The Witches Weigh House in the Netherlands: People accused of witchcraft went there to prove that they weighed too much to be able to fly
“It would be easier to seize the moon with your teeth”: The hard-to-build stone sea structure Fort Boyard later used as game-show set
Tintin, the subject of 200 million comics sold, was likely based on a real 15-year-old
Gaiola Island in Italy: a cursed little paradise from the days of Virgil to John Paul Getty
Ancient mound builder culture of northern Australia revealed, with many mounds containing human remains
A Soviet cosmonaut became the first casualty of the Space Race when his craft slammed into Earth, leaving nothing but charred remains
St. Valentine: In the beginning, there was martyrdom, prison, plague, and a Roman emperor who liked to use his fists
The story of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is as old as time, though in early versions Beauty’s own family was cold and cruel
Online Plagiarism Tool Catches a Surprising Culprit – William Shakespeare
Pannier: The 18th century wide-hoop undergarment that made it challenging for aristocratic women to fit through doors
