Roald Dahl, the writer of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” was given a Viking funeral, buried with wine, snooker cues, pencils and a power saw
Farewell to a visionary mind: Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo and died on Einstein’s birthday
It took two years to restore Bert Lahr’s 60-pound Cowardly Lion costume, and it sold for $3.1 million
“Brave New World” author Aldous Huxley requested LSD on his deathbed, a request granted by his wife
The artist behind the iconic Uncle Sam wants YOU poster was more interested in pretty women than politics
“Baby airing”: To boost their health, new mothers in the early 1900s put their infants in windowsill baby cages
Wooden panel portraits depict the faces of Egypt of 2,000 years ago
Fascinating portraits of the Native American Hupa tribe, one of California’s earliest cultures
Tartan may scream Scotland, but traces of the fabric have been found on ancient Chinese mummies
An English seaman became the first Western samurai by impressing a Japanese warlord with his knowledge, centuries later inspiring novel “Shogun”
