In 19th century, the mysterious Williamson Tunnels were constructed beneath Liverpool by a man who might have been planning for Armageddon
The fun but morbid “Struwwelpeter” is a 19th-century German children’s book in which the children suffer bizarre punishments
The Eerie and Abandoned “Devil’s Slide” WWII Bunker on California Coast
Prolific composer John Williams of “Star Wars,” “Jaws,” and “Harry Potter” fame has received 51 Oscar nominations so far, more than any living person
A tea set dressed in fur, by Surrealist Méret Oppenheim, became first artwork by a female artist shown at Museum of Modern Art
Belvédère Hotel: The abandoned jewel of the Swiss Alps that played a part in “Goldfinger,” and was a favorite stop for Sean Connery
A man of Ancient Greece proposed to his beloved by throwing an apple at her, a custom inspired by a fateful fight over which goddess was fairest
Prostitutes thrived in ancient Greece, with some wearing special sandals that printed a message in the ground reading, “Follow me”
Countries that ceased to exist in the 20th century
Italian gangsters kidnapped J. Paul Getty’s grandson in 1973, but the stingy billionaire refused to pay a penny of ransom
