WWI soldier-poet Siegfried Sassoon single-handedly disposed of 60 German soldiers using only hand grenades
Disney initially wanted ABBA to do the soundtrack for “The Lion King,” but they weren’t available so it went to Elton JohnÂ
Text by Hippocrates, the Father of Modern Medicine, was found in a remote Egyptian monastery
Pink Panthers, a syndicate of international jewel thieves, earned their name from the title of the Peter Sellers movie
Japanese blogger questions the latest assumed photo of Amelia Earhart suggesting Japanese capture in 1937
Titanic conspiracy theories include the claim that the ship never sank
During WW2, the Nazis planned to drop a large amount of counterfeit money over Britain to disrupt its economy
In 1953, a limited edition of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” featured books bound in asbestos to prevent them from burning
The ancient desert oasis of Petra was rediscovered after being abandoned 1,500 years ago
Bats act as pest control at the library of the Palace of Mafra in Portugal
