The “satelloons” of NASA: The first passive communication satellite experiments of the early 1960s
Chang and Eng Bunker: The original Siamese twins had 22 children by 2 sisters
Countess Emilia Plater: the Polish Joan of Arc
The Fairbanks House Is The Oldest Surviving Wood Frame House In North America
From The Beach Boys to Nine Inch Nails: The bizarre musical influence of Charles Manson on today’s music
Swiss-German Expressionist painter, Paul Klee, made over 10,000 pieces of art in his lifetime
Weird preserved body parts of historical figures
Elvis Presley performed in a TV commercial in exchange for a box of hot glazed doughnuts
The Benin ivory mask is a sculptural portrait of the Queen Mother Idia of the Benin Empire
The Muisca Raft: A golden statue discovered in a cave near Bogota may be the key behind the myth of El Dorado
