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The Secrets of Medieval Castles: Stairs are built in a clockwise fashion for a very good reason
Edinburgh Castle is so old that by the time of the first definite mention of it in literature, its founding was already shrouded in myth and legend
Visionary architect Antoni Gaudí never managed to finish the magnificent Sagrada Familia because he was hit by a tram and, mistaken as a beggar, left on the street
WWI Flechettes – The troop piercing arrows dropped from planes onto German trenches
The actor who portrayed the X-wing pilot Jek Porkins in “Star Wars: A New Hope” was interviewed after the JFK assassination
When license plates first appeared in the U.S., drivers competed to obtain the plates with the lowest numbers as a status symbol
Daniel Day-Lewis learned how to create a Balenciaga dress from scratch to play a designer in “Phantom Thread,” the film he says is his last
The Battle of Belmont: In his first command of the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant cheated death twice and forged leadership skills
In the 18th century, one could pay admission to London Zoo by bringing a cat or a dog to feed the lions
The origins of the Yo-Yo, one of the oldest toys known to humanity, seen on the side of Greek vases 500 BC
