Gail Borden’s breakthrough, life-saving invention of condensed milk was inspired by watching Shakers boil fruit
In 16th century, Villa d’Este and its magnificent gardens were commissioned by a cardinal disappointed he never made it to Pope
The picturesque medieval town of Colmar, known as both “the capital of Alsatian wine” and “Little Venice”
The Lady of Elche, a strange and striking ancient sculpture discovered in Spain in 1897, bears resemblance to Princess Leia
Wizard of Oz’s Jerry Maren of the Lollipop Guild is the last surviving Munchkin at age of 97
Zellige tiles, the lovely traditional Moroccan art form, used geometric shapes because Islam forbade human or animal figures
Sir Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for role of psychopath Hannibal Lecter with only 16 minutes of screen time and a blinkless stare
Boris Karloff, a terrifying “Frankenstein” and a grumpy “Grinch,” every year gave presents to kids with disabilities at Baltimore Hospital
The extremely elegant kite-drawn carriages called Charvolants
The first gold rush in the United States happened in North Carolina
