For the day that's in it...

Born for drama...

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The Music Man

Paul Mawhinney is from Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Over his life he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection...now, due to health issues and economic reasons, Paul is being forced to sell that collection...

British man walks the entire length of the Amazon River...4,200 miles over 2.5 years !!

Ed Stafford, a 34 year-old former captain in the British army has completed a 4,200 mile journey to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. It has taken him two and a half years and he has become the first person to ever do it.


He documented his journey through a series of video blogs on YouTube, which make interesting viewing and can be seen *here*

The Wilhelm Scream

The Wilhelm scream is a frequently used film and television stock sound effect first used in 1951 for the film 'Distant Drums'. The effect gained new popularity after it was used in 'Star Wars' and many other blockbuster films as well as television programs and video games {it is currently used in the video game 'Red Dead Redemption'}.

You've heard this scream many times before, and here it is again...

Three amazing photos of Lewis Payne (a.k.a. Lewis Powell) in April 1865...

These three, amazing for the time period, views of Lewis Payne (a.k.a. Lewis Powell) in April 1865, were taken three months before his execution by hanging - he was 21 years old...
He was executed for his attempt to assassinate the then USA Secretary of State William Seward at the same time as John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln...


more on the story of his life and death *here*


..click on these pictures for a much higher resolution, which are really worth viewing considering they were taken 145 years ago...