The Grand Mosque in Paris, under Si Kaddour Benghabrit, saved hundreds of Jews during WWII News 9 years ago by Stefan Andrews
The Pioneer cabin tree older than 1,000 years has fallen after a violent storm that hit California News 9 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Monty Python and the Holy Grail was mostly shot on historical locations in Scotland and England Featured News 9 years ago by Ian Harvey
The 19th century Hindu ascetic Sadhu Haridas was allegedly revived after being buried for 40 days Strangeness 9 years ago by Domagoj Valjak
The popular “pirate accent” is based on Robert Newton’s performance in the movie Treasure Island Strangeness 9 years ago by Domagoj Valjak
There is one Easter Island moai called Tukuturi, that is actually kneeling, not standing Abandoned Spaces News 9 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Egas Moniz invented the full frontal lobotomy and won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for it. He was also shot by one of his patients. News 9 years ago by Goran Blazeski
The Temple of All Religions in Kazan, Russia, combines the religious motifs of different branches of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions News 9 years ago by Goran Blazeski