Top 10 Fascinating Firsts In the World of Entertainment

10. First Special Effects Epic (The Lost World, 1925)While portions of this 1925 silent film have been lost, it nevertheless stands as a monumental achievement in special effects for the time. Famed stop-motion...

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Top 10 Failed Assassinations That Would Have Changed History

10. Charles De GaullePresident of France, 1962 (re-enactment in video starting 4:50)While the controversial French President and World War Two leader of the Free French had several close calls with assassins throughout...

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Top 10 Things Designed To Last 1,000 Years

10.  Kalachakra World Peace StupaA rare and sacred Buddhist monument is taking shape at the Crystal Castle complex in Australia.  Building a stupa is an incredibly sophisticated and complex process.  According...

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Top 10 Things That Haven’t Changed In 100 Years

10.  The TrainWe often fail to appreciate just how timeless an invention the locomotive was, nor are many people aware of how much it still operates as it did in olden days. Of course, steam has been replaced by safer,...

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Top 10 Paintings Rediscovered in 2011

10. Norman Rockwell – The Little ModelNorman Rockwell (1894-1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator.  For many years Rockwell created cover illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post. ...

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