The origin of the relic is hotly disputed. Indeed, it may be impossible to ever fully resolve the controversy over the cloth because some believers are willing to accept supernatural explanations for the creation of the ...Read More

A Christmas club, a savings account in which a person deposits a fixed amount of money regularly to be used at Christmas for shopping, came about around 1905.

For her role as the Egyptian queen in Cleopatra,, Elizabeth Taylor audaciously asked for, and received, the first $1 million contract in the film industry. The role was first offered to starlet Joan Collins, who turned it ...Read More

Not the entire family -- Led by producer Wes Farrell, a group of hired studio musicians actually created the Partridge Family sound. Interestingly, lthough David Cassidy was originally cast with the intent to lip sync with...Read More

In Irish pubs, inexperienced travelers who want to order a small beer should know to ask for "a glass". If they request "a beer, please" in Ireland, they'll get a full pint.

Bottle caps, or "crowns," were invented in Baltimore in 1892 by William Painter. Painter proved his invention's worth when he convinced a local brewer to ship a few hundred cases of beer to South America and back and they ...Read More