The macuahuitl was a sword with obsidian blades used mostly by the Aztecs. It was sharp enough to decapitate a man, and even a horse
In Ancient Greece the winners of the Panathenaic Games were given as prizes amphoras, containing as much as 10 gallons of olive oil
Our subtle features are an ‘oddity’ produced by a loss of bone
The Haraldskaer Woman is one of the only human remains from the pre-Roman Iron Age
Traveling with the Vikings: discovering some of the unknown
Due to the Napoleonic Wars, the capital of Portugal was moved from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro for thirteen years.
Mary Fields was the first African-American woman employed as a mail carrier in the United States
Constance Markievicz – the countess who rebelled
Leona Harriet Woods – The only female member of the team which built the world’s first nuclear reactor
William Hoy – the most accomplished deaf player in Major League history who established the signals for safe and out calls
