What is the strangest place on Earth?

 Not many people can claim hell as their birthplace.

But Todd Domboski and the few thousand former residents of Centralia, Pennsylvania, come closest to that distinction.

Signs warn visitors of the dangers of death by suffocation or being swallowed by the ground, but the old mining town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, was once home to more than 1,000 people.

Now it is nothing more than a smoldering ghost town that has been burning for half a century.

It started with a fire that was intentionally set to burn out a landfill for Labor Day in 1962.

The problem was that the dump was also an old mine connected to a maze of abandoned underground mine tunnels full of coal.

Although the city managed to extinguish the fire above ground, a much larger inferno burned beneath it, eventually making its way under the city center of Centralia.

The fire was so widespread, destructive, and endless—it is said that there is enough coal underground to stoke the fire for another 250 years.

- that in 1980 a $42 million plan prompted most residents to move (most houses were demolished), leaving only about a dozen survivors behind.

What are some of the strangest facts about famous movies?

 

• In John Wick: Chapter 2, Keanu Reeves performed about 95 percent of the fight scenes himself.

• The sound of velociraptors communicating with each other in Jurassic Park is actually the sound of turtles mating.

• Gregory Peck took on his role in 1976's The Omen as a way of fighting his "personal demons": his son had committed suicide just before the audition.

• Scream was partly based on a wave of real murders in Florida in the 1990s.

• Tony Todd put real bees in his mouth while filming this terrifying scene from Candyman.

• Jack Nicholson pointed a real gun at Leo DiCaprio in The Departed, even though it wasn't in the script.

• The iconic scene in Pulp Fiction where Vincent stabs Mia in the heart with a needle was actually filmed in reverse. So, in reality, John Travolta was pulling the needle out.

• Many of the extras seen in the background of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest were real mental patients.

• When Taxi Driver premiered in New York City, it was voted one of the 25 most dangerous movies.

• Casino Royale is the first James Bond film approved by Chinese censors.
• To put Jack Nicholson in the right agitated mood, they only fed him cheese sandwiches, which he hates, during the filming of The Shining.
• There is an island nation called Niue that accepts Star Wars collectible coins.
• Christopher Nolan took ten years to write the script for Inception.

• In Seven, Brad Pitt broke his arm while filming the rain scene in which he chases John Doe, so the injury was included in the script.
• Star Trek: The sound of the automatic doors opening on the USS Enterprise is the sound of a Russian train toilet.
• James Cameron carried a nail gun on the Avatar sets and would nail any mobile phones that rang during a take to the wall.

What is the strangest island in the world?

 There's a sand island that some strange researchers believe could be a place where aliens conduct research on Earth. Sable Island, a narrow, crescent-shaped sandbar with a surface area of ​​about 34 square kilometers, is located about 300 kilometers southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The island is moving at an average speed of about 200 meters per year, so don't be surprised if its landscape changes overnight.

The island is specifically mentioned in the British North America Act 1867, Section 4, Subsection 91, as a special responsibility of the federal government. Therefore, the island is considered a separate amateur radio entity and is used for operations under the special call prefix CY0. Because the island is a separate radio entity, it has become a popular expedition destination.

Sable Island is a dangerous place for ships. It's estimated that around 350 vessels have been affected by the island's sandbars, earning it the nickname " Graveyard of the Atlantic."

The map shows many of the wrecked ships on the island's coast, with details of the type of ship, name, and year of wreck ranging from 1802 to 1946, although the earliest wreck dates from 1583.

The island's only inhabitants are grey seals and feral horses, which represent one of the last remaining wild horse populations in the world.

The island's moving sand dunes undergo many changes and the landscape can change overnight, so it's possible that aliens chose this place for its strange uniqueness.

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What are the strange facts about Hindu mythology?

 Women of Substance: A journey through the Devadasis culture in India

The Devadasis culture was a prominent practice in many Southern parts of India centuries ago where the “Dasis(females) ” were served to Devs(Gods and their Wives ).

