Herman Melville’s inspiration for the novel Moby-Dick was a real murderous albino whale named Mocha Dick
Beethoven’s “Elise” was the name of Therese Malfatti, incorrectly transcribed because of Beethoven’s bad handwriting
Severiano de Heredia – the first mayor of African descent of a Western world capital
The second largest fort in Rajasthan, the Kumbhalgarh Fort is surrounded with the second largest wall in the world after the Great Wall of China
The Portuguese Crown Jewels: the remarkable set of jewels worn by the Monarchs of Portugal
Ghost stories from the White House – seems that President Lincoln’s apparition has been the most frequent one
WW2: Eiffel Tower’s lift cables were cut so that Hitler would have to climb the steps to the top
The Doors took their name from the title of Aldous Huxley’s book ‘The Doors of Perception’
Dogū figurines: the most remarkable products of Japan’s Jomon Period
Decorations on the Bewcastle Cross is probably England’s finest example of pre-Norman carving
