A rare prehistoric shark normally found 2,000 feet below the surface of the ocean has been captured off the coast of Japan.

The 5-foot shark was first spotted by a fisherman in coastal shallows.
After park officials were called in, the fish was identified as a deep sea frill shark.
The species is normally only found in the [...]

Roles turned down by Sylvester Stallone

Batman & Robin
Sylvester Stallone was the second choice for Mr. Freeze.
Beverly Hills Cop
Stallone got the part and started to re-write the script omitting the comedy and increasing the action, in turn this raised the budget and they had to turn to someone else(Murphy).
Actor who got the part: Eddie Murphy
Coming Home
Stallone [...]

In 1939, 25-year-old Polish cavalry officer Slavomir Rawicz was sentenced to twenty-five years of hard labor in Siberia following a torture-induced “confession” in Moscow. In 1956, he was living peacefully in England with his English wife. The years between are detailed in The Long Walk, the classic tale of Rawicz’ trek with seven others to [...]

Angela Fillingim, one of thousands of children orphaned or adopted during El Salvador’s bloody 1980-1992 civil war, shared with reporters memories and photos of her extraordinary return to her native land.
She spoke at a well-attended press conference at UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center, a key collaborator in the DNA Reunification Project, which is helping Salvadoran [...]

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1986 - BROWARD COUNTY, FL. — 10:30 PM.
Monthly Kaypro Computer Club meeting tonight and tonight two friends I hadn’t seen for a while had recently bought Kaypros and were coming with me. We met for dinner first. Jan and GeeGee began discussing problems with their grown daughters–”I can’t for the life of [...]