“To beard or not to beard” was the stance of Joseph Palmer, the farmer and war veteran who was sent to jail for his facial hair
“Historic moment”: Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for $450 million but some art critics aren’t convinced the “Male Mona Lisa” is his
Loving vs. Virginia: The interracial couple that helped eliminate anti-miscegenation laws still on the books in 1967
American doctors earned $40 million for whiskey prescriptions during the prohibition
Tartan may scream Scotland, but traces of the fabric have been found on ancient Chinese mummies
Château de Chenonceau : After Henry II died, his widow, Catherine de Medici, forced the king’s mistress, Diane de Poitiers, to give her the castle
Nan Madol: a mysterious city called Atlantis where underwater “platinum coffins” were supposedly discovered by the Japanese
Hohenzollern Castle, beautiful home of the German dynasty, also has a letter from George Washington thanking a baron for his service in America
Qasr Al-Mshatta in Jordan: the ruins of the desert palace that, regardless of earthquakes, war, abandonment, and pollution, still radiate beauty
The Buzludzha monument: once Bulgaria’s tribute to communism, now a ruin that fascinates visitors
