The Encyclopedia Diabolica

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Charlie Chaplin II

Did you know that Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen by grave robbers and eventually recovered eleven weeks later?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: The Cell Phone

Did you know that in 1994, electromagnetic interference from a nearby cell phone caused a motorized wheelchair and its passenger to fall off a cliff in Colorado.

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Jeremy Bentham

Did you know that the mummified remains of philosopher Jeremy Bentham, sans head, is on display in the lobby of the University College London?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Albert Einstein

Did you know that Albert Einstein’s brain was removed seven hours after his death and spent the next twenty five years hidden away inside a cardboard box in a basement?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Ludwig Van Beethoven

Did you know that Ludwig Van Beethoven used to count out exactly 60 beans for every cup of coffee he drank?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Roulette

Did you know that all the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Bound In Flesh

Did you know that the Harvard library contains at least four different books bound in human flesh?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: The Toothpick

Did you know that the toothpick is the most frequent object choked on by Americans?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Nuclear Bombs

Did you know that there are over ninety known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea?

The Encyclopedia Diabolica: Adolf Hitler

Did you know that Adolf Hitler’s favorite film was ‘King Kong’, followed closely by ‘Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs’?

 

 
 
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