The history of piggy banks
A woman lived on a 55-meter-tall redwood for 738 days in an effort to keep loggers from cutting down the 1500-year-old tree
Beards displayed Knights’ virility & honor in Middle-Age Europe
Malagan: a traditional ceremony held in Papua New Guinea to honor the dead
The successes and failures of the 10-hour workday movement in the United States
In medieval times, the stiletto was one of the favored weapons for delivering a death blow to a wounded knight
Europeans in the MiddleAges believed that lice were a sign of good health
When Charles II of Spain died, the autopsy stated that his body “did not contain a single drop of blood” and “his head was full of water”
Brunel’s atmospheric railway was one of the most visionary engineering projects of 19-th century England
Alessandro Moreschi, one of the last castrato singers, was the only one who had his voice recorded