The Dasis were basically the courteans who performed dance, music and other chores within the palaces or outdoors. Such Devadasis were invited for essential rituals, royal coronations and other ceremonies including at the time of worship in temples.

The cultural practice of Devdasis was a regular practice and the inscriptions found in many temples in South India common practice in Vishnu temples dating back to A.D 966 reveal that the word Devdasi was a terminology used for talented women who belonged to lower sections of the society

The Devadasis were sophisticated, intellectual and respected in the community as they were the epitome of culture, arts and were “married to the gods”. The Devadasis during the Dwapar Yuga were served to gods and their wives including the imperial almighty. Even Lord Krishna were gifted 1001 virgin Devadasis when he was welcomed by Dhritshartra to parley the negotiations between the Kauravas and Pandavas before the war began

The concept, later was transformed to Devadasis who would not please the king and their wives anymore , but dedicate their lives to the temples by participating in music, dance forms, art and culture, but are married to gods.

What are some of the strangest facts about famous movies?

 The Dark Knight

For the first four days of production, Christopher Nolan put cast and crew under a movie boot camp comprising eight films whose tone he wanted to emulate. In chronological order, these were: King Kong, Citizen Kane, Cat People, Stalag 17, Black Sunday, A Clockwork Orange, Heat and Batman Begins.

The Shawshank Redemption

Morgan Freeman's line, "Maybe it's 'cause I'm an Irishman" was not written to be a joke. In Stephen King's novella, 'Red' really is Irish.

The Godfather

Although popular myth suggests that Marlon Brando padded his cheeks with cotton wool to play Vito Corleone, he did so only for the audition. Before the actual filming began, he had a mouthpiece specially created by a dentist.

Donnie Darko

Gary Jules' cover of Mad World - later a UK Christmas #1 single - was a last-minute replacement when Richard Kelly couldn't get the rights to his first choice, U2's MLK.

The Usual Suspects

The line-up scene was meant to be treated serious, but the actors' corpsing led an exasperated Bryan Singer to change tack and (unlike Kubrick in Doctor Strangelove) use the funniest takes.

North by Northwest

Cary Grant was actually older than his on-screen mother, Jessie Royce Landis.

Oldboy

Min-sik Choi wolfed down four live animals during the notorious octopus eating scene. The actor, a Buddhist, then had to go and pray in atonement.

What are some of the strangest facts about famous movies?

 The 1973 film, Exorcist is one of the scariest movies ever made! The movie was based on a real-life story of the exorcism of a 14-year-old boy in Maryland, US. However, there are a few things that happened behind the scenes that sound absurd but have been verified and confirmed to be true.

Many actors believed that the set of the film was haunted. Once, the set had caught fire and it turned burned everything. The source of the fire was never known. The strange part is that the fire burned everything in the set except the room of Regan where the exorcism scene was shot. Due to the mysterious fire, a priest was called to purify the set and the production was delayed by 6 weeks.

Many actors who had an on-film deth, ended up dyng in real life within a few months after the movie's release. Seven crew members passed away from unexplainable reasons. One of the extras used in the movie was also found guilty of committing a mrdr.

On the day of the movie’s premiere in Rome, there was a heavy downpour and an unexpected lightning storm. A lightning struck a 400-year-old wooden cross which fell into the centre of the theatre. Not that just, several members of the crew were considered possessed in actual life too during the filming and exorcisms had to be performed on them.

What are some of the strangest facts about famous movies?

 The dark knight

Heath ledger (joker) had died(22 jan 2008) before the release of the dark knight(23 july 2008).

Silence of the lambs

Hannibal lector never blinks throughout movie- False

It was supposed to be according to the actor himself, but Hopkins does in actuality blink at least fifteen times throughoutthe movie.

The avengers

Jeremy renner was trained by Olympic Archer for his role.

