Up until the start of the 1970s, funeral homes in the US were also used as ambulance services. If someone was injured or ill, they would be taken to the hospital in a vehicle typically used for funerals.
Fun Facts
. Robert De Niro spent $5,000 to have a dentist file down his teeth to give him a more intimidating look for the movie Cape Fear. After filming was finished, he paid an additional $20,000 to have his teeth put back to their original state.
. Robert De Niro spent $5,000 to have a dentist file down his teeth to give him a more intimidating look for the movie Cape Fear. After filming was finished, he paid an additional $20,000 to have his teeth put back to their original state.
The oldest surviving globe in the world, named Erdapfel (which translates to potato in English), does not feature the American continents since they had not yet been discovered at the time of its creation. Interestingly, potatoes originally come from the American continents.
The oldest surviving globe in the world, named Erdapfel (which translates to potato in English), does not feature the American continents since they had not yet been discovered at the time of its creation. Interestingly, potatoes originally come from the American continents.
The “empty London” shots in 28 Days Later were accomplished by shooting at dawn and politely requesting pedestrians to stay out of the frame, as the $8m budget did not allow for any closures of the city.
The “empty London” shots in 28 Days Later were accomplished by shooting at dawn and politely requesting pedestrians to stay out of the frame, as the $8m budget did not allow for any closures of the city.
In 1947, the Canadian town of Snag, Yukon, experienced an incredibly frigid temperature of -83F (-64C). It was so cold that conversations could be heard from four miles away, and other strange occurrences were reported, such as people’s breath turning to powder and falling to the ground, and river ice making loud booming noises like gunshots.
In 1947, the Canadian town of Snag, Yukon, experienced an incredibly frigid temperature of -83F (-64C). It was so cold that conversations could be heard from four miles away, and other strange occurrences were reported, such as people’s breath turning to powder and falling to the ground, and river ice making loud booming noises like gunshots.
The story of a Deaf Frenchman and a hearing American exchanging their languages on a voyage in 1816, which eventually led to the founding of the first school for the Deaf in the US, is not only authentic, but has been carefully documented. (Plus, the Lincoln statue’s hands really do form his initials in American Sign Language!)