Chang and Eng Bunker: The original Siamese twins had 22 children by 2 sisters
Countess Emilia Plater: the Polish Joan of Arc
The Fairbanks House Is The Oldest Surviving Wood Frame House In North America
From The Beach Boys to Nine Inch Nails: The bizarre musical influence of Charles Manson on today’s music
Swiss-German Expressionist painter, Paul Klee, made over 10,000 pieces of art in his lifetime
Weird preserved body parts of historical figures
Elvis Presley performed in a TV commercial in exchange for a box of hot glazed doughnuts
The Benin ivory mask is a sculptural portrait of the Queen Mother Idia of the Benin Empire
The Muisca Raft: A golden statue discovered in a cave near Bogota may be the key behind the myth of El Dorado
Victor Hugo wrote “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” in part to raise awareness of undervalued Gothic architecture in Paris
