The Humble English Girl who Became ‘Cora Pearl’ – Courtesan Sensation to the French Empire
Kurt Gödel – The Brilliant, Paranoid Mathematician who Refused to Eat
The Aztec “Death” Whistle – Hear what the Wailing of 1000 Souls Sounds Like
The Book of the City of Ladies: 15th century radical writer Christine de Pizan created a world where women were educated and highly valued
To portray Churchill in “Darkest Hour,” Gary Oldman wore a silicon face mask and a padded suit and smoked over 400 cigars, worth $20,000
An alligator, a cursing parrot, a pair of white mice, a badger, and opossums–the weirdest pets of U.S. presidents
“The Rock That Tells a Story”: Native American petroglyphs in Utah and Arizona depict lives of centuries ago
A 16th-century fortified Scottish castle was invaded and ransacked by a tiny masked marauder—a badger
In the 19th century, Lithuanians smuggled books in an act of rebellion against Russian control
Origin of the Wilhelm Scream – The Most Famous Sound Effect in Movie History
