Skeletons in 5,000-year-old graves are 7 inches taller than today’s average Chinese man
A Jewish girl who hid in the Warsaw zoo during WWII returned in emotional pilgrimage 70 years later
Adams, Jefferson, Monroe: The three presidents who died on the 4th of July
The gremlins: Not Spielberg or Dahl, they originate with the pilots of Royal Air Force
The explanation for sightings of the Flying Dutchman, and perhaps alien craft, could be Fata Morgana
The Egyptian Museum staffers who secretly reattached the beard of Tutankhamun’s golden mask with glue will stand trial
Lana Turner’s gangster boyfriend pulled a gun on Sean Connery. It didn’t end well.
Jimmie Nicol: The drummer who replaced Ringo Starr and lived as a Beatle for two weeks in 1964
Cylinder seals: The way to sign documents with style in ancient Mesopotamia
Notorious pirate Benjamin Hornigold once attacked a merchant ship only to steal the crew’s hats
