Jazz musician Jack Lesberg smashed his double-bass through a wall to escape the Cocoanut Grove Fire of 1942, the biggest nightclub fire in history
The magnificent and mighty trestle bridges of the 19th Century
At his coronation, King Pedro I of Portugal dug up the body of his dead wife, placed it on a throne and demanded that his vassals kiss her hand
When 7-Up was created in 1929 it contained lithium, a mood-stabilizing drug
Hitler offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and bring Clark Gable to him unscathed
18-Million-year-old rock formation in Oregon destroyed by vandals
Big Nose Kate was a Hungarian-born prostitute & ‘wife’ of Old West gunfighter Doc Holliday
The popular “pirate accent” is based on Robert Newton’s performance in the movie “Treasure Island”
Remains of a Stone Age baby, with its teeth still intact, found cradled in mother’s arm in the Netherlands
Royal Sorceress: The Chilling Trial and Punishment of Duchess Eleanor Cobham
