The Peculiar Truth about Jackie Chan’s Parents
1947: The Japanese inflamed a Civil War in China. Communists were on the verge of victory over the Chinese Nationalists. Fang Daolong was a Nationalist and a former spy for an intelligence bureau. At the time of the outbreak, he had two sons and a dying wife. He procured opium to alleviate his wife’s pain and eventually lost his life’s savings trying to spare her. She died anyway. Fang’s life was in peril from Communists. He narrowly avoided assassination twice. So he abandon
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The Peculiar Truth about Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
In the early 70s, animated cartoon shows dominated the big three American TV networks every Saturday morning. A few live action programs like HR Pufnstuf and The Banana Splits stood out, too. For adults, spy movies and TV series like the James Bond films and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. were all the rage in that era. So were music-based shows like The Monkees and The Partridge Family . Two men with television experience but no history in Saturday morning programming combined al
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The Peculiar Truth about the Golden Girl Marine
February 13, 1943: Two years and two months after the United States entered World War II, women were given the opportunity to join the US Marine Corps. The official announcement was made on a Thursday. By the following Tuesday, a 20-year-old woman got the blessings of her parents and enlisted in the Marines. Two days after that, having filled out the necessary paperwork, she entered the ranks. Her name was Bernice Frankel. Later in life, she became known by her stage name - B
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