Olivia Wilde’s real name is Olivia Cockburn!

Wilde comes from a family of writers and journalists.She chose her stage name, Wilde, after Oscar Wilde the Irish author. She changed it during high school and said it was to honor the writers in her family.  

She is a double citizen in the U.S. and Ireland. She married an Italian prince, Tao Ruspoli, when she was 19 on a school bus in Virginia. They divorced in 2011 amicably. She is a political activist and a vegan. Image: Bruno Garcia Source:

The Twi’lek slave girl in ‘Return of the Jedi’ had a wardrobe malfunction that made it into the film!

In ‘Return of the Jedi’ there is a scene where a chained dancer is dancing. If you look closely, you’ll see that her breast falls out of her dress when Jaba pulls her toward him.

The slave girl’s name is Oola. It’s shown in the original and special edition of the film. Check the source for a picture.

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A volcanic eruption on the Canary Islands could cause a 600m tsunami that would wipe out the East Coast!

It’s hypothesized that the western half of the Cumbre Vieja could experience a landslide and disappear into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s believed that this event would cause a mega-tsunami.

The landslide would cause a debris flow at the bottom of the ocean and travel at over 600mph. Within 10 hours the tsunami will cross Africa, Europe, and up to 16 miles inland of North America. There are already some debris flows in the ocean from the Canary Islands. Some question that the situation will cause a mega-tsunami. Those who think this threat is exaggerated, think that the slide will be so gradual, that no tsunamis will be formed, unless it happens suddenly.

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‘From Russia With Love’ was made thanks to JFK. It was also the last movie he saw before he died

JFK listed the Bond novel as one of this top 10 in Life magazine. The film was also the last one that JFK saw. He watched it a day before he left for Dallas.

It was chosen to follow ‘Dr. No’ by producers Broccoli and Saltzman, because JFK had listed it as one of his favorite novels. The studio doubled the budget to 2 million from the first James Bond film and Sean Connery got a $100,000 bonus. The film premiered in London in October 1963.

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During the great depression, there were popular porno comics called Tijuana Bibles

Tijuana Bibles were underground pornographic comics made between the 20s and 60s. Their popularity was at its height during the Great Depression. Between 1920 and 1960 there were between 700-1000 original stories circulated.

The comics were wallet size, had 8 panels, and were 8 pages long. The authors and artists were unknown and they weren’t all the same. They depicted various popular figures of the time without permission and used ethnic stereotypes greatly. They were distributed in garages, schools, barber shops, and other local places.  

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