James Bond is a spy known for three things- women, vodka martinis (shaken, not stirred), and cool cars.
These cars feature in many of the most iconic action sequences throughout the franchise. Bond speeds through streets, deserts, and cliffsides, using their machine guns or ejector seats to defeat the baddies.
They're epic, and for the…
Dorothy's ruby slippers were in poor shape when the Smithsonian acquired them in 1979. Because costume designers considered them a disposable film prop, they threw them into a storage room and forgotten about. The slippers remained in that same neglected condition for years as they sat on display in the American History Museum.
In 2016,…
One of the most beloved artifacts in the Smithsonian is Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz (1939). Thousands of visitors approach the glass case each year to stare in awe at the bejeweled pumps as they sparkle under the lights.
But did you know the shoes aren't a matching pair? Or that other…