1988 Sexiest Man Alive

You may recognize this photo. It appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, GQ and several adult publications in the late '80s.

Scribe of Heaven

This autographed photo (which now hangs in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History) had been valued at more than $8 million. It was uncovered in an attic of civil-war era icehouse on Michigan’s upper peninsula in 1947. Sometime in the mid ‘50s it was lost during in the great Chicago fire, where it was on display at mayor’s mansion.

It remained lost for three decades.

After being rediscovered in an abandon locker moments before the Boston Garden was imploded, it was brought on the Antiques Road-Show were it was purchased in a silent auction by a mysterious anonymous bidder who later donated it to the museum.

Conspiracy Corner

Throughout the last 35 years, Kurt Rambis has been linked several high-profile conspiracy theories. (You’re most likely familiar with what has become known as “The Jefferson Incident” that entails hi-tech military weaponry, the Black Sox scandal and something about Jack Ruby.) But did you know Nike stole it’s iconic “JumpMan” symbol from Rambis? Shocking yes, but the NoMereMortal team has spent the last 7 months uncovering the ugly truth: