Thomas Nast – The man who invented Santa Claus
During the American Civil War, Southern children were fed excuses for Santa’s absence on Christmas, one excuse was that a Yankee had shot him
Sir John Harington invented the flush toilet in the 16th century
The US airforce has been airdropping Christmas presents on Micronesia for over 60 years
Maillardet’s automaton- a mechanical invention that wrote, drew sketches and stored data
A Nuclear weapon that has been missing since 1950 might have been found
Boss of the Plains- the hat that influenced the modern cowboy hat
Scientists have located a site where the ancient Roman armies breached the walls of Jerusalem
Medieval well that was used for sin-washing has been uncovered
The evolution of military kit – the equipment of Britains soldiers from the 11th century to today
