Barefoot and starved, Spartan boys underwent grueling combat training but were also punished for not answering questions briefly and wittily enough
“Oxfords not Brogues”: the origins of the leather footwear
Ida Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists from McClure’s Magazine who exposed the corrupt business of John D. Rockefeller
Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures” used the image of the radio waves from the first recognized pulsar CP 1919
The origins of the famous Jack Russell terrier, Nipper, the canine advertising icon for many gramophone companies
The 200-year-old code of the Shugborough inscription may have been cracked
The Cinderella Castle in Disney World has a suite that was originally built for Walt Disney
Union General Ambrose E. Burnside, originator & trend-setter of the almighty sideburns
Restoration work in Rome’s ancient catacombs reveals 1,600-year-old hidden frescoes
Simon the cat received the Royal Navy’s honors after feline performance on the HMS Amethyst
