Surviving examples of the hand cannon, invented in East Asia and one of the earliest firearms
In 1873, Nellie Bly traveled around the world to beat Jules Verne’s character by eight days
Space debris or an alien satellite: Unraveling the mysteries behind the “Black Knight”
The lush, Jazz Age Campbell Apartment Bar at Grand Central Terminal opens its doors again
Michelin Red Guide: How a tire company decided to award stars to the best restaurants in the world
A brief history of the Rainbow Flag
While filming “The African Queen” everyone fell sick from drinking the water except for Humphrey Bogart and John Huston, who drank whiskey
Victor of Aveyron: A feral child who supposedly lived in the French wilderness until he was 12
Golden Girl Bea Arthur was a truck-driving Marine during WWII
Families of Titanic’s musicians were billed the cost of uniforms after the ship’s sinking
