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The 'Baronet' From Wagga Wagga, Arthur Orton, or Tom Castro, Or Roger Tichborne
Roger Tichborne (left) The man claiming to be him (right) The Tichborne Claimant case has everything you’d want from a Victorian...
Cary Grant and the Acid Cure: Hollywood’s Most Unlikely LSD Advocate
Roberta Haynes and Cary Grant both attended Dr. Mortimer Hartman’s LSD therapy sessions. When we think of the ever-poised Cary Grant,...
Meet Roland the Farter: Medieval England’s Celebrity Flatulist
In the age of chivalry, monasteries and monarchs, land was rarely handed out lightly. Yet in 12th-century England, one rather singular individual managed to secure a manor and 30 acres (12 hectares) of prime Suffolk countryside not through valour in battle or ecclesiastical service, but by passing wind on command. Roland le Petour, better known to posterity as Roulandus le Fartere , was no ordinary court entertainer. Likely serving as a jester in the royal household of King H
The Tale of Charles Harrelson, Woody Harrelson's Father: A Story of Allegations and Convictions
In the realm of Hollywood, tales of family history often carry a mystique of their own. One such story revolves around the father of...
Belgium’s King Leopold II: The Man Responsible For The Death Of 15 Million People In The Congo
Leopold II reigned as King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 and established the Congo Free State in order to seize vast quantities of...
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