Measuring 8 ft 11 inches, Wadlow was the tallest man in history. At age eight, he was taller than his father.
They used an hallucinogenic plant as flavoring in German beers during the Middle Ages
Panama hats are made in Ecuador not Panama
Napoleon demanded a method of communication that would not require light or sound; that is how he inspired the basis for braille
Jan Ernst Matzeliger, the man who revolutionized the shoe-making industry
Arnold of Soissons: the patron saint of beer
There are runic inscriptions in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul left there by Vikings
Jack-o’-lantern: the legend behind the Halloween pumpkin
Nearly perfect remains of Siberian cubs have gripped scientists opening new doors for research
Stunning portraits of chiefs and members of the Crow tribe
