Author: Magda Origjanska

Articles by Magda Origjanska:

Teenage Corpse from the 1960’s Turned out to be Rare Iron Age Discovery

America’s first date with the ice-cream cone was at the World’s Fair in St. Louis in 1904

Remarkable invention: fore-edge, the “disappearing painting” on the edge of a book, now an endangered art form

A waffle breakfast in Oregon in 1971 led to a breakthrough invention for running shoes

America’s first date with the ice-cream cone was at the World’s Fair in St. Louis in 1904

During World War II sliced bread was briefly banned in America

“Ape Woman” Julia Pastrana was exploited during her life, exhibited for 153 years after her death

Chillingham Castle in Northumberland: a centuries-old witness of wars, deaths, and tortures

Dragon’s blood is not a magical concoction but a real ingredient in medicine, incense, and more

A mysterious castle found at the bottom of Turkey’s Lake Van causing debate over whether it was occupied by 3,000-year-old Urartu kingdom or a medieval society

Plaza de España in Seville enthralls visitors and adorns film sets, standing in for Planet Naboo in “Star Wars” movie

Jimi Hendrix chose the U.S. Army over a jail term for auto theft, played his guitar endlessly at Fort Campbell