All King Eric did was cause conflicts and create enemies, and when he was about to be deposed, he fled the kingdom and became a pirate
Two mummies in the British Museum reveal some of the world’s oldest known tattoos, including that of a bull
Herman Kahn: The physicist, nuclear-war strategist, and Cold War “scenario planner” who inspired Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove”
Sutro Baths in San Francisco: In 1896, it was the biggest indoor swimming pool the world ever witnessed
In mid-1800s, the terrain and climate of American Southwest posed a daunting challenge, so a solution was found: Buy camels
Miraculous Sole Survivor of Plane Crash was Saved by the Food Cart
As the health of the world’s last male northern white rhino deteriorates, scientists are considering extreme experiments
Insanely valuable stolen paintings that are still missing: Works by Van Gogh, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and more
The Grand Mosque in Paris, under Si Kaddour Benghabrit, saved hundreds of Jews during WWII
In medieval Europe, narwhal tusks were believed to be the horns from the legendary unicorn, and Vikings were probably selling them for tremendous amounts of gold
