The first escalator: Traumatized customers given cognac in order to revive them after their ‘ordeal’
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft – The largest value theft of private property in history
The Jolly Roger flag: Not a happy fellow, it meant you were just about to get a damn good thrashing
Actors who turned down legendary movie roles – Tom Hanks as Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption
Weird: Roopkund, the Skeleton Lake of India, is home to remains of at least 300 people, visible when the ice melts
Whoops: King Charles II of Navarre was burnt alive by accident
The gorgeous Tamworth Castle: The castle with the second largest motte in England
Cats Rule: Vikings had cats on board their ships as they set sail to conquer the world
A Viking boat grave discovered under a market square in Norwegian city of Trondheim
Expert re-creates the shoes of 5,300-year-old Ötzi the Iceman, down to the bearskin soles and hay-stuffed lining
