Artist created a pop culture version of the Russian nesting dolls
Wonder Woman’s creator, who also invented the lie-detector test, had secrets of his own, like a longtime menage a trois
Off to the ‘holy places’: pilgrimages during the Middle Ages
Bea Arthur: The former US Marine WWII truck driver who became a “Golden Girl”
Made of wood, leather, bone, and even silver, hornbooks were used to teach reading
Throne of the gods: On Mount Nemrut, a king raised massive statues as personal monument
Barefoot and starved, Spartan boys underwent grueling combat training but were also punished for not answering questions briefly and wittily enough
“Once Upon a Time in America” ruined Sergio Leone’s health and was the last film he directed
Eli Wallach almost got killed three times during the filming of Sergio Leone’s “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
Krämerbrücke, the beautiful 600-year-old Merchant’s Bridge, packed with half-timbered buildings
