10 Annie Edson Taylor wasn't your average daredevil. She was a widow who feared taking the plunge into poverty more than she feared a plunge over Niagara Falls.
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4 There is nothing like a political campaign to remind us all of one of the solemn responsibilities of American citizenship. Participating in opinion polls.
Give America A Piece Of Your Mind
Days after the first televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon, 282 strangers created our country's largest political falsehood by answering their telephones.
The Kennedy-Nixon Debate: A Political Fairy Tale
6 Did Orson Welles' radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds” touch off widespread panic? The fact is, that story is as unlikely as a Martian invasion.
Word War
2 Want to create the ideal spy character? You couldn't do much better than Moe Berg, the most enigmatic spy ever to don a trench coat. Or a baseball uniform.
Spy Catcher
Some of the things drivers do on the road are nothing to laugh at. On the other hand...