Hansen Writing Ball: The first commercially-produced typewriter is now a valuable collectible
Documents reveal that China’s first emperor, obsessed with immortality, ordered a search of the whole country for an elixir giving eternal life
The Gibson Girl: The turn of the century’s “ideal” woman, independent and feminine
The Real Humpty Dumpty Story & the Dark Meaning Behind the Iconic Poem
In 1965, a Man’s Car Was Hit by a Piece of Meteorite and His Insurance Company Called It ‘An Act of God’
Ancient Egyptian High Priest of THOTH Found Drenched in Bizarre Figurines
In 1903, two men and a dog made the first documented automobile journey from San Francisco to New York City
The idea of “the Ring” existed centuries before Tolkien’s epic saga
Dunsfold Aerodrome: a top-secret Cold War test-ground in England that became a favorite filming location
Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder: In 5th century, he chose to live on top of a 10-square-foot pillar, 50 feet above ground
