In Denmark, reaching the age of 25 is marked by a specific and public ritual for those who are not yet married.

In the town of Dartmouth, Devon, stands a Victorian building that has held the official status of a railway station for over 160 years.

In December 1980, the twin military bases of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, became the site of a documented encounter with unidentified lights.

In the 3rd century BCE, Archimedes designed a vessel so massive it defied the naval standards of the ancient world.

Amidst the chaos and exhaustion of the front lines, a strange report began to circulate among the troops and the public back home.

Instead, he was a veterinary student named Barry Larkin, carrying a homemade contraption that would go down in history as one of the most successful pranks ever executed.

In 70 A.D., the Roman Empire faced a financial crisis that threatened to collapse the government.

By the late 1920s, public scandals involving high-profile actors combined with the provocative content of “Pre-Code” cinema led to a formal movement to sanitize the industry.

In November 2002, Michael Carroll, a 19-year-old part-time refuse collector from Norfolk, England, purchased a lottery ticket for £1 (1.45 USD).