Clayton Anderson: The NASA engineer who got to be an astronaut–after 15 years and 14 rejections
In 1909, schools were closed after a flurry of sightings of the Jersey Devil: a kangaroo-like creature with wings and a goat’s head
An Italian duke created the Park of Monsters, filled with stone creatures, as a way of coping with his wife’s death
Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding is based on Scotland’s Black Dinner in 1440 and Glencoe Massacre of 1692
Bookmobiles – Now a thing of the past
The mystery of the Octavius: An 18th-century ghost ship was discovered with the captain’s body found frozen at his desk, still holding his pen
An explanation emerges for how the 12th century Paisley Abbey in Scotland could feature a gargoyle out of the film “Alien”
To prepare for his role in “The Pianist,” Adrien Brody lost 30 pounds and broke away from other people
Measuring 8 ft 11 inches, Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest man in recorded history, surpassed his father by age 8
The Summer Jam: The forgotten festival that was actually bigger than Woodstock
