Dragon’s blood is not a magical concoction but a real ingredient in medicine, incense, and more
Powerful storm exposes the hull of Revolutionary War-era ship in Maine and tears apart one of George Washington’s trees in Virginia
A mysterious castle found at the bottom of Turkey’s Lake Van causing debate over whether it was occupied by 3,000-year-old Urartu kingdom or a medieval society
Plaza de España in Seville enthralls visitors and adorns film sets, standing in for Planet Naboo in “Star Wars” movie
Jimi Hendrix chose the U.S. Army over a jail term for auto theft, played his guitar endlessly at Fort Campbell
Female bandit Pearl Hart: “I was 22 years old, good-looking, desperate, discouraged, and ready for anything”
The creators of “Curious George” built bicycles to flee Paris as the German army closed in
Why men of Ancient Greece proposed to their beloved by throwing an apple at her
The Iranian Saltmen: perfectly preserved natural mummies tell a story 1,700 years old
Madam C. J. Walker, America’s first female self-made millionaire, started with a hair tonic
