The century that crackled with contradiction — catastrophic wars, depression, the fall of empires, as well as absurdity, innovation, and eerie coincidences.
Jeanne Calment’s viager contract — a French property deal where the buyer pays until the seller dies — seemed routine in 1965. She was 90, he was 47. She lived to 122, outlasting him and forcing his estate to pay more than double the apartment’s value. A historical twist that really happened — documented, ironic, unforgettable.
The Lawyer Who Bet on Jeanne Calment’s Death — and Lost Read More
More executions took place inside the Tower of London during the 20th century than under the Tudors, Plantagenets, and Stuarts combined. This post traces the quiet shift — from royal spectacle to wartime secrecy — and revisits the Rifle Range, where eleven men were shot for espionage between 1914 and 1941.
Executions at the Tower of London: The 20th Century Toll Read More
In the American cultural archive, few names diverge more dramatically than Jimmy Dean and James Dean. One became a symbol of cinematic rebellion; the other, a pitchman with a grin. Yet both left their mark on screen — and one more James Dean left his mark in politics. Three men. One name. Three fates.
Same Name, Different Fate: Jimmy Dean vs James Dean Read More
In 1898, a novel described an unsinkable ship named Titan. Fourteen years later, Titanic, a nearly identical ship, met a nearly identical fate.
Morgan Robertson’s ‘Futility’: Did This 1898 Novel Foresee the Titanic Tragedy? Read More
Tsutomu Yamaguchi was bombed twice and survived twice. In Hiroshima, he was burned and blinded. In Nagasaki, he was disbelieved — until the second bomb fell.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi Survived Both Atomic Bombs — And No One Believed Him Read More
“I don’t think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime,” Margaret Thatcher told a boy named Roger on BBC1 in 1973. She wasn’t hedging. She wasn’t speculating. She dismissed the idea outright. Six years later, she became Britain’s first — and longest-serving — female Prime Minister.
James Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder — nicknamed the ‘Little Bastard’ — became infamous after his fatal crash. But the legend didn’t end there. From eerie accidents to vanishing parts, this haunting tale explores the myth, the machine, and the legacy of Hollywood’s most cursed car.
In 1955, Alec Guinness warned James Dean not to drive his new Porsche 550 Spyder. A week later, Dean was dead. This post explores the eerie encounter, the fatal crash, and the legend that followed.
Alec Guinness and James Dean: The Premonition That Became a Legend Read More
