Melissa Sartore

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Even if you're not a “car person,” so to speak, you likely have thoughts about at least one car you've driven, ridden in, or had pass you by. Cars vary significantly in color, detail, design, and purpose, to say nothing of just how much they've changed through history. Historically speaking, some cars have fared better than others.

1 week ago | ranker.com | Melissa Sartore

Despite being a sickly child, Theodore Roosevelt grew up to be a virile and intimidating young man. After getting beaten up as a boy, Roosevelt took up boxing and later boxed and wrestled at Harvard. He developed horsebacking riding skills that served him well when he formed the Rough Riders in 1898 and while fighting at the battles of Las Guasimas and San Juan Hill. One of his men later recalled:A shrapnel bullet grazed and bruised one of Colonel Roosevelt’s wrists.

1 week ago | ranker.com | Melissa Sartore

The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most beloved movies ever made. Starring Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, and based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption tells a story of pain and injustice while simultaneously delivering a message of hope.

2 weeks ago | ranker.com | Melissa Sartore

Before he became a race car driver, Alfonso de Portago built up his reputation as a thrill seeker and playboy of sorts. De Portago - whose full name was Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Ángel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marquess of Portago - was the godson of King Alfonso XIII. As a member of the Spanish nobility, he was born in 1928 and grew up in Britain, France, and the United States.

2 weeks ago | ranker.com | Melissa Sartore

Paul Rudd is one of those actors you can't help but like. We actually tried to find people who said they didn't like Rudd, and simply couldn't. The actor does comedy, drama, TV, movies, and pretty much everything in between - all in a way that makes him even more endearing. Because he is so likable - and ageless - we were intrigued about how he comes across to his friends, colleagues, and fellow Hollywood heavyweights.