Sir William Martin Conway – Slade Professor of Fine Art at Cambridge University and the first mountaineer to climb Baltoro Kangri
Octopus wrestling was a popular sport in the 1960s
Beckery Chapel, the oldest monastery in the British Isles
Klondike Gold Rush – When 100,000 prospectors traveled for a year to Yukon in a search for gold
In 16th-century Europe, potatoes were cultivated in courts & monasteries as decorative potted plants
The Aztec Empire engaged in flower wars: ritual wars fought in accordance with a strict set of conventions
Harrington School: A historical link between slavery and civil rights is being saved from demolition
The fictional supervillain Joker was inspired by a German actor named Conrad Veidt in the 1940s
The Great Chicago fire of 1871 that took over 300 lives and left more than 100,000 residents homeless was caused by a cow
Bridge of Sighs: If a couple kisses under the bridge, it will enjoy eternal love and happiness
