WWI Flechettes – The troop piercing arrows dropped from planes onto German trenches
A group of rogue Arizona cowboys dug up a dead friend in 1905 to give him one last shot of whiskey
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
Atop a steep hill in Indonesia, the Chicken Church provides a popular backdrop for Instagram selfies
Bobby Leach, first man to survive Niagara Falls barrel plunge, died after slipping on orange peel 15 years later
