We’ve all watched TV or movies at some stage and most of us are fascinated by how these shows are made if the popularity of ‘Behind the scenes’ specials are anything to go by.
Yet few people get a chance to see a TV show being filmed and even fewer get the opportunity to have a [...]
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The Day ‘City Homicide’ Was Filmed In My House
Towboat Passes Beneath A Bridge … By Rolling Underwater!
In this amazing set of photographs, a towboat hits a bridge, rolls underneath it and emerges on the other side – intact and functional! The event occured on April 19, 1979 at Rooster Bridge on the Tombigbee River in western Alabama and was captured by amateur photographer Charles Barger.
Photos of Foot Binding – An Ancient Chinese Custom
Foot binding was an ancient Chinese custom and considered a status symbol. The act of foot binding involved wrapping the feet in tight bandages at a young age such that they would break and become highly deformed resulting in feet that were not larger than 4-6 inches!
You can read a more in-depth explanation of the [...]
How to make a “Ball and Chain” for a Bachelor Party
Bored with the idea of forcing a soon-be-married Bachelor to wear a ‘funny’ t-shirt or phallic symbol on his Buck’s Night (aka Bachelor Party or Stag Party), I decided to make my own ‘Ball and Chain’ and attach it to him for the entire night.
Marriage (for the guy) is often compared to being attached to [...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Plot Spoiler
There has been much discussion on the final book in the Harry Potter series – much of it focussed on ‘Will he die? Will he kill Voldemort?’ This is too narrow a focus, and the bigger focus should be on the total destruction of magic. Here is the plot for Harry Potter and the Deathly [...]