Famous People With Extra Fingers And Toes
People with extra fingers and toes have something that is known as Polydactylism, which means “many fingers”. It is a mutation that rarely occurs, and, even then, is often without bones or joints. While most people don’t have this condition, it has occurred in a few famous people throughout history. Many of you may remember Count Rugen (played by Christopher Guest) in the “Princess Bride” (1987) was known as the six-fingered man. Although, not portrayed in the movie, Thomas Harris’ character, Hannibal Lector, is also supposed to have an extra finger. The following people aren’t fictional characters, though. They are real-life celebrities with extra fingers or toes - or both!
Categories: Weird News Tags: Anne Boleyn, Count Rugen, extra fingers, extra toes, Gemma Arterton, halle berry, Hannibal Lector, james bond, Kate Hudson, many fingers, Polydactylism, princess bride, Thomas Harris
History’s Bad Dads
We can all be thankful this Father’s Day that none of these people are our dads. If you look around, there are a lot of bad dads in the world, but none have compared to these notorious father’s in history. They top the list for being some of the worst people to ever have children! If you got lucky and only had a raving alcoholic that beat you and your siblings when you deserved it, count your lucky stars that they weren’t on this list!
Categories: History Tags: Anne Boleyn, constantine, crispus, dads, father's day, fathers, fausta, henry the eighth, herod the great, history, ivan the terrible, Jesus, peter the great, roman emperor, russian emperor, thomas boleyn
The Fates Of 5 Famous People Who Wore Hoodies
Unless you've been living under a rock, then you've heard about the Trayvon Martin case that has been all over the news the past week or so. As it turns out, Trayvon Martin, age 17, was shot and killed by a neighborhood watchman because he looked suspicious. The 17 year old black male was walking home and wearing a hoodie when the incident occurred. According to Geraldo Rivera, the hoodie was equally responsible for Treyvon's death as the gun because hoodies depict the African-American or Latino wearer as a thug and a threat to ordinary citizens. Never mind the fact that Geraldo is Latino and has been seen on more than one occasion wearing a hoodie, himself. This article of clothing is what did the young man in. So it got me to thinking that Geraldo just might be right. Here is a list of five famous people who wore hoodies. They fared about as well as Trayvon Martin, too. My advice, don't wear a hoodie if you want to stay alive. However, you can decide that decision for yourself...
Off The Chart: Least Performed Shakespeare Plays
Sure, everyone has seen Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, or MacBeth. You can't go through school without reading Merchant of Venice or Othello. But what about the one's that no one sees or hears? Of the 38 plays that exist and are attributed to William Shakespeare, why is it that only about a third of them are portrayed over and over? You'd have to major in English Literature to even know these plays existed, so I've put together a list of the five plays that have been stopped by the educational bottleneck and present them for your reading enjoyment. Read more...
Categories: Entertainment Tags: Achilles, Anne Boleyn, Buckingham, Catherine of Aragon, Hector, Henry VIII, King John, King Philip, King Priam, King Richard the Lion Hearted, Patrocles, Shakespeare, the Bard, Timon of Athens, Troilus AND Cressida, Troy, Two Gentleman of Verona, Ullyses, William Shakespeare
Five Things That Happened on May 2nd
Today is May 2nd and even though we have are wondering about who is going to win the NBA Championship, bomb scares on Times Square, and the crisis on Wall Street, other things have happened on this day, as well. A lot of people look at history as dry and boring. We're going to try and change that by relating what's going on with all the juicy details of sex, violence, and fun. With this new series of posts, we'll look at the history of May 2nd and update you of the previous happenings on this day in the past. Read more...
