Pinsetters – The young boys who stayed up until midnight to manually reset bowling pins
There used to be a real horse-sized duck – the Dromornis Stirtoni
Astonishing unknown tales about the Titanic
The unique Oxus Treasure is the most important surviving collection of Achaemenid Persian metalwork
Harold Holt – the 17th Prime Minister of Australia, disappeared in December 1967 and still hasn’t been found
The Ancient Romans would flood the Colosseum to re-enact sea battles
Enriqueta Martà – The vampiress of Barcelona
Interesting facts about American history
At the Nuremberg trials several Nazi leaders achieved genius-level scores on an IQ test. Highest result was 143!
Ketchup originated in China as a boiled-down brine of pickled fish and spices called ‘ke-chiap’.
