at 7:51 a.m. on a Wednesday morning and completed their excellent adventure just before closing time at 2:00 a.m. on Thursday. They said their longest wait was an hour long for Animal Kingdom’s Flight of Passage.
Ride 9 alien saucers. DHS complete! @Parkeology #parkeologychallenge #oxygenfree @epic_disney #epicdisneyescape pic.twitter.com/nQPL2eKK9n
— Parkeology Shane (@FamedNaturalist) April 24, 2019
The Parkeology Challenge was created in 2014 and since then only 6% of the 325 teams that have dared to try have completed the mission. Lindsay and Hawkins have completed the challenge before, but this was the first time they did it without a FastPass or a MagicBand, which allow you to skip over those neverending lines of people waiting to get onto rides.
Proof of motion @Parkeology #parkeologychallenge #oxygenfree @epic_disney #epicdisneyescape pic.twitter.com/OLCyxSTw1J
— Parkeology Shane (@FamedNaturalist) April 25, 2019
Hawkins said of the experience and resulting viral attention, “It’s mostly just Disney street cred, I would say. It was almost like we broke the internet, the Disney internet, everyone was freaking out.”
Ride 46. Seven dwarfs. Magic kingdom complete @Parkeology #parkeologychallenge #oxygenfree @epic_disney #epicdisneyescape pic.twitter.com/43RTXhMziE
— Parkeology Shane (@FamedNaturalist) April 25, 2019
We still can’t believe this happened!! @Parkeology #parkeologychallenge #oxygenfree @epic_disney #epicdisneyescape
— Parkeology Shane (@FamedNaturalist) April 25, 2019
Impressive! A job well done!
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10 Facts You Might Not Know About 1994’s ‘The Lion King’
And, as I’m sure most of you know, this summer saw a new remake version of the classic Disney film.
The original version of Disney’s The Lion King was released in theaters on June 15, 1994.
For the hardcore fans of the original, here are 10 facts about the 1994 version that you might not know.
1. Sean Connery was the first choice to play Mufasa.
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2. Tim Rice, who co-wrote the lyrics for the songs in The Lion King, wanted ABBA to be on the soundtrack. When they declined, he asked Elton John.
3. Can You Feel the Love Tonight was almost cut from the film because it didn’t fit the father-and-son theme of the film.
4. Disney wanted Patrick Stewart for the role of Zazu.
5. All the lion roars in the film were done by voice actor Frank Welker, who growled into a metal garbage can to get distinct sounds.
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6. Animators studied real lions for reference.
7. Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella originally auditioned for the roles of Banzai and Shenzi, hyenas in the film.
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8. The artist who animated adult Simba wanted to give him a mane that looked like Jon Bon Jovi’s…then Matthew Broderick was cast and the plan was nixed.
9. Rob Minkoff and Don Hahn, the director and producer of 1994’s version, say that Scar and Mufasa weren’t actually brothers.
Photo Credit: Disney
10. The first part of the movie, from when Simba wakes up Mufasa to when he runs away after Mufasa’s death, takes place over two days.
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Here Are 10 Things You Can Get for Free at Disney World
It’s pricey to visit the Most Magical Place on Earth. So to help you out, we’ve got a list of some freebies you can pick up once you make it in the gate.
Scroll through these 10 things available for you and your family at Disney World. Hey, it won’t cost you a cent.
1. Celebration Buttons
Get these at the Guest Services desk at the parks and wear them to proudly announce your birthday, first time at the park or whatever you’re celebrating. Let the cast members make a fuss over your celebration too. That’s part of the fun.
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2. Maps, bands and passes
These are free and branded and collectable. Free souvenirs!
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3. Visit Disney’s Boardwalk
It’s free, and fun, to stroll around in the evening and watch all the street performers.
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4. See Disney Springs
Parking is free. Chocolate sampling is free at the Ghirardelli shop. Lego building is free at The Lego Store. Free stuff is the best stuff.
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5. Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
Pick up free spell cards at the Town Center’s Fire Station and hunt for villains at portals throughout the park.
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6. Pixie Dust
Depending on how you feel about glitter, pixie dust is a fantastic freebie. In the Magic Kingdom, find Tinkerbell at the Town Square Theater for a dust dousing. Cast members at the Castle Couture shop in Fantasyland will also happily oblige.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Lynn
7. Magic Kingdom Fireworks
Disney World is famous for their free fireworks show. At showtime, stand near the Ticket and Transportation Center for the best view.
