At her first recital, 12-year-old Nina Simone refused to start singing after her parents were moved from the front row to make room for whites
Odd and strange futuristic predictions
Ancient Mesoamericans had invented rubber balls as early as 1600 BC
The mystery behind the incorruptible nature of the Pillar of Delhi
Harriet, the Galapagos tortoise, lived to be 175 and was reportedly collected by Charles Darwin in 1835
Mengenlehreuhr: the Berlin Clock that shows time with the help of light signals and a mathematical theory
The Stanley Hotel served as a model for the fictional Overlook Hotel in Stephen King’s novel “The Shining”
Claude Monet’s cataract surgery might have influenced his later paintings
Isadora Duncan – The inventor of American modern dance died tragically when her long scarf became entangled around the rear axle of the car she was riding in
The Monumental Cemetery: An extraordinary open-air museum and one of the largest cemeteries in Milan
