Flak towers: massive reinforced concrete buildings built by the Nazis during World War II to protect cities from aerial attacks
The Areni-1 shoe: The oldest leather shoe in the world was found in a cave in Armenia
Married dad Hugh Hefner launched “Playboy” magazine in his Chicago kitchen at age 27
When an 890-pound bluefin tuna was auctioned for $323,000 at a Tokyo fish market, it was a price comedown
The tomb of Mayan “God-King” discovered in Guatemala, his status determined by carved jade mask
Britain: The Principality of Sealand a pirate “micro-state” & band of Dutch & German mercenaries armed with assault rifles and charged the platform with a speedboat, jet skis, & helicopters
The traveling Sutherland Sisters: Seven women and 37 feet of hair between them
Victorian fashion: Restrictive, uncomfortable, one fashion item killed over 3000 women
In 1974, the legendary pharaoh Ramesses II was issued a valid Egyptian passport so that his 3,000-year-old mummy could be flown to Paris for necessary repair
Luke’s hideout in the latest “Star Wars” picture is actually an island off the coast of Ireland with an early-Christian monastery
