Osamu Tezuka, “father of Manga,” wanted to help Japanese overcome depression over World War II
Nazi Germany invented Fanta after the U.S. severed the country’s connection to Coca Cola
The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft holds the secrets of a long tradition of magic
Hever Castle, home of Queen Anne Boleyn, restored by an American in early 20th century
Lavinia Warren’s wedding to Tom Thumb attended by 10,000 in Civil War-era NYC
The city of Persepolis underscored the immense power of ancient Persia
Jardin du Luxembourg, a beautiful garden in Paris, commissioned by Queen Marie de’ Medici
Thomas Jefferson began making sketches for Monticello when he was 26 years old
17th century children learned to read with lessons on death, hell, and salvation
How Léon Werth’s flight from France in 1940 influenced Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince”
