Jean-Paul Sartre’s bad mescaline trip led to the philosopher being followed by imaginary crabs for years …
A 17th century “cabinet book” contained botanicals that could either kill or heal
“Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols was hired by NASA in the 1980s to recruit new astronauts
Edith Head, Hollywood’s legendary costume designer, devised a Three C’s System: “Cover-up, conceal, camouflage”
Photographer Edward S. Curtis’ recordings of Native American traditions are only existing documentation for over 80 tribes …
The 400-year-old Angel Oak is one of the most remarkable living things east of the Mississippi
Jazz Age party queen Zelda Fitzgerald died in a fire whilst sedated & locked in a room waiting for her electroshock therapy …
There was an Iron Age long before people invented iron smelting, thanks to meteors
The Incas did not have any alphabetic writing system, but they did have the Quipu
Stanford Prison Experiment: The 1971 role playing of guards and prisoners brought out more darkness than expected
