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Curses, Traps and other Nasty Ways to Die
In ancient Egypt, Tomb Traps were employed much like our burglar alarms of today especially in the tombs of pharaohs and other well known and powerful people. Entrances to tombs were sealed after entombment which alone gave a pretty strong indication that visiting was not allowed.Unlike today's technological alarms that warn people that someone might be breaking in, tomb traps didn't[...]
Still Toasting Jack Daniel
Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel was a famous distiller known to this day for his company's whiskey. He was born in 1850 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, a small town in a county that is, ironically, dry despite the location of the distillery. In a cautionary tale about early morning frustration, Jack Daniel died from complications from a broken toe after kicking his safe when he couldn't remember[...]
I Leave Everything to... My Pet
With family pets increasingly being treated as members of the family, some people have had the idea to leave their pets a little something in their wills. It could be something simple, like setting aside costs so they could continue living in comfort or a ridiculous extravagance, like in the will of Leona Helmsley. The billionaire hotel tycoon left $12 million for her dog, Trouble,[...]
Elvis Left the Building but Still Brings Down the House
He has over 6.5 million global fans on Facebook, 428 official fan clubs in 43 countries, more than 7,000 products in the marketplace and has sold over a billion records; three which were certified gold and two which went platinum in the last year alone. Thirty-five years after his death on August[...]
"All Hands Bury the Dead"
Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 landed their lunar module on the Sea of Tranquility, so named because of the bluish tint of the surface rocks, on the moon's surface in 1969. According to Armstrong's family, he will rest within a different kind of sea in the next few days.Many of the Apollo Missions' crew are buried at Arlington Cemetery but that's not where Neil Armstrong[...]
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