10. Frank Abagnale Jr (Catch Me if You Can)
Nearly loses cool points for using aliases cribbed from comic books (Barry Allen?), but Frank not only manages to make the FBI look like a dog that caught its own tail and then go its snoot lodged in its buttcrack, he also uses crime as a way [...]
Cat
Patients at one Rhode Island nursing home do not want a visit from Oscar the cat. For five years the otherwise unsocial feline has been cozying up to old people—about 50 so far— just hours before they kick the bucket. Oscar’s prognostications are so dead-on that they’ve even inspired a book. (Just don’t hold your [...]
1. Portugal was rated the 10th laziest country in the world according to the Daily Beast.
2. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal was the leading exploring nation of the world. Then they pretty much stopped doing stuff. (See above).
3. Portugal was neutral in WW II. (Again, see first fact).
4. Everyone is Portugal is named [...]
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is sophistication and splendid comfort. The classic midnight blue carriages were decorated by celebrated interior designers such as René Lalique (Dining Car 4141). As the world’s most celebrated train, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express carries passengers across Europe in the style of a bygone era. The memory of the glamorous carriages, sumptuous cuisine, [...]