Home-canned duck paste introduced Scotland to the horrors of botulism in 1922
Russian photographer captures stunning images of frozen Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is one of the jewels of Paris churches
Artist transforms old silverware into mind-blowing floral arrangements
Rabbit hole in farmer’s land leads to a network of caves reportedly used by Knights Templar
Jazz musician Jack Lesberg smashed his double-bass through a wall to escape the Cocoanut Grove Fire of 1942, the biggest nightclub fire in history
The origin of the heart shape ideograph as a symbol of love
Carl Sagan advised Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick on extra-terrestrial life for their masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Ancient people in India and the Middle East tamed cheetahs and trained them to ride horses
The Bust of Charlemagne is one of the most significant examples of medieval sacral art
