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After reading about the coin hoard in Poland uncovered by a father and son, discover the story of the Defenestration of ...

Winters (in real life blond, but played by the red-haired Damian Lewis in the TV show), was born on January 21, 1918, in New ...

The object has archaeologists stumped. It’s made with bamboo, a plant that is not native to Switzerland (but was introduced ...

Some say everything is bigger in Texas, and they’re right — at least when it comes to ancient fauna. According to Smithsonian Magazine, a new analysis from the University of Austin revealed that the ...

In today’s world, there’s plenty of jockeying over who is the richest person alive. But no one today can hold a candle to the net worth of Mansa Musa, an incredibly wealthy 14th-century Malian ruler.

Months after its sale, the most expensive piece of artwork ever sold is having its attribution called into question. The $450 million painting titled Salvator Mundi, is believed to be the work of ...

Throughout the 17th century, Europe was repeatedly ravaged by war. The Thirty Years’ War, for instance, raged across Central Europe and claimed some 8 million lives. Towns across the region were ...

To many, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy seemed like a princess in a fairy tale. She was tall, beautiful, blonde, and — as of 1996 — married to John F. Kennedy Jr., the dashing son of John F. Kennedy. But ...

Pokémon, a combination of the words "Pocket Monsters," began with a Japanese game designer by the name of Satoshi Tajiri. Tajiri, a fan of anime who grew up collecting various insects and amphibians, ...