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
A castle built by the Moors, taken by the Vikings, and conquered by the King of Portugal
Winchester Mystery House – Home to the spirits of those killed with Winchester Rifles
After 16 months of chemotherapy, Terry Fox ran a marathon of 3,107 miles with an amputated leg
Bronze Age war: Study of oldest battlefield in Europe suggests 2,000 fighters, some of them mercenaries
The history of the gymnasium: from a school for naked exercise to wellness empire
Madame Tussaud narrowly escaped execution by guillotine during the French Revolution
Most of Bob Ross’s 30,000 “happy little trees and clouds” were donated to charity and fundraisers
Anna Anderson, the impostor of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov for 63 years
The dancers Ruth St. Denis and Roshanara each claimed the more “authentic” form of Indian dance
