Locals believed that the Angkor Wat temple was constructed in a single night by a divine architect
Cháteau d’Angers, a Roman fortress turned medieval castle, houses the famous 14th century Apocalypse Tapestry, based on Book of Revelation
For Shelley Duvall, “The Shining” was a personal horror story because of director Stanley Kubrick
Divine, John Waters’ raunchy and hilarious muse, served as inspiration for the outrageous sea witch Ursula in “The Little Mermaid”
In 1916, a Tennessee town insisted on executing a circus elephant named Big Mary
Archaeological Gem: 2,500-yr-old Cave Paintings on tiny Indonesian Island
Favorite animals of Catherine the Great, cats have inhabited the Hermitage Museum for the last 250 years and some are believed to have healing powers
Alexander Sarcophagus, one of the most remarkable examples of Hellenistic art ever found
The macaron craze: From Venetian monasteries and Catherine de’ Medici to two Carmelite nuns in the French Revolution
The Enduring and Gruesome Mystery of “The Black Dahlia” Case
