The Realest Housewife of Beverly Hills

confidante of kings, movie stars, and mobsters

The Countess di Frasso was the most famous hostess in the world, who threw parties for kings; actors, athletes and aviators; Nazis and mobsters.

Categories: Arts & Culture, Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, Entertainment & Media, People & Places

Tags: art art history crime fascism Federal Bureau of Investigation Hollywood Las Vegas, NV London, England Mafia Mexico Mexico City motion pictures New York State New York, NY Presented by #13 United Kingdom World War I World War II

Published: November 20, 2023

Lost Legacy

the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull of Doom

It is the embodiment of all evil? Can it kill with a thought? Can it unlock the secrets of the universe? Whatever it can do, it's the Skull of Doom!

Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 9, Wild Card

Tags: aliens archaeology Atlantis British Museum Canada extra sensory perception London, England magic Mexico Mexico City paranormal Presented by #13 pseudo-science Sir Arthur Keith skepticism Smithsonian Institution United Kingdom

Published: January 17, 2022

Burning Fire, Deep Water

neither Venezuelan nor Volcano

Burnu Acquanetta, "the Venezuelan Volcano," was an exotic beauty who took Hollywood by storm in the summer of 1942... but who was she really?

Categories: Biography, Entertainment & Media, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 8

Tags: Arizona Burnu Acquanetta Ross California Hollywood Mexico City motion pictures Native Americans New York, NY Phoenix, AZ Presented by #13 racism Universal Pictures Walter Wanger

Published: August 23, 2021