What animal has the strangest skeleton/skull?

 Toucans are pretty weird when you look at their skull-to-beak ratio:

I was wondering how the bird can even keep its head upright.

But learned the beak is surprisingly lightweight and balanced on their body.

It also helps them with cooling, as it has tiny blood vessels that run through it and release heat when need be.

Apparently the beaks also help them forage in the rainforest, allowing them to reach deeper into trees and crevices to get bugs and fruits, etc.

Have you ever heard of the strangest humans on Earth?

 Alexander the Great's granddaughter, who never got sick, and her daughter gave birth at the age of 70!!

The Hunza people are a tribe that lives in a valley known as the "Valley of Immortality." They live long lives, women give birth at the age of 70, and they do not suffer from the epidemics and diseases of this era. Their youth is eternal, as if they live on a planet other than our own. Their women are beautiful, and although they know nothing of civilization, they know how to enjoy and preserve their lives.

The Hunza tribe has a population of approximately 920,000, and its name means "united at a single front line like an arrow." The members of the tribe live a daily life that is the secret to their eternal youth. They eat raw vegetables and fruits, protein from milk, eggs, and cheese, and they have fasting periods, drinking only fresh juice for three months each year, yet they remain healthy, and they only bathe in cold water, even during the coldest time of the year. Their daily life includes walking distances of more than 20 kilometers.

Women enjoy the health to be eligible to give birth at 70 and have fresh skin like a child's, while men are strong and have extraordinary endurance, and the physical exercise necessary to continue life is difficult but there is no room for laziness because their tribe does not have modern technology. This is one of the most dangerous things that threatens heart health, and therefore they live up to 145 years.

These people were discovered by chance in 1984 when a security guard at London Airport stopped a man named "Abdul Maband." His date of birth was 1932 according to his passport, and he looked to be in his 30s. Because the man was a security guard, he told the guard about his hometown.

Andwind, a Hindi-language website, states that this community speaks Bruchski and claims to be descendants of one of Alexander the Great's armies, the army of "Alexanddar," who got lost alone in the narrow mountains of the Himalayas in the 4th century.

What are the strangest or most mind-blowing facts about some famous Bollywood movies?

 

• DDLJ

1. During the shooting of this iconic seat “Bade bade desho me aisi choti choti baate hoti rehti hai senorita” director was lying in back seat so he can observe the scene closely .
2. During the scene when Anupam Kher told SRK about his family members he actually said the real names of his ancestors

• Sholay

In the real ending of movie sholay Gabbar was killed by Thakur but due to emergency director decided to reshoot the ending

• HEROINE

Over 130+ dresses were designed by various designers for this movie across the world

• LAGAAN

Lagaan movie has the record of casting the most British actors ever in any bollywood movie it has 15 British actors

* They held a free screening for the villagers where it was shooted

What are the strangest or most mind-blowing facts about some famous Bollywood movies?

 ‘Rockstar’ was shot in reverse, with the climax being shot first. Reason: The film makers did not want to mess Ranbir Kapoor’s hairstyle.

Lata Mangeshkar's song ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ from ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’ (1957) which was an original composition by Vasant Desai, was adapted by a Pakistani school as the school anthem.

Amitabh Bachchan is so punctual that many a times he used to open the gates of Filmistan Studios himself for he used to reach the place before the watchman or gatekeeper.

Sunil Dutt initially used to be an RJ for Radio Ceylon and wanted to interview his favorite actress Nargis, but it had to be cancelled when he could not say a single word to her. Later, when he worked with her in ‘Mother India’ (1957), they fell in love and got married.

Saif Ali Khan was the original choice for Shahrukh Khan’s role in ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’. Even Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Raj Malhotra (SRK’s role in the film).

Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin's great-grandfather Maurice Koechlin, was the Chief engineer for the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and also the iconic Statue of Liberty.

Rajnikanth never said "Enna Rascala! "

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