5 Heroes Who Were Never Wounded
Are tere heroes who were never wounded? Sometimes movies make us believe that the hero lives a dangerous life where there are shoot-outs every five minutes. Most often, there was a lot of downtime in between gun battles. Even still, there were still bullets flying at the people on this list and they could have been killed at anytime in their violent careers, but somehow they escaped injury. That's an amazing thing, if you think about it, and someone must have been looking out for them when the gunfire started. Each of these men lived a remarkable life and were heroes who were never wounded in their lives. Here are their stories... Read more...
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Debunking History: The Real Doc Holliday
I was watching the movie "Tombstone" last night and I have to admit, while completely historically inaccurate, Val Kilmer plays a very likable Doc Holliday. Who was this famous gunslinger? He looked deadly with a weapon, had tuberculosis, and always seemed drunk. In the movies, people feared him because he didn't fear death. But was this the true Doc Holliday? The blonde, geeky, little guy to the left doesn't appear to be a tough gunfighter. Here are five things you might not have known about this very scary dentist. Read more...
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