Dec 24, 2024 · The novel was a huge hit. And in 1921, a new movie company called Prana Film decided to make a vampire movie. The producer, Albin Grau, had met a Serbian peasant during World War I, who told him about encountering the undead in Romania.Believing that nosferatu was a Romanian word for “vampire,” Grau and director F.W. Murnau thought that would make for a good title for the film.

Oct 7, 2024 · Jackalopes are mythological creatures from North American folklore, but two teens in Douglas, Wyoming convinced many that jackalopes were real in the 1930s.

Aug 2, 2023 · To the ancient Vikings and other Germanic peoples, many of whom lived in the far northern reaches of Europe where the absence of the winter Sun is felt strongest, the return of long sunny days was considered a rebirth and was celebrated in the festival of ġēol, or jól.. The origins of these words are murky, but generations of etymologists believe they are the basis of the modern word ...

Aug 27, 2023 · In the early morning hours of November 13, 1974, one Amityville house in Long Island, New York became more than a mere suburban home. Instead, it became a ghastly crime scene, as Ronald DeFeo Jr. skulked the halls with a rifle and killed his parents and four of his siblings in their sleep.. He later claimed that there were voices in his head urging him to kill, and some believe to this day ...

Mar 16, 2024 · Inside The Tragedy Of Kurt Cobain's Suicide. Kurt Cobain had only spent a couple of days in a California rehab center due to his heroin addiction in early 1994 before he scaled the facility's six-foot brick wall and made his way home to Seattle.

Mar 28, 2022 · If you're a fan of extreme weather, the icy Siberian city of Yakutsk, Russia, is probably right up your alley. Not only is it the coldest city in the world, with a record winter low of negative 84 degrees Fahrenheit, but its summers are …

Sep 2, 2024 · Most of what we know about William Wallace today comes from a 15th-century poem by minstrel Blind Harry entitled, Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace.. Written 172 years after William Wallace’s death, the poem suggests that Wallace was born around 1270 in Elderslie, Scotland. Though the exact details of Wallace’s early life are unclear, one thing ...

Dec 11, 2024 · The Great Blizzard Of 1888, One Of The Worst Blizzards In History. From March 11-14, 1888, a terrible blizzard ravaged the eastern United States, causing snowdrifts as tall as 50 feet in some areas and wind speeds as high as 85 miles per hour.

Nov 1, 2024 · Aaliyah had reason to be wary. Her managers had reportedly been warned that the plane was overloaded. Eddie Golson, the man who handled the cargo shipments for “Rock the Boat” music video, told The New York Times in September 2001, “These people didn’t need to die. This all could have been avoided if they had just followed the rules.”

Jun 23, 2024 · Christopher Langan's IQ hovers between 195 and 210 — likely dwarfing even Einstein's.