A 2500-year-old untarnished sword was discovered in China
Lavinia Warren’s wedding to Tom Thumb attended by 10,000 in Civil War-era NYC
Edinburgh Castle is so old that by the time of the first definite mention of it in literature, its founding was already shrouded in myth and legend
The epic Hollywood rivalry that made feud-watching fabulous: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford
Stamford Hospital’s Christmas mystery: Every year for 57 years, anonymous man sends staff a “thank you” Christmas card
The Witch House of Salem is the only structure still standing with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692
The Antikythera mechanism, an ancient analog “computer”, said to be “more valuable than the Mona Lisa”
When his best buddy Oliver Hardy died, Stan Laurel refused to act in another film
The Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone, before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses
“The Wealthiest Woman in America” was so stingy she took her injured son to a free clinic and so paranoid that she slept holding a gun, a chain of bank-deposit keys around her waist
