The Renaissance-era combat helmet called the Burgonet was adopted and modified by various armies
The birthday effect: Famous people who died on their birthday
USS Philadelphia: The oldest intact warship currently on display in North America
The very first immigrant that landed in America through Ellis Island was a 17-year old Irish girl, named Annie Moore
In 1950, a disease called Myxomatosis was introduced to rabbits for population control in Australia and it wiped out 500 million rabbits in two years
Illegal scavenging has desecrated the site of the Battle of Java Sea, where Allied warships and their crew members have been resting since 1942
Giethoorn: A picturesque car-free village in Netherlands also known as “The Venice of the North”
Mama Cass had a terrible start of her solo career after a debacle in Vegas
A new study shows the Amazon River is three times older than previously thought
A dormant volcano on Kamchatka has erupted after 248 years of inactivity
