Charles Darwin’s cousin invented the dog whistle, meteorology, forensic fingerprinting, mathematical correlation and the concept of inherited intelligence
WW2: Eiffel Tower’s lift cables were cut so that Hitler would have to climb the steps to the top
Ruins of Viking village near the Hudson River seriously question where were the borders of the legendary Vinland
In medieval Europe, narwhal tusks were believed to be the horns from the legendary unicorn, and Vikings were probably selling them for tremendous amounts of gold
Legal pirates of the high seas – here’s how to bag yourself a ghost ship
Weird professions that no longer exist
The four penny coffin was one of the first homeless shelters in Victorian England
In Cold Blood: The real murder case behind Capote’s masterpiece
Researchers find genetic proof of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens
“Waterloo” was not the first Eurovision song from ABBA
