World’s largest engine makes 109,000 horsepower–Titanic’s was ‘only’ 15,000hp
War in the Bronze Age: A study of the oldest battlefield in Europe suggests 2,000 fighters
Britain: The Principality of Sealand a pirate “micro-state” & band of Dutch & German mercenaries armed with assault rifles and charged the platform with a speedboat, jet skis, & helicopters
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China inspired the floating Hallelujah Mountains of “Avatar,” though the Chinese had their problems with the film
Humbug indeed: Countries that banned Christmas, past or present
Jumbo the elephant was the world’s first animal superstar, but human ignorance caused tragedy
“Carhenge” – The Stonehenge of Nebraska Built in Honor of a Father
John L. Sullivan was the first gloved-boxing world champion, and saw the world as his Fight Club
Gabriela Mistral was the first Latin American writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature
Photographer Edward S. Curtis’ recordings of Native American traditions are only existing documentation for over 80 tribes
