The Colditz Glider: A makeshift sailplane made by British prisoners of war during WWII
Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857
The Hope Diamond: perhaps one of the most famous diamonds in history
A concentration camp where 5,000 Jews were massacred is now hosting children’s parties – a move slammed as “disgusting” by campaigners.
The medieval fortress of Kenilworth Castle is one of the largest historical attractions in the Midlands of England
Nilometer: An excellent example of a water measurement device from ancient Egypt
Infinite monkey theorem – a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard will almost surely write the complete works of William Shakespeare
The Sutyagin House, once the residence of a Russian crime lord, was claimed to be the world’s tallest wooden building
Whitechapel Bell Foundry is the oldest manufacturing company in U.K, known for the “Liberty Bell” and Big Ben
The Gulag system of the Soviet Union was so harsh that one prisoner cut his hand off with an axe in order to get into the hospital to relax for at least a couple of days.
