Alternate Realities: Who Killed Harry Houdini?
Harry Houdini was a famous magician and escape artist. He was world famous for his ability to get out of incredible traps. However, he couldn’t escape death at the age of 52 after having severe appendicitis. But is this how he really died? Some people believe that Houdini was actually murdered. Who would want to kill a magician? The following is a list of groups or people who killed Harry Houdini...or did they?
5 Things That Have Actually Gone Wrong On Halloween
There's a running joke between our friends that whenever my wife and I have a Halloween Party, something bad happens. I guess it is sort of true. In the past few years, we've had a bit of bad luck when it comes to Halloween Parties. In 2008, on the night of our party, my wife was rear-ended on her way home from work and had to stand on the side of the road in her costume for over an hour. In 2010, I had to make a visit to the emergency room the day before our party for a problem with my leg. And, the piece de resistance, in 2009, I DROPPED OVER DEAD in the middle of our Halloween Party, had CPR done on me for 20 minutes, and then had to be life flighted to a hospital, where I stayed until Thanksgiving! Yeah, that year wasn't so good. Hopefully, we have no problems this year. We are not alone with our troubles on Halloween, though. Here is a list of five other groups of people who had a really bad All Hallow's Eve! Read more...
Categories: Trivia Tags: Anne Frank, assassination, Auschwitz, halloween, harry houdini, Indira Gandhi, Orsen Welles, trick or treat, war of the worlds
Famous People Who Died In The Strangest Ways
We're all going to die. We don't know when it is going to happen or how it will go down. Most of us want to die quietly in our sleep. If you can't go out that way, the next best step is to go out in an interesting way. These five people had very interesting deaths. They each died in a unique way that gives them a story to tell for all time. Read more...
Five People Who Died On Halloween
Everybody dies. However, except for a few dozen notables offed by a teenage-killing madman in the movie, Halloween, most people don't go on the scariest night of the year. Maybe it is that we just don't pay attention to the other days out of the year. Last year, I, unfortunately, joined the ranks of these five below, but was lucky enough to be "brought back" from the brink of death through CPR and fast response. Here are five of the most famous people that decided to pass over on the darkest night. Read more...
Categories: Trivia Tags: Bess Houdini, escape artist, Federico Fellini, harry houdini, Indira Ghandi, River Phoenix, Studs Terkel
Five Famous People Who Were Shorter Than Napoleon
Everyone knows that Napoleon Bonaparte was a short guy. Right? Well, actually, he wasn't that short, standing at approximately 5'6" tall, which was the average height for a European man at the end of the 18th century. The myth that comes about from him being a small fry comes from his enemies who wanted to poke fun at him. However, there were some really famous, short people out there and here are five of them that Napoleon towered over. Read more...
Categories: Weird News Tags: dolly parton, erich wiesz, harry houdini, J.M. Barrie, james m. barrie, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, peter pan, prince, yassir arafat
Five People Born on March 24
Today is March 24, 2010 and the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 281 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1003 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1944, 76 prisoners escape from Stalag Luft III. This event was later dramatized in the movie, The Great Escape. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
Categories: Born On Date Tags: birthday, birthdays, bonnie and clyde, born on this date, born on this day, clyde barrow, fatty arbuckle, gorgeous george, harry houdini, steve mcqueen
