This is the first footage taken in Palestine in 1896
James Joyce was writing “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” in Pula, Croatia while teaching English to naval officers
Charles Babbage, “the father of the computer” was accused of blasphemy and denied graduation with honors
The Lucifer of Liége: one of the magnificent sculptures of the fallen angel
Ken Kesey, writer of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”, faked his death to avoid getting arrested for marijuana posession
Nidaros Cathedral is the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world and the most important church in Norway
Six people celebrated the New Year in space
Perkeo of Heidelberg: The dwarf-jester who was in charge of the largest wine barrel in the world, the Great Heidelberg Tun
Henry VIII’s bizarre-looking horned helmet was designed for use in parades rather than for combat
Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut’s tomb
