Genie Wiley: America's Ferie Child

The Shocking Truth

The caseworker thought Genie was 6 or 7 years old and suspected she might be autistic. However, upon learning Genie’s true age, she contacted the police. Officers were immediately sent to their home to arrest Irene and Wiley…

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.
  • A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
  • The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
Next Page →