London’s Kew Gardens, one of the world’s preeminent botanical gardens, was the project of Princess Augusta, mother of George III
The Secrets of Medieval Castles: Stairs are built in a clockwise fashion for a clever reason
Eliot Ness, the Untouchable agent who battled Al Capone, died a broke alcoholic at 55
17th century Hungarian serial killer Countess Elizabeth Báthory was as horrifying as mythical Count Dracula
Shakespearean actor Sir Alec Guinness left the stage for the Royal Navy when he enlisted in WWII and was a key part of invasion of Sicily
More than 30 seamstresses were hired to create Grace Kelly’s wedding dress
A time chamber to be opened in the year 8113 contains recordings of the voices of Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Franklin Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler … and Popeye the Sailor
Treacle, crushed emeralds, bloodletting, bathing in urine: Wacko cures and medical procedures from the past
The traveling Sutherland Sisters: Seven women and 37 feet of hair between them
Enough, already. The Skylab mutiny was the first and only labor strike in space
