Hershey’s Kisses got its name from the machine that makes them, which makes kissing sounds and appears to “kiss” the conveyor belt onto which the chocolate is dispensed
Meet Carl Pettersson – The Swedish sailor who became king of an island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked in 1904
In the final days of WWII, German Wehrmacht soldiers fought alongside US Army troops to defend a medieval castle from the Waffen SS
Meet George L. Cassiday – The Congressional bootlegger who sold liquor to congressmen and senators during the Prohibition
In 1784 a Japanese farmer discovered a gold seal, it turned out to be 95% pure gold and was a gift from the Chinese Emperor to a Japanese envoy from 54 CE
During the English Civil War, Lady Mary Bankes defended a castle from over 200 attackers with only five men under her initial command
The iconic photo of the Soviet Flag being raised over the Reichstag was staged and edited to remove evidence of looting