When the Royal Household criticized her Indian servant Abdul Karim, an angry Queen Victoria called it “racial prejudice”
Most of Bob Ross’s 30,000 “happy little trees and clouds” were donated to charity and fundraisers
Marquis de Sade’s Obscene Opus “120 Days of Sodom” was Declared a National Treasure by France
“Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols was hired by NASA in the 1980s to recruit new astronauts
John Lennon wanted Eric Clapton to replace George Harrison in the Beatles in 1969
The Bavarian town of Nördlingen is embedded with millions of tiny diamonds, thanks to an asteroid of 15 million years ago
Grandma Gatewood continues to inspire as the first woman who solo hiked the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail
Study shows the Amazon River is three times older than previously thought
Gertrude Käsebier left her unhappy marriage, became a photographer at the age of 40, and was one of the greatest at her time
NASA has released over 10,000 photos from the Apollo moon mission
