This mathematician was the ‘Rick Sanchez’ of the Cold War
Born in 1903, John Neumann was a true prodigy. He specialized in mathematics, even in school, but he also gobbled up languages, science, and every other subject.…
Indiana’s Military Museum started with a kid’s collection
Kids do the strangest things. Like starting a collection that ends up being a lifelong passion that turns into the largest military museum in the country. Just ask Jim Osbourne,…
This general’s legendary sword was found in a pawnshop
Not too often do you find something good in a pawn shop. It’s usually cheap crap that was probably stolen or someone couldn’t get out of hock. Occasionally, you find something perfect or useful.
But every now and then someone finds the …
How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him
It seems like so many dictators just love movies. We all do, but absolute power takes it to a whole new level. Gaddafi had a channel set up just to play his favorite movie – his one favorite movie. Kim Jong-Il kidnapped his favorite actors and act…
That one time Stalin tried to kill John Wayne
Hollywood legend John Wayne never served in World War II, partially due to the machinations of Republic Pictures. He tried, though. He put in an
John Wayne never was able to join the military — when the draft first started in 1939, the then-unknown actor had a…This is what happened when a newspaper called John Wayne a ‘fraud’