A Vietnamese refugee ship was rescued by an Israeli cargo vessel in 1977. The refugees were offered water, food and Israeli citizenship
Jules Henri Giffard: The inventor of the world’s first passenger-carrying airship known as Giffard Dirigible
The Fra Mauro Map is the most accurate map of the world before the famous Earthrise photo taken by the Apollo astronauts
No Dog Allowed:Lord Byron at Trinity College kept a pet bear instead as there were no rules against having one