Most of Bob Ross’s 30,000 “happy little trees and clouds” were donated to charity and fundraisers
A century before Beatlemania, there was Lisztomania
Jack the Baboon Was a Smart and Dependable Railway Signalman
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat used far greater amounts of stone than all the Egyptian pyramids combined
Hachikō: The dog that never gave up waiting for his master to come home
Aggravation over inspiration: Folk musician Jake Holmes sued Led Zeppelin for plagiarism of “Dazed and Confused”
Fruit Noir: Iceland made a serious attempt to become a major exporter of bananas
The Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses
Chillingham Castle in Northumberland: a centuries-old witness of wars, deaths, and tortures
The precious King of Na gold seal was discovered by a Japanese farmer digging a ditch
