Claudette Colvin was the first person to resist bus segregation in Alabama
Beautifully carved masks embody the spirits honored by the Yup’ik shamans
The dancers Ruth St. Denis and Roshanara each claimed the more “authentic” form of Indian dance
World’s largest engine makes 109,000 horsepower–Titanic’s was ‘only’ 15,000hp
War in the Bronze Age: A study of the oldest battlefield in Europe suggests 2,000 fighters
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
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China inspired the floating Hallelujah Mountains of “Avatar,” though the Chinese had their problems with the film
Humbug indeed: Countries that banned Christmas, past or present
Jumbo the elephant was the world’s first animal superstar, but human ignorance caused tragedy
“Carhenge” – The Stonehenge of Nebraska Built in Honor of a Father
