Tools of the Prehistoric Trade: How ancient humans used heat for better and stronger blades
Beatrix Potter, author of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” was the 20th century’s most beloved children’s writer and illustrator
Coffin torpedoes were invented to ward off body snatchers
James Marsh was a British chemist who invented the Marsh test for detecting arsenic and tracing the poison in the body
The iconic “Flying Skirt” – The trouble Marilyn Monroe’s little white dress had caused
During the “Little Ice Age”, Frost Fairs were held on the thick ice of the River Thames
In 1961, East German soldier Conrad Schumann jumped over the barbed wire into West Germany in a leap to freedom
Marie Lafarge- a Frenchwoman who poisoned her husband with arsenic and was put on the most popular trial
The Devil’s Bridge in Kromlau Park, Germany, was designed to reflect a perfect circle in the water
Trappist beers are brewed in monasteries, most of which are located in Belgium; The beer is brewed, either by the monks themselves or under their supervision
