A castle built by the Moors, taken by the Vikings, and conquered by the King of Portugal
Salvador Dalà designed the logo for the famous lollipop company “Chupa Chups”
The real “Sound of Music”: Moody Maria married a man 25 years her senior, the family lost their wealth before WWII, and she sold her autobiography to Hollywood for $9,000
The Library of Trinity College in Dublin: A 300-year-old institution, home to over 200,000 books
Chemist Humphry Davy was the first person in history to inhale laughing gas, and soon he was doing it three times a day
Thomas Jefferson was the first gourmand in America, introducing fine French cuisine. And maybe French fries too
Bothwell Castle, fought over by the English and the Scots for centuries
Harrowing photos of child miners helped abolish child labor in the U.S.
Dragon’s blood is not a “Game of Thrones” concoction but a real ingredient used since ancient times
Basques can breathe easier after Iceland abolishes old law calling for them to be killed on sight
