The intriguing story behind McDonald’s Golden Arches
Achillea millefolium: A flowering plant that Achilles carried on the battlefield and used to cure battle wounds
Marie-Louise Giraud was the last woman to be guillotined in France
The life and times of the indigenous Setos people on the border between Russia and Estonia
The Little Drummer Boy: Sergeant John Clem was 12 years old when he became a Civil War hero
Ca’ d’Oro: An exquisite Gothic palace known as the ‘golden house’ is one of Venice’s oldest landmarks
Body of America’s first serial killer H.H. Holmes exhumed to end escape rumors
The Colossus of Rhodes – One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Riga, the city with the largest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in the world
Lord Byron kept a pet bear at Trinity College since dogs were not allowed
