What Hollywood marriage didn’t last long? How so?
Cher and Gregg Allman. Cher divorced Sonny Bono acrimoniously in 1974. A year later, she rather impulsively married Allman Brothers keyboard player Gregg Allman. However, she discovered that Allman was…
What scares you most in life?
Pictured above are Larry and Carri Williams, and in the middle Hana Williams. The couple adopted the Ethiopian girl along with her brother, joining the couple’s already large biological family.…
Why are inmates so buff while they can’t even get much protein?
In jail, it was indeed hard to get the protein necessary to build muscle…much harder than I've heard that it is to supplement ones protein intake in a state or…
Why is the top bunk considered disrespectful in jail/prison?
A top bunk is not “disrespectful”…. It is its own special fucking misery in a world of miseries… Having to sleep in the top rack forces the occupant into constantly…
What is the most disturbing thing you’ve witnessed that you wish you could have done something about?
I was attending a scientific conference in Verbania, Italy, and one day, I noticed an American family sitting at the table next to us during lunch break. The mother was…
The craziest torture in human history: scaphism
Scaphism, also known as 'the boats', or erroneously as kyphonism, is an alleged ancient method of the death penalty from ancient Persia. The word comes from the Greek, literally "anything…
Has an actor or actress ever walked off of a set because of how disgusted they were about a scene they were asked to do?
We all know Margaret Hamilton as the despicable Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz (1939). However, she took over the role only after the original actress walked off…
What are some unique facts about the life of polar bear?
People often forget that polar bear are marine mammals, just like seals and walruses. And they are the best four-legged swimmers in the world, by far. Very, very far. [Need a little snack before…
What actors are/were the most famous whiskey drinkers in Hollywood? How so?
In 1951, Humphrey Bogart and Director John Huston were the only 2 members of the cast and crew of “The African Queen” to avoided serious illness while filming in The…
What actors have retired from acting only to make a comeback decades later to stun audiences with their performance in a movie?
Through the 80s and 90s, Joe Pesci was one of the most recognizable actors in American movies, particularly for his roles in Martin Scorcese films like Raging Bull, Goodfellas and…