20 Surprising Facts About “Die Hard”
Uproxx has posted 20 Surprising Facts About Die Hard that You Might Not Know.
My favorites were 6, 9 and 20.
Category: Trivia
“Farewell, My Lovely” – Pulp Writer, Jim Thompson’s Only Acting Role
I’m sure you’re aware that this version of Raymond Chandler’s classic Farewell, My Lovely has an all-star cast that includes Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Anthony Zerbe, Harry Dean Stanton. Jack O’Halloran, Joe Spinell, and Sylvester Stallone. Did you know that it also features pulp writer Jim Thompson in his first and last acting role!
Has the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island Been Found?
It is one of our oldest mysteries…
It’s a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina’s Roanoke Island?…
The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words “Croatoan” carved into a fort’s gatepost and “Cro” etched into a tree.
Theories about the disappearance have ranged from an annihilating disease to a violent rampage by local Native American tribes. Previous digs have turned up some information and artifacts from the original colonists but very little about what happened to them.
Until now…
You can read the full article at National Geographic: Have We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo Moon Landings
If you check out 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo Moon Landings, you’ll learn…
- Why all the American flags left on the moon are now colorless.
- Which Apollo astronaut conduced unauthorized ESP experiments.
- Which Apollo astronaut cried while on the moon and why.
- Which Apollo astronaut violated NASA rules and celebrated communion on the moon.
- What the first words spoken on the moon may have been… and it wasn’t “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
- What the moon smells like.
- The records set by Apollo 11.
- Which lunar module pilot actually got to pilot the lunar module.
- What sculpture was left on the moon and why it was left.
- Why a geologist was finally sent to the moon.
Source: Listverse.
Thunderburp Gun & 30 Caliber Machine Gun Toys for Kids
I’m too young to have seen this commercial when it first aired in the 1950’s, but I sure remember ones like it, being a child of the 60’s. I can’t begin to tell you the number of toy guns, pistols, rifles, and machine guns I owned growing up.
Of course it was a different world then. As you can see from the commercial below, us kids had to be on guard against a takeover of the world by the saucermen!
How Far to Get Away From Everyone?
What is the furthest one human being has ever been from every other living person?
That’s an interesting question. My first thought was, it had to be an astronaut. Although that’s probably the right answer, it may not be! It’s definitely not the only reasonable answer.
Randall Monroe explains why when he answers Bryan J. McCarter’s question in Monroe’s weekly blog, What If?
Jesse James’ Colt 45 for Sale
If you’ve got an extra couple of million bucks lying around, you might want to think about bidding on Jesse James’ Colt 45 revolver that is up for auction on November 24th.
The provenance on the gun is solid, the historical value unquestioned and the demand among gun collectors high. Two million dollars may not be enough to win the gun, so don’t get your hopes too high if that’s all the cash you have lying around.
Source: DailyMail
Captain Disillusion Explains Magic Trick
Captain Disillusion is here to explain how this really cool knife hitting/catching, pineapple cutting and ping pong ball catching video was faked.
Well played, Captain Disillusion. Well played.
Source: Neatorama.
How Much Does Twitter Owe You?
From Time Magazine’s Newsfeed…
Now that Twitter has a market capitalization of at least $24.9 billion, more than a few of the social network’s 230 million users have noticed their tweets are making other people rich. Many people want their cut.
So what would that be exactly? TIME has crunched the numbers.
You can see what my numbers come out to above. Click here to see yours.
Source: Neatorama.
Jetman Soars Around Mount Fugi!
Who wouldn’t love a chance to soar through the air like James Bond in Thunderball or the Rocketeer in, uh, The Rocketeer?
Wouldn’t everyone?
I would. So would Yves Rossy who not only wants to fly using a jetpack, but does so often that he is known as Jetman. In the clip below you can see Rossy flying around Mount Fuji in Japan.
Sorta makes you want a jetpack, doesn’t it?
Source: Neatorama.
50 Greatest Marvel [Movie] Easter Eggs
Fans of the Captain America movie, or better yet, fans of Captain America and Marvel Comics will recognize the soldiers above as The Howling Commandos.
The Howling Commandos appeared [along with Nick Fury] in their own comic book series and come in at number 45 on the 50 Greatest Marvel [Movie] Easter Eggs.
Source: Total Film
The Last Meals of Famous Folks
Over at the National Post they have been doing a series on death, or more specifically…
… looking at the different ways we see, and prepare for, the Great Equalizer.
I found this chart about famous folks’ last meals interesting. You can see a bigger version here or the complete National Post series here.
Famous Authors’ Last Words
Famous authors become famous because of the words that they choose.
Sometimes famous authors’ last words are poetic. Sometimes they’re sad. And sometimes the last words that they say make you go, “Huh?”.
Source: Buzzfeed
