Salisbury Cathedral could possess the world’s oldest working mechanical clock, still capable of chiming the hour
The fork was favored in Italy before any other European country because of pasta passion
Seeking a better way to feed his troops, Napoleon launched a contest that changed the way people eat to this day
Mysteries surround a 16th century text on magic connected to John Dee that legend says carries a curse
The Invention of the Ice Cream Cone at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
17th century children learned to read with lessons on death, hell, and salvation
The Devil’s Bridge in Germany’s Kromlau Park is designed to reflect a perfect circle in the water
Krämerbrücke, the beautiful 600-year-old Merchant’s Bridge, packed with half-timbered buildings
Givenchy enchanted the world with his dress for Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and his many other style landmarks
A secret mid-1950s underground fortress 100 miles west of London was built to house 4,000 government personnel if nuclear disaster struck
