Elton John’s spectacular spectacles started as a tribute to pioneering pop star Buddy Holly, who died tragically at 22
When her husband was killed by the Nazis, she bought a tank and went on a rampage on the Eastern Front
The Egtved Girl, found in Denmark in 1921, was a true Bronze Age traveler of high status, with a sense of fashion too
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, an underground marvel from medieval times that inspires many artists
Thanks to Jeff Bezos, two rockets from the Apollo 11 mission retrieved from two miles below surface of Atlantic
To make it more frightening, H. R. Giger designed an Alien with no eyes
Worst Niagara Falls promotion ever: Sending helpless animals in cages over the waterfall in a “pirate” boat
The Sons of Lee Marvin: a “secret” society founded by directors, actors, and singers who are his proud look-alikes
When the Royal Household criticized her Indian servant Abdul Karim, an angry Queen Victoria called it “racial prejudice”
Trademark of a culture: The horse-drawn Vardo wagons used by the Romani people of Britain
