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
The unsolved mystery behind the Man in the Iron mask
Angola’s warrior queen Nzinga shaped the struggle against colonial forces in Africa
How a pig that loved potatoes brought England and U.S. to brink of war in 1859
Katia and Maurice Krafft had a passion for volcanoes, one that ultimately proved fatal
Peter Freuchen, a Danish explorer, writer, and Nazi Resistance fighter who amputated his frostbitten toes himself without anesthesia
Abbott and Costello were the highest paid entertainers of WWII, but away from the spotlight life wasn’t so joyful
Shot and blinded, a pigeon named Cher Ami continued her flight and saved 197 American soldiers at the end of World War I