Photo Credit: Jorge Royan
8. African animal sightings
In an area outside the lobby of the Animal Kingdom Lodge, giraffes and zebras and their friends from the savannah roam freely…and viewing is free.
Photo Credit: Ahodges7
9. Boat and monorail rides
From the Magic Kingdom, hop on a boat or the monorail and visit the various lodges and hotels.
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10. Free ice water
Okay, so maybe your kids won’t go gaga over free water, but it seriously beats paying a few bucks for each bottle, and this freebie will keep everyone hydrated – especially important in the Florida summer. Any counter service restaurant will give you a large cup of water with or without ice upon request.
Photo Credit: Pxhere
Did you have any idea there were so many freebies in Disney World? Now, the tickets to get in…that’s another issue.
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A Texas Movie Theater Lets You Bring Your Dog and the Ticket Includes Bottomless Wine
This is what I’m talking about! And I have a feeling I’m not alone.
In fact, I’m willing to bet that armies of millions are lined up behind me in their overwhelming excitement about this news: there’ is now a movie theater where $15 buys you a ticket to the show and you can bring your dog with you. Oh, and you get unlimited wine or four whiskeys with that ticket.
Boom!
only 6k shares in 9 hours 
sheesh! And those chairs will be couches! 
K9 Cinemas in Plano, Texas, is the name of the joint, and it opened in late 2018. There are only three rules people need to follow at the cinema: no more than two dogs per person (it costs $5 to bring an extra pup), you need to bring valid papers from your dog’s vet the first time you visit, and you need to clean up after your best friend. Also, you can buy snacks for yourself (obviously) and treats for your furry friend, too.
#k9cinemas #shannonandreckon #thesupercollies #dogfriendly #movietheater #dogsholdingthings
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Eric Lankford, who founded K9 Cinemas, said, “I can’t believe we are breaking ground with a new niche nobody has done before — dogs and movies! We are excited to spread the smiles across your whole families faces, furry included, at a K9C near you coming soon!”
Lankford said about the business and beloved dog, Bear:
“Little did Bear and I know we would soon be published in every major publication you can name both nationally and worldwide. Turns out when you start a passion project with a decade of experience building businesses and turn that experience on to something you sincerely love, something special happens. I simply want to make other people as happy as Bear makes me. When our customers come through our doors it’s nothing but smiles and laughter.”
The theater doesn’t show first-run films yet, but instead screens one-off movies and hosts theme nights. And, of course, you better believe the theater has hosted Game of Thrones viewing parties.
Genius idea! I smell a franchise brewing…
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This Is How Much These Iconic Movie Cars Cost in Real Life
Think about some of the iconic movies featuring cars: Back to the Future, Bullitt, heck, how about Herbie the Love Bug? A lot of times, cars play as big of a role in movies as actors do.
But how much do those bad boys cost in real life? The wait is now over! We have the answers!
Here’s how much 5 iconic movie cars would cost to buy today.
1. 1970 Dodge Charger – The Fast and the Furious
This baby costs a cool $85,000. The Fast and Furious franchise has really catapulted these muscle cars to the forefront. When they came out in 1970, they were only valued at $3,711. My, how times change…
2. 1966 Ford Thunderbird – Thelma & Louise
The actual car from the film sold for $71,500 in 2008. She sure is a beauty, ain’t she?
Just don’t drive it over a cliff, okay?
3. 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 – Back to the Future
Yes! One of the most iconic cars in cinematic history! The DeLorean driven by Marty McFly actually cost $25,000 when it was produced ($69,000 in today’s currency), and today the model is only valued at $32,378, according to recent sales. Kind of surprising, huh?
4. 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 Fastback – Bullitt
The streets and hills of San Francisco have never looked cooler than they did in 1968’s Bullitt with Steve McQueen. The film is famous for its car chase scenes throughout the extremely hilly city.
These models originally sold for $3,500 and now can fetch $80,000. Timeless and TOUGH.
5. 1977 Pontiac Trans Am Special Edition – Smokey and the Bandit
Burt Reynolds’ finest hour? Perhaps…though he was also pretty amazing in Deliverance, you must admit. But many people remember Reynolds for Smokey and the Bandit. And why not – just look at that Firebird!
The car originally cost $5,456, and they go for around $22,000 today. Not bad, not bad at all!
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