Thames Town: Chinese town modelled after English market towns, with cobbled streets, Victorian terraces and pubs
Through a series of mistranslated texts, the Christian Church unwittingly accepted the Buddha as a Christian saint in the Middle Ages
Footprints of a Mesolithic hunting party found on the coast of Wales
German artillery master Franz Helm wanted to use “rocket cats” to set enemy castles on fire
The Sacred Band of Thebes: an elite unit of the Theban army consisting of 150 pairs of male lovers
Paris Syndrome: a psychological disorder caused by disappointment
Joe DiMaggio placed a 20-year order of a half-dozen roses to be put on Marilyn Monroe’s grave three times a week
Jerusalem Syndrome: weird psychological disorder that affects tourists in the Holy City
Ludger Sylbaris: The man who survived a volcanic eruption because he got arrested for being drunk and got into a fight
Paulownia is also known as the ‘princess tree’ because it was once customary to plant a tree like that when a baby girl was born, and then to make it into a dresser as a wedding present when she married
