The term “barbarian” was coined by the Ancient Greeks to describe foreign cultures that couldn’t speak Greek
Home-canned duck paste introduced Scotland to the horrors of botulism in 1922
Russian photographer captures stunning images of frozen Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is one of the jewels of Paris churches
Artist transforms old silverware into mind-blowing floral arrangements
Rabbit hole in farmer’s land leads to a network of caves reportedly used by Knights Templar
Jazz musician Jack Lesberg smashed his double-bass through a wall to escape the Cocoanut Grove Fire of 1942, the biggest nightclub fire in history
The origin of the heart shape ideograph as a symbol of love
Carl Sagan advised Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick on extra-terrestrial life for their masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Ancient people in India and the Middle East tamed cheetahs and trained them to ride horses
