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The founder of 'The Greatest Show on Earth' and famed for his part played in the era of show business, P.T.Barnum was also a businessman and politician.

The Barnum or Forer Effect essentially provides the listener with what they want to hear. It may help explain why people are so impressed by ambiguous psychic readings.

Throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, persons with albinism were exhibited in sideshows and dime museums with other freaks and human oddities.

July 14th is the day the people of France celebrate the storming of the Bastille so that's a good reason to host a French themed party. But there are other excuses too.

Though goldfish had been raised in the Orient for centuries, they didn't come to America until the 19th Century. Just when they first came to the U.S. is still unknown.

Jenny Lind was a highly praised opera singer in the mid-Victorian era. Queen Victoria was very impressed with her.

Richard Sands probably wasn't the first kid to run off to join a circus, but his success proved the idea that being a clown was nothing to just clown around about.

In "American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau" editor Bill McKibben combines the familiar with the unfamiliar to arouse inspiration, awe, alarm and sadness.

Several animal welfare organizations and a former Ringling Bros. Circus employee says the Asian elephants are beaten, shackled and confined for days on end.

The story takes Pastor from an eight-year-old New York Lower West-Side street comedy singer to one of the most respected impresarios Broadway has ever seen.

You'd never expect to find exotic animals living in the heart of rural dairy land, Southern Wisconsin.

Michigan's football team definitely needed offensive line help for next season, and they got a good one just recently.

A popular spot in films and TV - check out where to find some famous filming locations in the Sunshine State.

Handwriting analysis claims that personality can be understood by examining the individual components of handwriting. Does it work or is it just pseudoscience?

Cold reading is a technique that can be used to convince complete strangers you know all about them. Famous magicians like Criss Angel often use the term.

Here's a New Years Resolution that's fun and easy too. Watch more parade movies with your friends and family.

American Earth is comprised of essays, excerpts, poems, song lyrics,classic cartoons, color photos and a chronology of the American environmental movement.

Once called circus dogs, the snowy white Eskie makes a great family dog, alert watch dog, and competitor in obedience and agility. They come in three sizes.

Even without the signing of quarterback Terrelle Pryor, first-year U-M coach Rich Rodriguez signed a recruiting class that ranks high nationally.

In its Southeast Premiere at the Florida Film Festival, "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" highlights the career of the late horror movie producer-director.

Ancient planters are defined as those who paid their own passage to Jamestown, VA before 1616, remained at least three years and survived the 1622 Jamestown massacre.

Actress Pauline Cushman, angered by paroled rebel officers during an 1863 Louisville performance, suddenly saw how she could be useful as a Union spy.

Combining sculpture, toys, engineering, whimsy, movement and performance, this miniature circus was a crucible for Calder's ideas and aesthetic, and inspired his mobiles.

Performance artist Fred Garbo has only one fear in life: sharp objects.

St. Martin-in-the-Fields is in the heart of London with famous neighbours like the National Gallery and Trafalgar Square. It is one of the city's most popular churches.

The Michigan Wolverines had a brutal first season under Rich Rodriguez, but the charge toward a better 2009 season begins now.

Leroy Ripley was fascinated by the oddities of everyday life. He created the Ripley brand of museums, books radio and tv shows. This a book review of the 2010 Annual.

Surprisingly few people, particularly those of the younger generations, know much about what happened in Hartford, Connecticut on July 6, 1944.

Inspired by Venice's timeless allure - circus man John Ringling and his wife -created Cà d'Zan along Sarasota Bay. Beauty, whimsey and fun still greet visitors today.

26 million Britons watched Jayne and Chris do the nation proud and record the first ever perfect score in ice dance. Director Helen Hill charts their path to success.

Independent garden centers, discount big-box stores and internet / mail order catalog vendors market spring-blooming bulbs. Which source is best for landscape gardens?

Sarasota's circus heritage is just one of the reasons kids will enjoy visiting this Florida gulf coast town.

Sarasota's breathtaking beauty is only the beginning of what the town has to offer. Along with world-class beaches, the cultural scene is one of the best in the country.

All the rage in the 1950's the mobile is a staple in art class. But this type of sculpture was only invented in the 1930's by an American son of the European avant-garde.

Passionate, optimistic, and assertive, Leo-moon people have a strong desire to seek the spotlight and make their mark upon the world.

Shakespeare's plays reflect his life in Stratford-upon-Avon as seen in visits to five properties where he and his wife, Anne Hathaway, his mother and children once lived.

A look at lycanthropy in myth and fact. From Graeco-Roman Gods to present day medical records, tales of human transformation have lasted for thousands of years.