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
Jazz Age fashion: Put on the “Flapper Dress” and dance the Charleston
The buff WWII-era feminist icon Rosie the Riveter was actually a tiny telegraph operator who’d never been near a factory
The word “loophole” originated with small slits in medieval walls that let archers fire arrows at attackers of the castle
Malham Cove: A Harry Potter location and briefly the highest “single drop” waterfall in England
As pioneering TV mogul, Lucille Ball spotted potential of “Star Trek,” “The Untouchables,” and “Mission Impossible”
Babylonians figured out trigonometry 3,700 years ago, and their “simpler” math techniques could help students today
Some of the most beautiful & well-preserved Medieval Cities in Europe
Remarkable invention: fore-edge, the “disappearing painting” on the edge of a book, now an endangered art form
