The Eschenheimer Turm: An early 15th-Century tower in the middle of Frankfurt
At the premiere of symphony No. 9, Beethoven had to be physically turned around to see the audience applaud him, some even waved handkerchiefs
Ancient town of Phanagoria found in Russia
Visitors to the Lascaux caves in France do not see the genuine 17,000 year old art, but a replica created to help protect the originals
In ancient Greece, throwing an apple at someone was considered a marriage proposal
Annie Palmer: The Voodoo mistress of the Rose Hall mansion, Jamaica
Frank Baum wrote thirteen sequels to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, because thousands of children wrote letters to him asking for more books
Real movie props made from stuff you find around the house
The Ave Maria Grotto: A monk from Alabama spent 50 years recreating some of the most famous religious structures of the world
Back in 1959 a fisherman couldn’t afford to buy a Christmas gift for his daughter, so he carved a doll from his imagination – the Troll Doll
