While playing Queen Elizabeth in a stage play, Helen Mirren stayed in character after the show to fulfill a 10 year old boy’s dying wish to meet the Queen. They had tea together, and he thought he was with Her Majesty the entire time.
Belgium is building a beer pipeline that will move…
Belgium is building a beer pipeline that will move 1,500 gallons of beer per hour.
Ten days before Freddie Mercury died, Jim Beach, Queen’s manager…
Ten days before Freddie Mercury died, Jim Beach, Queen’s manager, met with him to discuss what could be done with his legacy. Freddie said, “You can do whatever you like with my image, my music, remix it, re-release it, whatever… just never make me boring.”
On a trip to China, Prince Philip joked to students that “If you stay here much…
On a trip to China, Prince Philip joked to students that “If you stay here much longer, you’ll go slit-eyed.” After initial concerns of offense, Chinese officials responded that they also warned their students of going “round-eyed” when studying abroad.”
The only deaths to have occurred in space thus far were in 1971…
The only deaths to have occurred in space thus far were in 1971, when 3 Soviet cosmonauts fell victim to a catastrophic decompression of their return module. The module executed a perfect automated landing, without a living person on-board.
More than $200 million in US currency was burned at both a crematorium…
More than $200 million in US currency was burned at both a crematorium and the Aiea Sugar Mill in Hawaii, due to being redeemed for HAWAII Overprint Notes – a series of banknotes issued during World War II as an emergency issue after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The intent of the overprints was to easily distinguish US currency captured by Japanese forces in the event of an invasion of Hawaii and render the bills useless.
A joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk was held on September 22, 1939…
A joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk was held on September 22, 1939, to display the power of the newly formed Soviet-Nazi pact to the whole world.
Abraham Lincoln, one of many American politicians known for past use of cannabis…
Abraham Lincoln, one of many American politicians known for past use of cannabis, wrote that one of his “favorite things” was “smoking a pipe of sweet hemp”.
In 1915 A millionaire named Cecil Chubb bought his wife Stonehenge…
In 1915 A millionaire named Cecil Chubb bought his wife Stonehenge. She didn’t like it, so in 1918 he gave it to the nation
Chinese government takes its officials and members of their families on prison tours on a regular…
Chinese government takes its officials and members of their families on prison tours on a regular basis to give officials an introduction to what awaits them if they should engage in corruption. The tours include meet-and-greets with former government officials who were caught for corruption.