The 1920 play “R.U.R.”: The first time that anyone heard the word “robot”
The Resolute desk in the Oval office, a gift from Queen Victoria
A guy tries to fix his toilet & finds ancient tomb under his house …
Hidden Figures: The stories of three extraordinary women from NASA
At the end of the American Civil war 20,000 Confederates immigrated to Brazil, where slavery was legal & formed a community
Highclere Castle: The home of George Herbert, who helped discover the tomb of King Tut and suffered the “Mummy’s Curse”
Babe Ruth’s 1927 World Series ring and the 1919 ‘curse’ contract up for auction
The inventor of the famous Fender guitars never learned to play one
The Leviathan held the record as the largest telescope in the world for 72 years
The Tomb of Cyrus the Great: A simple tomb for a great King
